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The
undivided districts of Koraput, Bolangir and Kalahandi (popularly known as
KBK districts) have since 1992-93 been divided into eight districts:
Koraput, Malkangiri, Nawrangpur, Rayagada, Bolangir, Sonepur, Kalahandi
and Nuapada. These eight
districts comprise of 14 Sub-divisions, 37 Tahsils, 80 CD Blocks, 1,437
Gram Panchayats and 12,293 villages.
|
Sl.
No.
|
District
|
Area
(Sq.km)
|
Number
of
|
|
Blocks
|
TSP
|
Sub-div
|
Tahsils
|
GP
|
Villages
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
|
|
Koraput
|
8,807
|
14
|
14
|
2
|
7
|
226
|
2,028
|
|
2
|
Malkangiri
|
5,791
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
108
|
1,045
|
|
3
|
Nawrangpur
|
5,291
|
10
|
10
|
1
|
4
|
169
|
901
|
|
4
|
Rayagada
|
7,073
|
11
|
11
|
2
|
4
|
171
|
2,667
|
|
5
|
Bolangir
|
6,575
|
14
|
-
|
3
|
6
|
285
|
1,794
|
|
6
|
Sonepur
|
2,337
|
6
|
-
|
2
|
4
|
96
|
959
|
|
7
|
Kalahandi
|
7,920
|
13
|
2
|
2
|
7
|
273
|
2,236
|
|
8
|
Nuapada
|
3,852
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
109
|
663
|
|
Total
|
47,646
|
80
|
44
|
14
|
37
|
1,437
|
12,293
|
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