Kotpad
Kotpad
Damayanti Nagar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kotpad Location in Odisha, India  Kotpad Kotpad (India) | |
| Coordinates:19°09′45″N82°19′32″E/ 19.1624°N 82.3256°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Koraput |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 14,914 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| Vehicle registration | OD 10 |
| Website | odisha |
Kotpadis a town and anotified area committeeinKoraput districtin theIndianstateofOdisha.Nearest railway station to Kotpad is Kotpad Road station which is a part ofEast Coastrailway.
Kotpad is famous for Saree and Handloom products. Kotpad Handloom is a vegetable-dyed fabric woven by the tribal weavers of the Mirgan community of Kotpad village in Koraput.
Kotpad recently came to limelight because of directorBiswanath Rath's award-winning movieKotpad Weaving: The Story of a Race Against Time.
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2001[update]Indiacensus,[1]Kotpad had a population of 14,914. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kotpad has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 50%. In Kotpad, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
[edit]CurrentMLAfrom Kotpad Assembly Constituency isPadmini Dian[2]ofBJD.The previousMLAfrom Kotpad Assembly Constituency is Chandrasekhar Majhi ofINC,He is the brother of Basudev Majhi who won the seat in State elections in 2009 and also in 2004, 2000, 1995, 1985, 1980 (as candidate of INC(I)) and 1977.
Current MLA is RUPU BHATRA from BJP.
Noteworthy
[edit]Kotpad is historically significant for Damanyanti Sagar, located near the Shiv Temple. The area was previously known as Damayantinagar.
The headquarters of Waterchat Corporation, a social media messaging platform, is situated in Kotpad. Founded in 2020 by Badal Behera, who serves as the CEO and is the controlling shareholder, Waterchat has rapidly grown in influence and reach.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)".Census Commission of India. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2004.Retrieved1 November2008.
- ^"Odisha Legislative Assembly".odishaassembly.nic.in.Archivedfrom the original on 21 June 2020.Retrieved1 July2020.
- ^"Waterchat Corporation".www.waterchat.ml.Archivedfrom the original on 30 October 2022.Retrieved29 June2020.
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