Kotpad is a town and a
notified area committee in
Koraput district in the Indian
state
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of
Odisha
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. Nearest railway station to Kotpad is Kotpad Road station which is a part of
East Coast railway.
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 director
Biswanath Rath's award-winning movie ''Kotpad Weaving : The Story of a Race Against Time.''
Demographics
India
census
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, 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
Current
MLA from Kotpad Assembly Constituency is
Padmini Dian of
BJD . The previous
MLA from Kotpad Assembly Constituency is Chandrasekhar Majhi of
INC, 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
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.
References
Cities and towns in Koraput district
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