Rajkanika is a town and
block
Block or blocked may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Broadcasting
* Block programming, the result of a programming strategy in broadcasting
* W242BX, a radio station licensed to Greenville, South Carolina, United States known as ''96.3 ...
of
Kendrapara district in the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...
of
Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
.
Geography
Rajkanika is surrounded by rivers on three sides, the rivers are Brahmani, Baitarani, and Kharashrota. It is the north end block of Kendrapara district and nearer to Bhadrak and Jajpur District. Its northern end starts from village Gualigan and ends at Bharigada village in the south and starts from Jayanagar in the east to Gopalpur in the west.
Demographics
Odia is the official and spoken language at Rajkanika. The total population of Rajkanika is 1,38,979 consisting of 66,579 males and 72,400 females (all rural).
There are 29 Gram Panchayats and 6 R.I. Circles and 168 (156 inhabited and 12 uninhabited) villages in Kanika Tehsil. Total Number of Households is 24523. Total literacy in Kanika Tehsil is 1,05,731 (77.12%) including 53,565 (86.83%) males and 52,166 (68.55%) females. Scheduled Castes in Kanika 31,859 with 15,629 males and 16,230 females.
Population in the age group of 0-6 is 16,226 of which 8,346 are males and 7,880 are females.
Education
* Pegarpara Nodal High School,Rajkanika ,Kendrapara. https://pegarparanodalschool.com/
*S.N. College, Rajkanika
* Olaver College , Olaver
* Kapileswar College, Katana
* Rajendra Narayana Government High School, One of the oldest schools of Odisha established in 1918 by Raja Rajendra Narayan Bhanjadeo
Tornadoes
The block was severely hit by the
March 31 tornado of 2009, killing several people across 11 villages.
Health
Rajkanika block has one Community health Center(CHC) at Rajakanika and PHC(N)'s at Kandiahat, Katna, Koilipur, RN_Rath_Hospital OH. Private Clinic : M.B Nursing Home, Rajkanika
Notable Personalities
* Prafulla Das, who got Sarala Samman for his book Banhiman.
*
Krutibas Nayak, an acclaimed children's story writer and a former director of
All India Radio, Jeypore hails from Ektala village of Rajkanika
* Saheed Basu & Bisuni (Basudev Sethi of Tentulikoli & Bisuni Madhuala of Barttannee) who fought and martyred in a fight against the British Police force during the Kanika Peasant's movement
* Biplabi Kabi Anand Chandra Jena, the writer of famous book Dukhinee Kanika which fuelled the Kanika Peasant's Movement
* Raghunath Nayak, "the hero who tried to save
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...
and caught Nathuram Godsay while escaping after killing the father of nation
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...
" was also from one of its ideal village Jagulaipada.
* Jaban Kabi Mirja Ujir Beg - Rajkanika (Malli Sahada) : Eminent Poet & writer who wrote Nanda Utsava, a famous rural play staged on open air theatres in Rajkanika area
See also
*
Kanika Palace
*
Aul
An aul; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; (; ) is a type of fortified village or town found throughout the Caucasus and Central Asia.
They are generally built out of stone, on faces of ridges or against cliffs in order to provide protection against su ...
*
Pattamundai
Pattamundai is a town and a municipality in Kendrapara district in the Indian state of Odisha, located on the centre of SH-9A from Cuttack to Chandbali along the south end of Brahmani River. It is also the headquarter of Pattamundai Block.
Et ...
*
Bhitarkanika National Park
Bhitarkanika National Park is a national park in northeast Kendrapara district in Odisha in eastern India. It was designated on 16 September 1998 and obtained the status of a Ramsar site on 19 August 2002. The area is also been designated as th ...
References
{{reflist
Cities and towns in Kendrapara district