Champua
Major Tribes
Champua block is inhabited by tribal communities like Ho, Juang, Bhuinya, Oraon, Gond, Bhumij and other tribal communities . These tribes constitute nearly 87.21% population of the Sub-division.
Geography
Champua is located at 22°05′N 85°40′E / 22.08°N 85.67°E. It has an average elevation of 346 metres (1135 feet).
Demographics
Champua has a population of 10,394, of which 5,543 are males, while 4,851 are females as per a report released by Census India 2011. The literacy rate of Champua city is 87.00% higher than the state average of 72.87%. Male literacy is 90.85%, while female literacy rate is 82.59%.
Languages
As the champua area has been dominated by Ho people, local people widely speak in the Ho language [it is written with the "Varang Kshiti" (also "Warang Chiti" script)] as their mode of communication. Most people can speak, write all three languages Odia, Hindi, and English.
Politics
The current MLA for Champua (GE) Assembly Constituency is Minaskhi Mahanta, of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party, who defeated Murali Sharma, a candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Champua is part of Keonjhar (Lok Sabha constituency).
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