Kodala
Geography
Kodala is located at 19°38′N 84°57′E / 19.63°N 84.95°E. It has an average elevation of 16 metres (52 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Kodala had a population of 12,341. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kodala has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 42%. In Kodala, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
Current MLA V Sugyanikumar Deo 2014-2019 MLA from Kabisuryanagar Assembly constituency is Niranjan Pradhan of BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2004. Rama Krushna Pattanaik won this seat as BJD candidate in 2000, as JD in 1995 and 1990, and as JND candidate in 1985 and 1977. Kanhu Charan Naik of INC(I) had won this seat in 1980.
Kodala is part of Aska (Lok Sabha constituency).
Climate and regional setting
Maximum summer temperature is 37 °C; minimum winter temperature is 17 °C. The mean daily temperature varies from 33 °C to 38 °C. May is the hottest month; December is the coldest. The average annual rainfall is 1250 mm and the region receives monsoon and torrential rainfall from July to October.
| Climate data for Kodala , Odisha | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
30 (86) |
34 (93) |
36 (97) |
37 (99) |
34 (93) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
32 (90) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
19 (66) |
23 (73) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
23 (73) |
20 (68) |
16 (61) |
23 (74) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.40 (0.49) |
17.40 (0.69) |
18.60 (0.73) |
15.00 (0.59) |
40.30 (1.59) |
150.00 (5.91) |
282.10 (11.11) |
272.80 (10.74) |
180.00 (7.09) |
93.00 (3.66) |
33.00 (1.30) |
18.60 (0.73) |
1,133.2 (44.63) |
| Source: MSM Weather | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having Census 2011-2020 in Orissa". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kodala
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having Census 2011-2020 in Orissa". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 70-Kodala Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2008.