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Encyclopedia > Ganjam District

Ganjam is a district in the Indian state of Orissa located on the border of Andhra Pradesh. Ganjam is known for its beaches bordering the Indian Ocean, the most famous ones being Gopalpur (a famous tourist destination) and Dhavaleshwar. The most populous city in Ganjam, Berhampur, is famous for silver filigree and silk sarees woven with gold and silver threads. Orissa (2001 provisional pop. ... Andhra Pradesh: (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్; Āndhra Prādesh), is a state in Eastern India and is part of the linguistic-cultural region of South India but is also considered Eastern and sometimes even Central India. ... Gopalpur-on-Sea is a beach and tourist attraction near Berhampur in the state of Orissa, India. ... Berhampur is the commercial capital of the Indian state of Orissa. ... Filigree (formerly written filigrann or filigrane) is a jewel work of a delicate kind made with twisted threads usually of gold and silver. ...


The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into the subdivisions Chhatrapur, Bramhapur, and Bhanjanagar. These are divided into the blocks, Jagannath Prasad, Belaguntha, Sorada, Buguda, Polsara, Kodal, Khalikot, Dharkot, Kabisuryanagar, Purrusottampur, Hinjilikatu, Digapahandi, Kukudakhandi, Chikitigarh, Patrapur, Aska, Sangemendi, and Sergarh. Ganjam's total area is 8,070 km² (3,116 mi²). Its population is approximately 2,704,056. Aska can refer to: Aska Hundred, or Aska härad, was a administrative division of Ostrogothia in Sweden. ...


External links

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Districts of Orissa
Angul | Bargarh | Bhadrak | Balasore | Balangir | Boudh | Cuttack | Debagarh | Dhenkanal | Gajapati | Ganjam | Jagatsinghpur | Jajpur | Jharsuguda | Kalahandi | Kandhamal | Kendrapara | Kendujhar | Khordha | Koraput | Malkangiri | Mayurbhanj | Nuapada | Nabarangpur | Nayagarh | Puri | Rayagada | Sambalpur | Sonepur | Sundergarh

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