KAMAKHYANAGAR

About Kamakhyanagar ( Kamakshyanagar / Kamakhyanagar )

Kamakshyanagar (also spelt as Kamakhyanagar) is a town and a notified area committee in Dhenkanal district in the Indian state of Orissa. Kamakshyanagar is located at 2056N 8533E / 20.93N 85.55E / 20.93; 85.55. It has an average elevation of 66m (217ft). As of 2001 India census, Kamakshyanagar had a population of 15,002. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kamakshyanagar has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 65%. In Kamakshyanagar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is said to have derived its name Kamakhyanagar from the deity 'Kamakhya' (the Goddess of Kamakhya Temple Guwahati) which is a shakti temple situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India. This region formerly was part of the princely state of Dhenkanal in British India. The people of Kamakhyanagar had actively involved in the history of Indian independence. The...