Patnagarh is a town and a notified area committee in Bolangir district in the Indian state of Orissa. Its original name (with diacritics) is Patngarh and verbally as Patngad. The official language is Oriya, but the local language is Sambalpuri. Patnagarh is located at 2043N 8309E / 20.72N 83.15E / 20.72; 83.15. It has an average elevation of 243metres (797feet). Patnagarh is one of the town in Patnagarh Tehsil, Balangir District, Orissa State. Patnagarh is located 36km distance from its district's main city Balangir and around 286km distance from its state capital Bhubaneswar. As of 2001 India census, Patnagarh had a population of 18,685. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Patnagarh has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 57%. In Patnagarh, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Current MLA from Patnagarh Assembly Constituency is Kanak Bardhan Singh Deo of...
