Khordha

Khordhais a city and a municipality area in Khordha district in the Indian state of Odisha. Bhubaneswar, capital of Odisha, belongs to Khordha district and is only 25 km from Khordha town. Odisha State Highway 1 and National Highway 05 runs via this town.GeographyKhordha is located at. It has an average elevation of 75m.DemographicsIndia census, Khordha had a population of 39,034. The population of Khordha, as estimated in late 2006(), was 42,526.Notable Personalities Pragyan Ojha- Indian Cricketer J. B. Patnaik- Former Governor of Assam, Former CM of Odisha Manasi Pradhan- Recipient of 2013 Rani Lakshmibai Stree Shakti Puraskar Late Lokanath Mishra- Former Governor of Assam (1991–1997) Godabarish Mishra- Freedom Fighter, Writer, TeacherPoliticsKhordha is part of Bhubaneswar (Lok Sabha constituency). Current MLA from Khordha assembly constituency is Rajendra Kumar Sahoo (BJD Candidate), who had won this seat in 2009 state elections as an independent candidate.