Patnagarh

Patnagarh is a town and a notified area committee in Bolangir district in the Indian state of Odisha. Its original name (with diacritics) is Patnāgarh and verbally as Patnāgad. The official language is Odia.GeographyPatnagarh is located at. It has an average elevation of 243 metres (797 feet). Patnagarh is one of the towns in Patnagarh Tehsil, Balangir District, Odisha State. Patnagarh is located about 36km from its district's main city Balangir and around 350km away from its state capital Bhubaneswar.DemographicsIndia census, Patnagarh had a population of 45445. 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.PoliticsCurrent MLA from Patnagarh Assembly Constituency is Kanak Bardhan Singh Deo of BJP, who won the seat in State elections in 2004 and also in 2000 and in 1995. Previous MLAs from this seat were Bibekandanda Meher who won this seat representing JD in 1990 and representing JNP in 1977, Sushil Kumar Prushty of INC in 1985, and Brajamohan Thankur of INC(I) in 1980.