Puri district

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Puri district
District of Odisha
Clockwise from top: Jagannath Temple, Puri, Chandrabhaga Beach,Pipili Applique Work, Mahaprasad (Jagannath Temple), Konark Sun Temple, Chilika Lake, Raghurajpur Pattachitra
Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 19°48′58″N 85°49′59″E / 19.816°N 85.833°E / 19.816; 85.833
Country	India
State	Odisha
Headquarters	Puri
Government
• Collector & District Magistrate	Samarth Verma, IAS
• Superintendent of Police	Dr. Kanwar Vishal Singh, IPS
Area
• Total	3,479 km2 (1,343 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,698,730
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	752 xxx
Vehicle registration	OD-13
Coastline	150.4 kilometres (93.5 mi)
Nearest city	Bhubaneswar
Sex ratio	1.032 ♂/♀
Literacy	85.37%
Lok Sabha constituency	Puri Jagatsinhapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	6   105-Kakatpur(SC) 106-Nimapara 107-Puri 108-Brahmagiri 109-Satyabadi 110-Pipili
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	37 °C (99 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	13.9 °C (57.0 °F)
Website	www.puri.nic.in

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Puri district is a coastal district of the Odisha state of India. It has one sub-division, 11 tahasils and 11 blocks and comprises 1722 revenue villages. Puri is the only municipality of the district. Konark, Pipili, Satyabadi, Gop, Kakatpur and Nimapada are the NACs in this district while Brahmagiri being a semi-urban town.