Champua


Champua is a notified area council in Kendujhar district in the state of Odisha, India. The suburb has its importance as it provides a major trade route for transport of iron ore and manganese from some of the to the nearest port & out-state depots. It is also known for its pre-independence truss bridge built by British rulers, the judicial buildings of the same period as well as a few who have a good reputation in the state. The river Baitarani flows by Champua, which is one of the largest rivers of the state second only to Mahanadi.

Major Tribes

Champua block is inhabited by tribal communities like Ho, Juang, Bhuinya, Oraon, Gond, Bhumij and other tribal communities. These tribes constitute nearly 87.21% population of the Sub-division.

Geography

Champua is located at. It has an average elevation of 346 metres.

Demographics

Champua has a population of 10,394, of which 5,543 are males, while 4,851 are females as per a report released by Census India 2011. The literacy rate of Champua city is 87.00% higher than the state average of 72.87%. Male literacy is 90.85%, while female literacy rate is 82.59%.

Languages

As the champua area has been dominated by Ho people, local people widely speak in the Ho language as their mode of communication.Most people can speak, write all three languages Odia, Hindi & English.

Politics

The current MLA for Champua Assembly Constituency is Minaskhi Mahanta, of the Biju Janata Dal party, who defeated Murali Sharma, a candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Champua is part of Keonjhar.