Kalahandi district

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Kalahandi district is an administrative region in the Indian state of Odisha, known for its tribal population, cultural diversity, and historical association with poverty and drought.

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Kalahandi district canonical 2

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instanceOf district
country India
governedBy Kalahandi District Administration NERFINISHED
hasAdministrativeCenter Bhawanipatna NERFINISHED
hasCulturalFeature folk dances
traditional handicrafts
tribal festivals
hasDevelopmentProgram irrigation projects
poverty alleviation schemes
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
forest produce collection
horticulture
millet cultivation
paddy cultivation
hasHeadquarters Bhawanipatna NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalIssue food insecurity
underdevelopment
hasMajorLanguage Khonds’ tribal languages
Kui
Odia
hasMajorTown Bhawanipatna NERFINISHED
Dharamgarh NERFINISHED
Jaipatna NERFINISHED
Junagarh NERFINISHED
Kesinga NERFINISHED
Lanjigarh NERFINISHED
hasMineralResource bauxite (in nearby Lanjigarh area)
hasOfficialLanguage Odia
hasProtectedArea Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary NERFINISHED
hasRiver Hati River NERFINISHED
Tel River NERFINISHED
Utei River NERFINISHED
hasSignificantCommunity Scheduled Castes NERFINISHED
Scheduled Tribes
tribal communities
historicallyKnownFor chronic poverty
droughts
famine-like conditions
knownFor cultural diversity
historical association with drought
historical association with poverty
tribal population
locatedIn Eastern India NERFINISHED
Odisha NERFINISHED
partOf Kalahandi–Nuapada region NERFINISHED
region Western Odisha NERFINISHED
state Odisha NERFINISHED
subdivisionOf Odisha state administration

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Kui language spokenIn Kalahandi district
Kuvi spokenInDistrict Kalahandi district