ITDA Koraput
Koraput ITDP was established in the year 1974-75 under TSP Guidelines which was registered as ITDA in the year 1979 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Government Notification No.5731/T & R.W.Dated 23.03.1979. The Jurisdiction of the ITDA, Koraput comprises of 9 Blocks namely Dasmantapur, Laxmipur, Bandhugaon, Narayanpatna, Pottangi, Semiliguda, Koraput, Lamataput & Nandapur, 130 GPs and 1277 villages. It’s boundary spreads over Nawrangpur and Rayagada in the East, Malkangiri in the West, Andhra Pradesh in the South. The ITDA is situated 810.27” North Latitude and 840.10” East Longitude. The geographical division is divided into regions i.e. Eastern regions which has high hills and the Western regions comparatively plain area. The west of Gariavally Plateau is generally slopping towards North. Koraput coinciding the whole ITDA area and has Historical importance & Tourist Interest are Bandhugaon, famous for Agnigamgama festival, Koraput is famous for second Sabarmati, Machhakund water fall or Duduma is famous for Matsya Tirtha, Narayanpatna is famous for Gadachandi & Swami Jagannath. The ITDA area is crisscrossed by Bansadhara, Nagavali, Kolab, Machhakund, Gundari and the Poteru vega important rivers.
The total geographical area of the ITDA is 3710.18 sq.kms. The total forest area of the ITDA is about 175.25 sq.km. The Maximum temperature of the area ranges from 420 C and the minimum temperature recorded at 90 C. The soil type of the area is fine silt alluvial and Red lateritic soil. The major crops grown in the ITDA area are paddy, ragi, til, mustard, oil seeds & vegetables.
As per 2011 Census, the total household of the ITDA area is 155424 and total population is 627814 (Male-306449 & Female-321365) out of which ST population is 369781, comprising of 178043 male & 191738 female. The average household size is about 4. The Growth rate of the total population of the area (2001-2011) is 17.89% out of which ST population growth rate is 17.87%. As per 2011 census the total sex ratio is 1049 females per 1000 males where as in case of ST it is 1077.The total literacy rate (2011 Census) of the area is 41.94% and the literacy rate of ST is 32.92%. Kondh, Paroja, Gadaba & Parenga are the major tribal communities living in the project area.
