The old districts of Koraput, Balangir and Kalahandi (popularly known as KBK districts ) have since 1992-93 been divided into eight districts: Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Balangir, Subarnapur, Kalahandi and Nuapada. These eight districts comprise of 14 Sub- divdisions, 80 Tahsils, and as many Community Development Blocks. The total number of revenue villages forming part of KBK region is 12,293. Geographical administrative divisions of these districts are summarized below:
Slno | District | Area(Sq.Km) | Number Of | |||||
Sub-Div. | Tahasils | Blocks | TSP Blocks | Villages | ||||
1 | Koraput | 8807 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2028 | |
2 | Malkangiri | 5791 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1045 | |
3 | Nabarangpur | 5291 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 901 | |
4 | Rayagada | 7073 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2667 | |
5 | Balangir | 6575 | 3 | 14 | 14 | -- | 1794 | |
6 | Subarnapur | 2337 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -- | 959 | |
7 | Kalahandi | 7920 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2236 | |
8 | Nuapada | 3852 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -- | 663 | |
Total KBK | 47646 | 14 | 80 | 80 | 44 | 12293 |