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Population : 613192
Male: 303624
Female : 309568
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Dist Headquater: At/Po/Dist-Malkangiri
Malkangiri is a town and a Municipality in Malkangiri district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of the Malkangiri district. Malkangiri is the new home of the Bangladeshi refugees, who were rehabilitated since 1965 under the Dandakaranya Project. Also some Sri Lankan Tamil refugees were rehabilitated in Malkangiri town, following the armed struggle of LTTE in the early 1990s (most of them have returned, baring a couple of households. Currently it is one of the most naxalite-affected areas of the state and is a part of the Red Corridor. Malkangiri is located at 18.35°N 81.90°E. It has an average elevation of 170 m (560 ft). Malkangiri district is a very remote part of Odisha. It is connected through Jeypore-Motu Highway and Govindpalli-Sileru Road. By rail Network, Malkangiri is not connected at all.