Jharsuguda is a district in Odisha , India with Jharsuguda town as its headquarters. This region is rich in coal and other mineral reserves. Of late, many small and medium scale iron and steel units have been set up in the vicinity of Jharsuguda town, giving impetus to the industrial growth of the district.
18-525: Jharsuguda ( ଝାରସୁଗୁଡ଼ା ) is a town and district headquarters of Jharsuguda district of Odisha , India . It is an industrial hub, consisting mainly of metallurgical industries. It is well connected to major cities of India through the rail network, and a recently inaugurated as Veer Surendra Sai Airport . It is popularly known as the "Powerhouse of Odisha" due to its Mega Steel, Aluminium & Power Projects. Its First Industrialist in SSI Steel Sector of
36-502: A sex ratio of 951 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 78.36%. 39.89% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 18.05% and 30.50% of the population respectively. At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 42.26% of the population spoke Sambalpuri , 27.42% Odia , 9.59% Hindi , 6.42% Kisan , 2.21% Mundari , 1.86% Kharia , 1.43% Chhattisgarhi , 1.27% Bengali and 1.11% Sadri as their mother tongue. The following
54-747: A branch at Jharsuguda. The biggest name in Jharsuguda district is Laxminarayan Mishra , who was a freedom fighter, writer, a nationalist during British raj and a politician from western Odisha. Jharsuguda district This district has the major tribal populations among them important tribes are Sabara , Kisan , Kurukh , Bhuiyan , Munda , Santal . This district has unique diversity in terms of tribal culture, language and other focal culture. Kurukh people speak their mother tongue Kurukh language with Sadri language. Munda people speak their Ho language and Kisan people speak their Kisan dialect and Kharia speak their Kharia . Sadri and local Odia dialect
72-491: Is also famous for rampur's ramchandi mandir on bank of the Ib river. Rampur colliery is famous for the oldest coal mines in India. Another one most popular gram panchayat is Hirma, which is under Jharsuguda block; it is 10 km (6.2 mi) from dist. headquarter, and the main festival is Samalei Bali Jatra ( Kandagarh ). There are lot of coal mines situated in this area. Brajrajnagar
90-436: Is also quite popular among tribal communities. Jharsuguda district has three urban agglomerations , municipalities of Jharsuguda town and Brajrajnagar and municipality of Belpahar . Jharsuguda has its own airport named Veer Surendra Sai Airport. The district is bordered by Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh to the west, Sundergarh district to the north, Sambalpur district to the east and southeast and Bargarh district to
108-509: Is also quite popular among tribal communities. Jharsuguda is located at 21°51′N 84°02′E / 21.85°N 84.03°E / 21.85; 84.03 . It has an average elevation of 218 metres (715 ft). It is located in Western Odisha. State highway 10 and National Highway 49 (NH-49) pass through this place. The Ib river flows along the Western side of Jharsuguda town and
126-879: Is an industrial town, being of the prime location for Open Cast Coal Mine of Ib Valley Coalfield of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited. Brajrajnagar also boasts of a large scale paper mill, i.e., Orient Paper Mills of the Birla Group of Industries. However, this mill has been defunct for more than a decade now. Brajrajnagar is also a tourist hub as there are a lot of big temples like Brajeswari temple near railway station, Ramchandi Mandir, Laxmi Narayan Mandir, Jagannath Temple, Shiv Mandir in Lamtibahal, Shani Mandir in college road, Mukteswar Temple in hill top colony, Shiv Mandir in Rampur as well as Shiv Temple of G.M. Office, Aditya Mandir in jharsuguda road, Mangala and Tarini Mandir in college road. In 2006
144-477: Is the 2 Vidhan sabha constituencies of Jharsuguda district and the elected members of that area. Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency) Deogarh was a Lok Sabha constituency in Orissa state in eastern India till 2008. Assembly constituencies which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Pallahara , Talcher , Brajarajnagar , Jharsuguda , Laikera , Kuchinda and Deogarh . After 2008, some of
162-445: The 2011 census Jharsuguda district had a population of 579,505, roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands or the US state of Wyoming . This gives it a ranking of 530th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district had a population density of 274 inhabitants per square kilometre (710/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 13.69%. Jharsuguda had
180-754: The Deogarh constituency of the Lok Sabha . The current Member of Parliament from Bargarh is Suresh Pujari from the Bharatiya Janta Party, taking office in 2019. The pre-collegiate medium of instruction in schools is predominantly English, Sambalpuri, Hindi and Odia. The medium of instruction in educational institutions after matriculation in colleges is English. Other medias of instruction also exist in Jharsuguda. Schools and colleges in Jharsuguda are mostly government-run, but schools run by private trusts and individuals also exist. The schools are affiliated with either
198-617: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Jharsuguda one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640 ). It is one of the 19 districts in Odisha currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). The district once had an airport during World War II . In 2018 this airport was modernised into Jharsuguda Airport . Languages of Jharsuguda district (2011) According to
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#1732851060804216-590: The Odisha State Board under the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Central Board of Secondary Education or Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education . After completing 10 years of schooling in secondary education, students enroll in higher secondary school, specialising in one of three streams – arts, commerce or science. In November 2016, the professional accounting body Institute of Chartered Accountants of India opened
234-693: The UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) regional connectivity scheme. Jharsuguda railway station is an important railway junction on the Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line and the Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram line . The railway station comes under South Eastern Railway . Jharsuguda is connected to various towns of the states by State Highway 10 (now a part of Biju Expressway ) and National Highway 49 . The current Member of
252-527: The Legislative Assembly from Jharsuguda Assembly Constituency is Tankadhar Tripathy, who won the seat in 2024. Jharsuguda is currently under Bargarh constituency of the Lok Sabha . This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India in 2002. Jharsuguda was previously under
270-728: The Region was Jayprakash Badhan. Jharsuguda has often been referred as "Little India" as well because of its diverse demography, language and culture. One of the oldest bar and hotel in region is Kalinga Bar. This district has the major tribal populations among them important tribes are Sabara , Kisan , Kurukh , Bhuiyan , Munda , Santal . This district has unique diversity in terms of tribal culture, language and other focal culture. Kurukh people speak their mother tongue Kurukh language with Sadri language. Munda people speak their Ho language and Kisan people speak their Kisan dialect and Kharia speak their Kharia . Sadri and local Odia dialect
288-462: The river Bheden flows in the south. The area of the town is 70.47 km, and has a population of 579,499. The town is situated at 21.82° north longitude and 84.1° latitude and at a height of 700–750 feet above mean sea level. The highest temperature recorded during the summer months is 48.0 °C. It has an average rainfall of 1,527 mm. Jharsuguda is a cosmopolitan city housing people from various regions of India. Major festivals celebrated in
306-411: The southwest. The district is mainly open plain, with some hills in the north. The district comprises five blocks, primary being Lakhanpur , Kolabira, Laikera, Kirmira and Jharsuguda . Belpahar sub-division includes 12 villages and two town. The most populous villages are Lakhanpur & Chhualiberna. The main festival of Chhualiberna is Narsingh Puja which held on month of December. Brajrajnagar
324-818: The town are: Since the Colonial era , the city has had a relatively developed transportation network. Primary modes of transport are auto rickshaws, taxi and private and state operated buses. The Jharsuguda Airport is operational since 2019 at Durlaga. It had an airstrip since British times, which is currently upgraded to a full-fledged airport. First flight from Jharsuguda took off in September 2018 after Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, inaugurated VSS Airport (Veer Surendra Sai Airport) on 22 September 2018. On 28 February 2019, low cost airline Spicejet announced regional connectivity from Jhasurguda to various state capitals such as Kolkata, Hyderabad as well as with New Delhi under
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