Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda
Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30)
Country India
State Orissa
District(s) Jharsuguda
Population 75,570 (2001)
Area
• Elevation (AMSL) • 218 m (715 ft)
Coordinates: 21°51′N 84°02′E21.85°N 84.03°E Jharsuguda municipality is the headquarters
of Jharsuguda District in the Indian state of Orissa.
Contents
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• 1 Geography
• 2 Demographics
• 3 Culture
• 4 Economy and Infrastructure
• 5 Transport
o 5.1 Rail
o 5.2 Train List
o 5.3 Road
• 6 Amusements
o 6.1 Tourist Interests
o 6.2 Movie Theatres
• 7 Education
o 7.1 General Colleges
o 7.2 Schools
• 8 Politics
• 9 References

• 10 External links

[edit] Geography
Jharsuguda is located at 21°51′N 84°02′E21.85°N 84.03°E[1]. It has an average
elevation of 218 metres (715 feet).

[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[2], Jharsuguda had a population of 75,570. Males constitute 52%
of the population and females 48%. It has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the
national average of 59.5%: male literacy being 77% and female literacy at 60%. Around
12% of the population of Jharsugudais under 6 years of age.
[edit] Culture
• Durga Puja: There are many mandap come up during Durga puja.
• Nuakhai: It is an important festival for the people of western Orissa. All the
persons of a family gether during this period and eat together. After that the
younger take the blessings of elders.
• Makar yatra (Samasingha): This famous festival is celebrated usually on 26th of
January.

[edit] Economy and Infrastructure

This cosmopolitan town is fast emerging as the economic hub of western Orissa and there
is a vision of masterplan for the city by the state Govt[3]. Currently, many small and
medium scale steel units are being set up in the town vicinity, primary being Bhushan
Steel & Power Ltd., SMC Power Generation Ltd., Action Ispat Ltd., Eastern Steel &
Power Ltd., SPS Steel & Power Ltd. A few large scale units of Vedanta Alumina Ltd and
Utkal Alumina International Ltd will be setting up units in the area

• Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL), currently setting up a 0.5 million tonne

aluminium smelter and 675 Mw captive power plant at Jharsuguda in Orissa, has
chalked out massive 4.6 billion dollar expansion for the project.[4]
• Reliance Energy Ltd has proposed to set up a 12,000 mw thermal power plant at a
cost of Rs 48,000 crore (Rs 480 billion) at Hirma in the Jharsuguda district of
Orissa.[5]
• Sterlite company is developing a 2,400 MW power plant at Jharsuguda.[6]
• The Centre plans to set up an airport at Jharsuguda in western Orissa.[7]
• Bhusan power and steel[8]

[edit] Transport
Since pre-independence days, the town has had a relatively developed transportation
network. The main mode of transport is cycle rikshaw. However, from last few years auto
rikshaws have also started for local transport. The main road starts from Sarbahal and
goes till Beheramal.

[edit] Rail

The railway station comes under South East Central Railway. Being an important
junction on the erstwhile Bengal Nagpur Railways and the current Howrah-Mumbai
route, Jharsuguda is directly connected to all the metros &states of India, especially
Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Jharkhand.

[edit] Train List

 Up Train Name Dn

2860 Howrah-Mumbai CST Gitanjali Superfast Express 2859

2130 Howrah-Pune Azad Hind Express 2129

2810 Howrah-Mumbai Mail 2809

2906 Howrah-Porbandar Aradhana Express 2905

2871 Howrah-Sambalpur Ispat Superfast Express 2872

8451 Hatia-Puri Tapaswini Express 8452

8189 Tata-Alleppey Express 8190

3351 Dhanbad-Alleppey Express 3352

8477 Puri-Haridwar Kalinga Utkal Express 8478

8005 Howrah-Koraput Samaleswari Express 8006

2834 Howrah-Ahmedabad Express 2833

8030 Shalimar-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express 8029

2812 Hatia-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express 2811

2152 Howrah-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Samarsata Express 2151

2889 Tatanagar-Yesvantpur Express 2890

2870 Howrah-Mumbai CST Superfast Express 2869

3288A Danapur-Durg South Bihar Express 3287A

211 Rourkela-Puri Passenger 212

327 Tata-Nagpur-Amravati Passenger 328

321 Tata-Bilaspur Passenger 322

2835 Hatia-Yashwantpur Express 2836

[edit] Road

Jharsuguda is connected to various towns of the state by State Highway 10 and National
Highway 200.

[edit] Amusements
[edit] Tourist Interests

• Ancient Siva Shrine of Jhadeswar Temple

• Shree Pahadeswar Temple
• Rock Painting and Lithography of Bikramkhol
• Ruins of Hill Forts of Ulapgarh
• Padmasini Temple of Padampur
• Ramchandi: An ancient Shaktipitha
• Koilighughar water fall (Lakhanpur)
• Shiva Shrine of Mahadebpali (Samasingha)
• Historical Kolabira Fort
• Manmohan M.E. School:in 1918, Historical School
• The Airport established during the World War 2
• Chandi Mandir, Brajrajnagar,Jharsuguda
• LaxmiNarayan Temple, Brajrajnagar,Jharsuguda
• Ram Mandir, Loco colony, Jharsuguda
 • Kali Mandir, K.M.Road, Jharsuguda
• Durga Mandir, OMP,Jharsuguda

[edit] Movie Theatres

• Shiva Takies, Near Over Bridge, Beheramal

• Mishra Talkies, Mangal Bazar Road

[edit] Education
[edit] General Colleges

• L.N. College, jharsuguda

• Women's College, jharsuguda
• Jharsuguda Engg. School
• BDSE,Brajrajnagar
• Black Diamond Collage Of Engineering

[edit] Schools

• Man Mohan Nodal Upper Primary School

• Government High School
• Town High School
• Government Girls High School
• Badheimunda Upper Primary School
• DAV Public School
• St. Mary's Convent School
• St. Thomas English Medium School
• Ghana shiksha niketan school
• Shyam Hemlata Vidya Mandir
• Kendriya Vidyalaya
• Puruna Basti MPL High School
• Coxcolony Upper Primary & Middle English School
• Mixed Railway High school
• Assembly of God school

Belpahar College, Belpahar

Orient colliery high School

[edit] Politics
Current MLA from Jharsuguda Assembly Constituency is Kishore Kumar Mohanty of
BJD, who won the seat in State elections of 2004. He also won in 2000 as BJD candidate
and in 1990 as JD candidate. Birendra Chandra Pandey of INC had won this seat in 1995
and in 1985, and also as INC(I) candidate in 1980. Sairindra Nayak of INC was MLA
from this seat in 1977.[9]

Jharsuguda is part of Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency).[10]

[edit] References
1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jharsuguda
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns
(Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16.
http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.ph
p?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved on 2008-11-01.
3. ^ http://www.odisha.in/news/129/ARTICLE/1705/2007-10-25.html
4. ^ http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/vedanta-chalks-out-46-bn-expansion-
for-jharsuguda-unit/01/16/340594/
5. ^ http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2005/may/31ril.htm
6. ^ http://www.financialexpress.com/news/sterlite-bid-lowest-for-punjab-project/330567/
7. ^
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Transportation/Airlines_
_Aviation/Orissa_to_get_second_airport_at_Jharsuguda/articleshow/2399549.cms
8. ^ http://www.bhushanltd.com/wirerods.htm
9. ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparision for 130-Jharsuguda Constituency of
ORISSA". Election Commission of India.
http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp130.htm. Retrieved
on 2008-09-27.
10. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
of Orissa". Election Commission of India.
http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf. Retrieved on
2008-09-27.

[edit] External links

• Government website
• Sundergarh District Blog
• NAIKGK.NET
• Informative website on Jharsuguda
• Jharsuguda district; Pin code and Zip code [1]
• Jharsuguda district; Gram Panchayats[2]
• Jharsuguda district map[3]

Template:Blocks in Jharsuguda district

Template:Grampanchayats in Jharsuguda district

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