Jharsuguda district

Last updated
Jharsuguda district
District of Odisha
Ullapgarh.jpg
Autumn view of IB river.jpg
Top: View of hills near Ullapgarh
Bottom: Ib River near Jharsuguda
India Odisha Jharsuguda district.svg
Location in Odisha
Jharsuguda district
Jharsuguda district
Coordinates: 21°51′00″N84°00′58″E / 21.85°N 84.016°E / 21.85; 84.016
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Orissa Flag(INDIA).png Odisha
Headquarters Jharsuguda
Government
 •  Collector Aboli Sunil Naravane, IAS
 • Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife WardenSushant Kumar, IFS
 • Member of Lok Sabha Suresh Pujari
Area
 • Total2,081 km2 (803 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total579,505
 • Density278/km2 (720/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Odia, English
 • Local Sambalpuri, Kurukh, Munda, Kharia
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
768 201,2,3
Vehicle registration OD-23
Nearest city Sambalpur, Rourkela, Sundargarh
Sex ratio 1.057 ♂/♀
Literacy71.4%
Lok Sabha constituency Bargarh
Vidhan Sabha constituency2, 1.Brajarajnagar, 2.Jharsuguda
Climate Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation 1,527 mm (60.1 in)
Avg. summer temperature46.7 °C (116.1 °F)
Website www.jharsuguda.nic.in

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.

Contents

Major Tribes

This district has the major tribal populations among them important tribes are Sabara, Kisan, Kurukh, Bhuiyan, Munda, Santal. This district has unique[ citation needed ] 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 is also quite popular among tribal communities.

Geography

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 the southwest. The district is mainly open plain, with some hills in the north.

Economy

There are lot of coal mines situated in this area.

Brajrajnagar 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.[ when? ] 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 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Jharsuguda one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). [2] It is one of the 19 districts in Odisha currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). [2]

The district once had an airport during World War II. In 2018 this airport was modernised into Jharsuguda Airport. [3]

Divisions

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 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).

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901142,665—    
1911165,203+1.48%
1921172,699+0.44%
1931192,997+1.12%
1941217,378+1.20%
1951235,313+0.80%
1961247,185+0.49%
1971292,876+1.71%
1981368,251+2.32%
1991446,726+1.95%
2001514,853+1.43%
2011579,505+1.19%
source: [4]
Religions in Jharsuguda district (2011) [5]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
95.53%
Islam
 
2.21%
Christianity
 
1.81%
Other or not stated
 
0.45%

According to the 2011 census Jharsuguda district had a population of 579,505, [1] roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands [6] or the US state of Wyoming. [7] This gives it a ranking of 530th in India (out of a total of 640). [1] The district had a population density of 274 inhabitants per square kilometre (710/sq mi). [1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 13.69%. [1] Jharsuguda had a sex ratio of 951 females for every 1,000 males, [1] 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. [1]

Languages of Jharsuguda district (2011) [8]

   Sambalpuri (42.26%)
   Odia (27.42%)
   Hindi (9.59%)
   Kisan (6.42%)
   Munda (2.21%)
   Kharia (1.86%)
   Chhattisgarhi (1.43%)
   Bengali (1.27%)
   Sadri (1.11%)
  Others (6.43%)

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. [8]

FAMOUS PEOPLE OF JHARSUGUDA

  • Hemananda Biswal ( Chief Minister of Odisha, MLA of Congress Party)
  • Amresh Satapathy ( International Research Scientist and IAS Physics Author)
  • Kishore Kumar Mahanty ( Speaker Of Odisha Assembly and BJD MLA)
  • Prasanna Kumar Panda ( MLA Of Brajrajnagar, Social Activist and Veteran Communist Leader of Odisha)
  • Laxmi Narayan Mishra( Educationist and Social Activist)
  • Nabakishore Das ( Health Minister of Odisha, MLA of Jharsuguda and a Veteran leader of BJD)
  • Birendra Pandey ( MLA Of Jharsuguda, A veteran leader of Congress Party)
  • Upendra Dixit( Minister of Odisha, MLA Of Brajrajnagar, a Veteran Congress leader)

Politics

Vidhan sabha constituencies

The following is the 2 Vidhan sabha constituencies [9] [10] of Jharsuguda district and the elected members [11] of that area.

No.ConstituencyReservationExtent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks)Member of 15th Assembly Party
6 Brajarajnagar NoneBrajarajnagar (M), Belpahar (NAC), Lakhanpur, Jharsuguda (part)Late Kishore Kumar Mohanty BJD
7 Jharsuguda NoneJharsuguda (M), Kirmira, Laikera, Kolabira, Jharsuguda (Part)Late Naba Kishore Das BJD

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sambalpur district</span> District of Odisha in India

Sambalpur District is a district in the western part of state of Odisha, India. The historic city of Sambalpur is the district headquarters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kurukh language</span> Dravidian language of eastern India

Kurukh, also Kurux, Oraon or Uranw, is a Dravidian language spoken by the Kurukh (Oraon) and Kisan people of East India. It is spoken by about two million people in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and Tripura, as well as by 65,000 in northern Bangladesh, 28,600 of a dialect called Uranw in Nepal and about 5,000 in Bhutan. Some Kurukh speakers are in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is most closely related to the Malto language. It is marked as being in a "vulnerable" state in UNESCO's list of endangered languages. The Kisan dialect has 206,100 speakers as of 2011.

Pratapgarh, also called Belha or Bela Pratapgarh, is a town and municipality in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Pratapgarh district, part of the Prayagraj division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simdega district</span> District of Jharkhand in India

Simdega district is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Simdega town is the administrative headquarters of this district. As of 2011, this district is the least densely populated district and the third least populous district of Jharkhand after Lohardaga and Khunti districts. Simdega District was carved out from erstwhile Gumla district on 30 April 2001. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Debagarh district</span> District of Odisha in India

Debagarh District also known as Deogarh District is a district of Odisha state, India. Located in the north-western part of the state, it is one of the 30 administrative districts and has its headquarters at Debagarh (Deogarh) town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sundergarh district</span> District of Odisha in India

Sundargarh District is a district in the northwestern part of Odisha state in eastern India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Subarnapur district</span> District of Odisha in India

Subarnapur District, also called Sonepur District or Sonapur District, is an administrative district in Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Sonepur is the district headquarters. Sonepur is known as the Mandiramalini town of Odisha with more than hundred temples. The people of the Sonepur region are referred to as Sonepuria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kharia language</span> Munda language

The Kharia language is a Munda language of the Austroasiatic language family, that is primarily spoken by the Kharia people of eastern India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shahdol district</span> District of Madhya Pradesh in India

Shahdol District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in east central India. It old name was Matsya raj or Virat kingdom in the name of great king Maharaja Virata. With a total area of 6,205 km2 (2,396 sq mi) and a population of 10,66,063. Shahdol is an important district of Madhya Pradesh. The town of Shahdol is the district headquarters. The district formerly comprised Shahdol division.

Jharsuguda is a city 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 Jharsuguda Airport, now renamed 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 the Region was Mr 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

Rajgangpur is an industrial town situated in the Sundargarh District of Odisha. It is located 400 km to the north-west of the capital city, Bhubaneswar. It is located 30 km west of Rourkela. It is accessible by both road and rail. Rajgangpur Railway Station is on Mumbai-Rourkela line. Regular buses are available to Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela and Angul. RGP Main Road is the main road of the town. The nearest functional airport is Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Jharsuguda which is approximately 95 km from Rajgangpur. Places of tourist interest in the vicinity of Rajgangpur include Mandira Dam, Chhatri Hill, Darjeeng, Vedvyas and Khandahar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Asika</span> Town in Odisha, India

Asika or Aska (ଆସିକା)/(ଆସ୍କା) is a town and a Municipality in Ganjam district in the state of Odisha, India. Fondly known as the Sugar city.This town is declared Notified area council to Municipality on 24 February 2024

Belpahar is a town and a municipality in Jharsuguda district in the state of Odisha, India. Belpahar is famous for its geographical location, as it is the center for many coal mines areas nearby. Krosaki TRL Limited is located in Belpahar while there is Mahanadi Coalfields Limited and Ib Thermal Power station in the vicinity. It has a railway station which levels 55 metres high above the sea level. This area is among the fastest-growing industrial zones in Odisha.

Brajrajnagar is a town and a municipality in Jharsuguda district in the state of Odisha, India. Popular legend says the town was named after Braj Mohan Birla after he set up Orient Paper Mills in 1936. It is a small sleepy town on rocky terrain, built on the banks of IB river, with temples mostly built by the Birlas. Later it became famous for MCL-owned coal mines after Orient Paper Mills of Birlas managed by dulichand Hanuman Prasad shah closed down in 1999.

Samasingha is a gram panchayat in the district of Jharsuguda in the state of Odisha in India. The block office and police station of Samasingha is Kolabira, site of the Kolabira fort. It is divided into fourteen wards. The MLA constituency is Jharsuguda and the MP constituency is Bargarh. The village is situated on the bank of the Bhede river, a tributary of the Mahanadi. Two small seasonal streams flow through the village, the larger is named Badbahal and the smaller Nalia. Bhugarapali, Junadihi, Belmunda, Jalapara/Jaladihi and Kumharmal are villages are in the neighbourhood of Samasingha. Other nearby places include Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Kuchinda, Bamra and Bagdihi. The nearest place of tourist attraction is Gudguda. It is on the route between Sambalpur and Ranchi.

Lakhanpur is a tehsil in Jharsuguda district, Odisha, India. It is one among the largest block of Odisha and a village under Brajrajnagar assembly constituency and Bargarh parliamentary constituency.

Bandhabahal is a small town in the Jharsuguda district in Odisha, India. It has a number of coal mines, which come under Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (M.C.L).

Brajarajnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jharsuguda district, Odisha. Area of this constituency includes Brajarajnagar, Belpahar, Lakhanpur block and Jharsuguda block.

Kolebira block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Simdega subdivision of Simdega district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Bhikampali is a medium-sized village in the Jharsuguda district of Odisha, India. It is situated on the banks of Badkelo River in the foothill of Chhelia Pahad. The village is located at a distance of 60 km from the district headquarter of Jharsuguda. It is within the Brajarajnagar assembly constituency, and the Bargarh Parliament constituency. As of 2011 census, its population is 920.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "District Census Handbook 2011: Jharsuguda" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  2. 1 2 Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Jharsuguda Airport to Usher in Economic Development". The Indian Express. July 9, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  5. ↑ "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Odisha". Census of India, 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. ↑ US cia.gov. "Country Comparison: Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Solomon Islands 571,890 July 2011 est.
  7. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Wyoming 563,626
  8. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Odisha". Census of India 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent
  10. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  11. ↑ "List of Members in Fourteenth Assembly". ws.ori.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2013. MEMBER NAME
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.