Jharsuguda (District)

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Jharsuguda
District ଝାରସୁଗୁଡ଼ା ଜିଲ୍ଲା
District map
State Odisha
Division : North Division
Administrative headquarters : Jharsuguda
Area : 2114 km²
Residents : 579,505 (2011)
Population density : 274 inhabitants / km²
Website : jharsuguda.nic.in

Jharsuguda (also Jharsugura or Jharsugra , Oriya ଝାରସୁଗୁଡ଼ା ଜିଲ୍ଲା Jhārasuguṛā Jillā ) is a district in the Indian state of Odisha .

In 2011 there were 579,505 inhabitants in the district. The seat of the district administration is the city ​​of the same name . The area is 2114 km² (according to other information 2081 km²). The district was split off from Sambalpur District on January 1, 1994 .

geography

Jharsuguda is located in the northwest of the state of Odisha and lies between the districts of Sundargarh and Sambalpur. Jharsuguda borders the Bargarh district via the Hirakud Reservoir . Temperatures vary between at least 12 ° C in December and up to 46.7 ° C in May. Annual rainfall is around 1527 mm, with most of the rain from June to October coming from the southwest monsoons . The Hirakud Reservoir is located in the southwest of the district. The main rivers are the Ib and the Bheden . The Bheden joins Ib on the left.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the gender ratio was 953 women per 1000 men. 86.61% of the men could read and write, but only 70.73% of the women, a total of 78.86% of the population could read and write. The majority of the residents (95.53%) are Hindus , Christianity (1.81%) and Islam (2.21%) only play a subordinate role. Oriya (in the Sambalpuri dialect) is spoken predominantly .

The district is predominantly rural, but over a third of the population (36.4%) live in cities.

economy

Jharsuguda is the most industrial district in Odisha, which is due to the rich coal deposits that can be mined in open-cast mining. Also, clay , quartzite and sandstone mined. As a result, cement production and the steel industry are of great importance in the district. Agriculture mainly supplies rice , pulses , vegetables and oil plants.

Administrative division

The district has only one sub-division : Jharsuguda.

To decentralize the administration, the district is divided into 5 blocks :

  • Jharsuguda
  • Kirmira
  • Kolabira
  • Laikera
  • Lakhanpur

There are also 5 Tahasils :

The following ULBs are located in the district : the 3 municipalities Belpahar , Brajarajnagar and Jharsuguda. There are also 78 Gram Panchayats in the district.

Web links

Commons : Jharsuguda District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b www.census2011.co.in
  2. ↑ http://www.dowrorissa.gov.in
  3. ↑ a b c d e jharsuguda.nic.in