Statistics

                                      StatiArea:

6,698 Sq.Km.

Population:

9,28,889 [As per 2001 Census]

District headquarters:

Rayagada

Subdivisions:

3

Blocks:

9

Municipalities:

1

N.A.C.:

3

Tehsils:

4

Forest Coverage:

3631.77Sq.Km.

Literacy Rate:

67.01%

Villages:

1,325

Grama panchayat:

132

Towns:

4

Temperature:

43.2(Max), 9.6(Min)

Rainfall:

1413.5mm(Avg)

Overview

It is situated at a distance of 320 km from Bhubaneswar. It is a commercial town. The Samaleswari Temple and Sambalpur University are two important places situated here. It is also famous for the Hirakud Dam, one of the longest mainstream dams in the world.

 


Administrative Divisions

Sambalpur district is divided into a number of Blocks, Tehsils and subdivisions to ease in administration. They are:

 


Blocks   

Rangali
Gobindapur
Kuchinda sadar
Sambalpur sadar
Nandideula
Jamankira
Jujumara
Manesar
Raikhol sadar


Tehsils

Kuchinda
Rairakhol
Rengali
Sambalpur


Subdivisions

Sambalpur
Rairakhol
Kuchinda     

 

An ancient centre of diamond trade, Sambalpur is famous for its tie and dye textiles

IMPORTANT PLACES

Burla :
It is situated at distance of 16 km. from Sambalpur.Engineering Colleges and a Medical College are situated here.

Hirakud :
It is situated at a distance of 15 km. from Sambalpur. The world's longest multi-purpose Dam is situated here.Gandhi minar and Jawahar minar are constructed on the top of two hills.

Huma :
It is situated at a distance of 21 km. from Sambalpur It is famous for Shiva temple.
Samaleswari Temple : Maa Samaleswari temple is the famous temple of Sambalpur. Maa Samaleswari is otherwise known as the goddess of Sambalpur.

Ushakothi :
This picturesque wildlife sanctuary is located at a distance of 45km to the east of Sambalpur town. Rock cut paintings can be seen in the Ushakothi cave.

Gudguda :
Gudguda waterfall is situated near Kuchinda sub-division. The waterfall around the dense forest attracts the tourists.
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