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Statistics
StatiArea: |
9712km² |
Population: |
18,29,412 [As per 2001 Census] |
District headquarters: |
Sundargarh |
Subdivisions: |
3 |
Blocks: |
17 |
Municipalities: |
3 |
N.A.C.: |
7 |
Tehsils: |
9 |
Forest Coverage: |
4232.57 km² |
Literacy Rate: |
65.22 % |
Villages: |
1744 |
| Grama panchayat: |
170 |
| Towns: |
7 |
| Temperature: |
45.0 (max), 6.3(min) |
| Rainfall: |
1230.0 mm(avg) |
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Topographic Location
Latitude - 21º36’ N to 22º32’ N
Longitude- 83º32’E to 85º22’E
Overview
Sundargarh district was constituted on the 1st January, 1948 out of the two Ex-States of Gangpur and Bonai, which merged with Orissa on that day. |
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Geographically the district is not a compact unit and consists to widely dissimilar tracts of expansive and fairly open country dotted with tree-clad isolated peaks, vast inaccessible forests, extensive river valleys and mountainous terrain. Broadly speaking, it is an undulating tableland of different elevations broken up by rugged hill ranges and cut up by torrential hill streams and the rivers IB and Brahmani. The general slope of the distric5t is from North to South. Because of this undulating, hilly and sloping nature of landscape, the area is subject to rapid runoff leading not only to soil erosion but also to scarcity of water for both agriculture and drinking purpose.
The district lies in the north western portion of the State. It is bounded on the north by Jharkhand State, on the south by Jharsuguda, Sambalpur and Deogarh districts, on east and north-east by Keonjhar and Paschimi Singhbhum districts of Orissa and Jharkhand, on the west and north-west Raigarh district of Chhatisgarh |
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Administrative Divisions
Sundargarh district is divided into a number of Blocks, Tehsils and subdivisions to ease in administration. They are: |
Blocks
Rourkela
Panposh
Sundargarh
Bonai |
Tehsils
Panposh
Rajgangpur
Udala
Karanjia
Rasgobindapur
Bahalada
Bonai
Hemgiri
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Subdivisions
Rajgangpur
Sundargarh
Balisankar
Kutura
Tangarpali
Budagaon
Lafripada
Himagiri
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Bishra
Nuagaon
Lathikata
Rourkela
Bonigarh
Koida
Lahunipada
Gurundia
Kunarmunda |
The industrial town of Rourkela in this district is a first government sector plant built with foreign (German) collaboration and was the first in India to use LD oxygen technology.
Rajgangpur is an important town situated between Rourkela and sunderagrh. It has a cement plant and many small industries. Many important villages dot the route between Sundergarh and Rajgangpur.
IMPORTANT PLACES
Rourkela
It is the modern industrial city of Orissa. The steel plant ,fertilizer plant, IndiraGandhi Park and zoo are the visiting places
Vedavyasa
Vedavyasa is the confluence of the river Sankara and river Koel. It is 8 kms from Rourkela . This place is Legendarily associated with Maharshi Vedavyasa, the author of the epic Mahabharat. There is a Shiva temple at Vedavyasa.
Manikmoda
There are beautiful historic rock paintings in the cave .The paintings are of animals, birds, humans, hunting scene. This natural cave has water resourses in it.
Manindra Dam
It is situated at a distance of 32 km. from Rourkela .Boating on the river Sankha is of another attraction.
Ghogar
It is situated at a distance of 43 kms from Sundrargarh on the river lb. It is a picturesque picnic spot.
Khandadhar
Khandadhar waterfall is located amidst the forest of Sundergarh. The height of the fall is 800metres. The magnificent sight of the fall makes a great picnic spot. The spot is 114 km from Rourkela.
Darjeeng
A beautiful picnic spot surrounded with Blue Mountain, spring and dense forest.
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