Jharsuguda district
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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.
Major Tribes
This district has the major tribal populations among them important tribes are
Geography
Jharsuguda district has three
Economy
There are lot of coal mines situated in this area.
In 2006 the
The district once had an
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
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 142,665 | — |
1911 | 165,203 | +1.48% |
1921 | 172,699 | +0.44% |
1931 | 192,997 | +1.12% |
1941 | 217,378 | +1.20% |
1951 | 235,313 | +0.80% |
1961 | 247,185 | +0.49% |
1971 | 292,876 | +1.71% |
1981 | 368,251 | +2.32% |
1991 | 446,726 | +1.95% |
2001 | 514,853 | +1.43% |
2011 | 579,505 | +1.19% |
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According to the
At the time of the
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. | Constituency | Reservation | Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks) | Member of 15th Assembly | Party |
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6 | Brajarajnagar
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None | Brajarajnagar (M), Belpahar (NAC), Lakhanpur, Jharsuguda (part) | Late Kishore Kumar Mohanty | BJD |
7 | Jharsuguda
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None | Jharsuguda (M), Kirmira, Laikera, Kolabira, Jharsuguda (Part) | Late Naba Kishore Das | BJD |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "District Census Handbook 2011: Jharsuguda" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Jharsuguda Airport to Usher in Economic Development". The Indian Express. July 9, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Odisha". Census of India, 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ US cia.gov. "Country Comparison: Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
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- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
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- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Odisha". Census of India 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "List of Members in Fourteenth Assembly". ws.ori.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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