Sundergarh
Sundergarh
Sundargarh | |
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Town | |
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Telephone code | 06622 |
Vehicle registration | OD-16 |
Website | http://sundergarh.nic.in/ |
Sundargarh is a town in
Geography
Sundargarh is located at 22°07′N 84°02′E / 22.12°N 84.03°E.
Climate
The climate of this district is characterized by extremely hot summers and cool winters. The climate is hot and moist sub-humid. The normal rainfall of the district is approximately 1230 mm.
History
Sundargarh was the capital of the
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[5] the population of the town was 45,036. The male population was 22,754 and the female population was 22,282.
Transport
Sundargarh is connected to all major towns in Odisha by road. It is connected to Rourkela and Sambalpur by State Highway 10.
The nearest railway station is Jharsuguda railway station.
The nearest airport is
Politics
The current MLA from Sundargarh Assembly Constituency is Kusum Tete of BJP, who won the seat in by-elections in 2006 after Sushama Patel who won the seat by election due to the death of her husband and seating MLA Sankarsan Naik who won the seat in the 2004 general election. Previous MLAs from this seat were Kishore Chandra Patel who won this seat representing INC in 1995 and in 1977, and also representing INC(I) in 1980, and Bharatendra Shekhar Deo who won this seat representing JD in 1990 and representing JNP in 1985.[6]
Sundargarh is part of
.Education
There are many schools and two colleges exist in the town. The schools are both private and public, where as both the colleges are government run. The Govt. College is the oldest college in the town (inaugurated in 1958) which provides co-education and the Govt. Women's college accepts only female students.
A medical college is being constructed with the sponsorship of NTPC. There is a new college being constructed with
Sports
A new synthetic (polygrass) hockey turf has been laid at the SAI Sports Complex in Bhawanipur, Sundargarh. This is the third synthetic hockey turf in the district of Sundargarh. The other turfs are at Panposh (Panposh Hockey Hostel) and Rourkela (Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium). The Sports Authority of India (SAI) had approved the Rs. 2.25 crores project in 2007. The base work for the turf began in 2007, and was completed by May 2008. Then began the wait for synthetic turf, which arrived only in November 2008, and was subsequently laid by February 2009.
See also
Notable people
- Dilip Tirkey - hockey player from Sundergarh
References
- ^ "Dr. Parag Harshad Gavali Takes Charge As Sundargarh District Collector - Pragativadi". Pragativadi. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Sundargarh District, Government of Odisha ~ Website of Sundargarh District Administration". District Administration, Sundargarh. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Sundargarh District, Government of Odisha ~ Website of Sundargarh District Administration". District Administration, Sundargarh. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc -Sundargarh
- ^ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=430086 [dead link]
- ^ "State Elections 2004 - Party wise Comparison for 135-Sundargarh Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
7. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/60-natl-hockey-players-are-from-sundargarh.html