Sambalpur District

Population: 1,044,410 (2011)

State: Orissa

Language: Oriya

Headquarters: Sambalpur

 

Area: 6624 square kilometers

Density of population: 158 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 76.91 % - Male: 85.17 %, Female: 68.47 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:973

 

Boundaries of Sambalpur District

 

North East: Sundergarh District, Orissa

North West: Jharsuguda District, Orissa

South: Subarnapur District, Angul District and Boudh District, Orissa

East: Deogarh District, Orissa

West: Bargarh District, Orissa

 

Sambalpur District Average Rainfall: 1413.5 mm

Sambalpur District Average Temperature in Summer: 43.2 deg C

Sambalpur District Average Temperature in Winter: 9.6 deg C

 

SAMBALPUR DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: River Mahanadi, River Hadar

Sub Divisions: Sambalpur, Rairakhol, Kochinda

Tehsils: Kochinda, Rairakhol, Rengali, Sambalpur

Blocks: Rengali, Govindpur, Kochinda Sadar, Sambalpur Sadar, Nandideula, Jamankira, Jujumara, Manesar, Raikhol Sadar

Assembly Constituencies: Kochinda, Rengali, Sambalpur, Rairakhol

 

Sambalpur District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Samaleswari Temple

2. Chipilima

3. Gudguda

4. Hirakud

5. Huma

6. Kendhara Ushakothi

7. Burla

8. Cattle Island

9. Bells Galore

10. Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary

 

Sambalpur District Facts: It is one of the 19 most backward regions of Orissa that is receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program. The clean coal combustion technology was adopted in India for the first time in the Hirakud smelter of Indal located here.  

 

Major Agricultural Products: Paddy, grams, kulthi, maize, sesame, castor, mustard, sweet potato, potato

 

Major Industrial Products: Textiles, bidis, coal

 

Major Educational Institutions: Gangadhar Meher College, Lajpat Rai Law College, NSCB College, Silicon Institute of Technology, Sri Aurobindo School

 

What is Sambalpur District Famous For: Tie and dye textiles, diamond trade, Sambalpuri sarees and Hirakud Dam

 

Famous People From Sambalpur District: Bir Surendra Sai, Satya Narayan Bohidar, Sunil Mishra, Siba Prasad Das, Kasinath Singh, Jadunath Suparkar, Laxmi Narayan Mishra, Janardan Pujari

 

Sambalpur District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Sunday Jun 10 , 2012

 

Places in Sambalpur District