Sundergarh District

Population: 2,080,664 (2011)

State: Orissa

Language: Oriya

Headquarters: Sundergarh

 

Date of formation: 1st January 1948

Area: 9712 square kilometers

Density of population: 214 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 74.13 % - Male: 82.13 %, Female: 65.93 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:971

 

Boundaries of Sundergarh District

 

North and West: Chhattisgarh

North East: Jharkhand

South East: Kendujhar District, Orissa

South: Jharsuguda District, Sambalpur District, Deogarh District and Angul District, Orissa

 

Sundergarh District Average Rainfall: 1230 mm

Sundergarh District Average Temperature in Summer: 45 deg C

Sundergarh District Average Temperature in Winter: 6.3 deg C

 

SUNDERGARH DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Sankh River, Koil River, Ib River, Brahmani River

Sub Divisions: Rourkela, Panposh, Sundergarh, Bonaigarh

Tehsils: Panposh, Rajgangpur, Udala, Karanjia, Rasgobindapur, Bahalada, Bonai, Hemgiri

Blocks: Rajgangpur, Sundargarh, Balisankara, Kutura, Tangarpali, Budagaon, Lephripada, Hemgiri, Bishra, Nuagaon , Lathikata, Rourkela, Bonaigarh, Koida, Lahunipada, Gurundia, Kunarmunda

Assembly Constituencies: Talsara, Sundergarh, Biramitrapur, Raghunathpali, Rourkela, Rajgangpur, Bonai

 

Sundergarh District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Rourkela

2. Vedavyasa

3. Monikmoda

4. Manindra Dam

5. Ghogar

6. Chhatri Hill

7. Darjeeng

8. Junagarh

9. Khandadhar

10. Mandira

11. Miriglotah

12. Rourkela

13. Veda Vyasa

 

Sundergarh District Facts: The Rourkela Steel Plant located here is the first government sector steel plant built in India. It is one of the 19 most backward regions of Orissa that is receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program.           

 

Major Agricultural Products: Paddy, maize, red gram, groundnut, wheat, mango, sesame

 

Major Industries: Machine building factory, glass and china clay factory, cement factory, fertilizer plant, steel plant, Ferro Vanadium plant, spinning mills

 

What is Sundergarh District Famous For: Rourkela Steel Plant

 

Sundergarh District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Sunday Jun 10 , 2012

 

Places in Sundergarh District