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Jharsuguda District at a Glance

Formation of the District                                                  :            01.01.1994

Area (in Sq. kms)                                                           :            2,081 Sq. kms

Total Population -  (2001 Census )                                   :            5,14,853

SC Population                                                                :              88,209 (17.13%)

ST Population                                                                :            1,62,432 (31.55%)

Urban Population                                                           :            1,85,885 (36.10%)

Rural Population                                                            :            3,28,968 (63.90%)

Literacy Rate                                                                 :            71.4%

Male Literacy rate                                                          :            83.04%

Female Literacy rate                                                      :            59.23%

Literacy rate in Orissa                                                    :            63.61%

Literacy rate in India                                                      :            65.38%

Literacy ranking of the District

( in Orissa-India)                                                           :            8/30   -   184/601

Decennial growth rate from 1991-2001                            :            15.13% (Rural 14.47%,

  Urban 16.31%)

Sex Ratio                                                                      :            946 (Rural 975,  Urban 898)

Sex Ratio in Orissa                                                        :            972 (Rural 986, Urban 895) 

Density of population                                                     :            245 per Sq. km (Orissa - 236, India - 324)

Rural Household / Population                                   :            80,072  /   3,35,052

          ( BPL Survey 2002)                

                                    Jharsuguda                              -          15,545 /   65,335

                                    Kirmira                                    -           9,763 /   40,933

                                    Kolabira                                   -         11,500 /  45,391

                                    Laikera                                    -         12,305/   49,131

                                    Lakhanpur                               -         30,959/ 1,34,202

Rural  BPL Household ( 1997)                                                     :                33,415  

                                    Jharsuguda                             -             4,125

                                    Kirmira                                   -             5,318

                                    Kolabira                                  -             5,172

                                    Laikera                                   -             6,293

                                    Lakhanpur                              -            12,507

Total cultivable area                                                :            91,730 Ha.

Total Cultivated area                                                   :            88,783 Ha.

Administrative Units

1. Sub-Division                :            1 (Jharsuguda)

2. Tahasils                      :            5 (Jharsuguda, Lakhanpur, Laikera, Kolabira & Kirmira)

3. Blocks                         :            5 (Jharsuguda, Kirmira, Kolabira, Laikera, Lakhanpur)

4. Urban Local Bodies       :            3 (Jharsuguda, Brajarajnagar & Belpahar)

5. I.C.D.S.                       :            7 (Rural-5) (Urban-2, Jharsuguda, Brajarajnagar)

6. GPs                             :            78 (Jharsuguda-17,Lakhanpur-33,Kirmira-8,Kolabira-9, Laikera-11)

7. Revenue villages           :            352  

8. Police Stations              :            10 (Jharsuguda, Badmal, Kolabira, Laikera, Brajarajnagar, Orient, Belpahar, Banharpali, Lakhanpur & Rengali)