Sundergarh Pincodes

In the northwest of the state of Odisha in eastern India sits the district of Sundargarh. The boundaries of the Sundargarh district are as follows: to the west, the Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh; to the north and west, the Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh; to the north, the Simdega district of Jharkhand; to the east, the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand; to the south, the Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, and Angul districts of Odisha. The district headquarters are in Sundargarh town. In the entire district, Rourkela is the major city.

History

The district of Sundargarh is located in the northwest of the state of Odisha in eastern India. The Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh borders the Sundargarh district on the west; the Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh borders the district to the north and west; the Simdega district of Jharkhand borders the east; the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand borders the south; and the Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh, and Angul districts of Odisha border the district to the north. The town of Sundargarh serves as the district headquarters. Rourkela is the largest city in the area.

Geography

With 6.23% of the state’s total territory, the Sundargarh district is the second largest in Odisha and constitutes the northwest corner of the state. The district has a total area of 9,712 square kilometer (3,750 sq mi). The district stretches between 83°32′E and 85°22′E and between 21°36′N and 22°32′N.

Demography

The population of Sundargarh district, as per the 2011 census, is 2,093,437, which is approximately equivalent to the population of North Macedonia or the US state of New Mexico. As a result, it is ranked 221st in India. There are 214 people living in the district per square kilometer (550/sq mi). Between 2001 and 2011, its population increased at a pace of 13.66%. Sundargarh has a 73.34% literacy rate with a sex ratio of 973 females for every 1000 males. The population resides in cities in 35.26% of cases.

Transport

Every major town in Odisha has a road connecting it to Sundargarh. Through State Highway 10, it is connected to Sambalpur and Rourkela. The train station that is closest is Jharsuguda. Situated 27 kilometers away from the town is the closest airport, Jharsuguda Airport.

Education

The town is home to two colleges and other schools. While the colleges are both managed by the government, the schools are both private and public. Commencing in 1958, the Govt. College is the town’s oldest institution offering coeducation, whereas the Govt. Women’s College exclusively admits female students. NTPC is sponsoring the construction of a medical college. A brand-new college is being built with

Sports

An artificial hockey field made of polygrass has been installed at the SAI Sports Complex in Bhawanipur, Sundargarh. In the Sundargarh district, this is the third synthetic hockey field. The additional turfs are located at Rourkela (Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium) and Panposh (Panposh Hockey Hostel). The project at Rs. 2.25 crores was approved by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in 2007. The turf’s foundational work was finished by May 2008, having started in 2007. After that, there was a waiting period until November 2008 for the arrival of synthetic turf, which was installed by February 2009.