Damanjodi

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Place details

Locality: Dumuriguda
Region: Odisha
Country: India
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Damanjodi
Settlement.settlement_type: Industrial Town thumb|Damanjodi
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Odisha#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Odisha, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Odisha
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Koraput
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 8469
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Odia
Settlement.timezone1: IST
Settlement.utc_offset1: +5:30

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Wikidata facts

Area: 12.3
Elevation: 834
Image: Hanuman Statue of Damanjodi.jpg
Dialing code: 6855

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postal code: 763008

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Contents

Geography
NALCO Township
Demographics
Places of worship
Parks and recreation areas
Education
Healthcare
Transportation
References
External links

Damanjodi is a town located in the Koraput district of Odisha, India. census, its population was 8,469. The town was founded as a residential area for employees of the National Aluminium Company (NALCO), a company that was established to harness the bauxite-rich deposits of the Panchpatmali Range. Damanjodi contains the NALCO Township, a residential area for NALCO employees, Mathalput, a semi-urban neighborhood with shops, and Bhejaput, a shopping complex. The population is considered cosmopolitan in nature with employees from all over India and locals from the tribal region.

==Geography== Damanjodi is located on the foothills of the Panchapatmali mountain range. The soil is rich with bauxite and has a reddish appearance. The topography is mountainous, and the river Kerandi runs nearby, serving as a source of clean water.