Damanjodi
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Koraput district
- Area
- +12.3
- Elevation
- +834
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Hanuman Statue of Damanjodi.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
10 sectionsContents
- 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.