Jharsuguda
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Place details
- Locality
- Jharsuguda
- Region
- Odisha
- Country
- India
- Population
- 97,730
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jharsuguda
- Settlement.settlement_type
- city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Jharsuguda Railway Station, Odisha.JPG
- Settlement.nickname
- JSG
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Odisha#India #Asia #Earth
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Odisha, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Odisha
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jharsuguda
- Settlement.established_title
Key dates
- Inception
- 1951
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Jharsuguda district
- Population
- +97730
- Area
- +70.47
- Elevation
- +218
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Jharsuguda district
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Major Tribes
- Geography and Climate
- Culture
- Languages
- Transport
- Politics
- Education
- See also
- References
- External links
Jharsuguda () is a town and district headquarters of Jharsuguda district of Odisha, India. It is an industrial hub, consisting mainly of metallurgical industries. It is well connected to major cities of India through rail and air. It has an airport Veer Surendra Sai Airport. It is popularly known as the "Powerhouse of Odisha" due to its Mega Steel, Aluminium & Power Projects. Jharsuguda has often been referred as "Little India" as well because of its diverse demography, language and culture.
==Major Tribes== This district has major tribal populations among them important tribes are Sabara, Kisan, Kurukh, Bhuiyan, Munda and Santal. This district has unique diversity in terms of tribal culture, language and other focal culture. Kurukh people speak their mother tongue Kurukh language with Sadri language. Munda people speak their Ho language and Kisan people speak their Kisan dialect and Kharia speak their Kharia. Sadri and local Odia dialect is also quite popular among tribal communities.