Kiriburu
Sign in to savethumb Kiriburu is a census town in the border of Jharkhand and Odisha. The term Kiriburu refers to the forest of Elephants in Mundari (Kiri = Elephant and Buru = Forest) due to the large number of elephants found in this forest.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kiriburu
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Mandal/Hill Station
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Odisha#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Jharkhand
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pashchimi Singhbhum (West Singhbhum)
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 990.64
- Settlement.population_total
- 9544
- Settlement.population_as_of
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Odisha
- Elevation
- +1310.64
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Article
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- Overview
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thumb Kiriburu is a census town in the border of Jharkhand and Odisha. The term Kiriburu refers to the forest of Elephants in Mundari (Kiri = Elephant and Buru = Forest) due to the large number of elephants found in this forest.
It is a famous hill station situated in the core of Saranda forest, which means "land of seven hundred hills". The forest has some waterfalls such as Jhingara, Pundul, Ghagrita and Shadunala. Apart from the rich flora and fauna, the town is also known for having big Iron-ore Mines KIOM (Kiriburu Iron-Ore Mine) & MIOM (Meghahatuburu Iron-Ore Mine) both governed by Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). ==Overview== The towns of Meghahatuburu and Kiriburu are contiguous as they are located in Jharkhand & Odisha respectively and share many local facilities. The official pin codes of Kiriburu and Meghahatuburu are 758040 and 833223. Most of the People work in SAIL Iron Ore Mines.