Sundergarh district

Sundargarh District is a district in the northwestern part of Odisha state in eastern India.

Sundargarh district Sundargarh
District of Odisha
Sundargarh
Clockwise from top-left: Khandadhar Waterfall, Road in Tilia, Landscape near Tumulia, Dulavpur, NIT Rourkela
Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 22.116°N 84.016°E / 22.116; 84.016
Country	India
State	Odisha
Division	Northern Division
Headquarter	Sundargarh
District subdivisions	Sundargarh Panposh Banei
Government
• Member of Parliament	Jual Oram, (BJP)
• Collector & District Magistrate	Manoj Satyawan Mahajan, IAS
• Superintendent of Police	Pratyush Diwaker, IPS (Sundargarh Police district) Brijesh Rai, IPS (Rourkela Police district)
Area
• Total	9,712 km2 (3,750 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,093,437
• Density	216/km2 (560/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
• Local	Sadri, Kurukh, Munda, Kharia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	769 xxx, 770 xxx
Vehicle registration	OD-16, OD-14
Literacy	73.34%
Lok Sabha constituency	Sundargarh(ST)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	7   008-Talsara(ST) 009-Sundargarh(ST) 010-Biramitrapur(ST) 011-Raghunathpali(SC) 012-Rourkela 013-Rajgangpur(ST) 014-Bonai(ST)
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,657.1 millimetres (65.24 in)
Website	www.sundargarh.nic.in

Sundargarh district is bounded by Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh in the west, Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh in the North-West, Simdega district of Jharkhand in the North, West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand and Keonjhar district of Odisha in the east and Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh and Angul districts of Odisha in the South. The town of Sundargarh is the district headquarters. Rourkela is the largest city in the entire district.

Geography

The Sundargarh district forms the northwestern part of the Odisha state and is the second largest district in the state accounting for 6.23% of the total area. The geographical area of the district is 9,712 km² (3,750 sq mi). The district spreads from 21°36′N to 22°32′N and from 83°32′E to 85°22′E.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	277,173	—
1911	362,138	+30.7%
1921	377,449	+4.2%
1931	436,860	+15.7%
1941	490,708	+12.3%
1951	552,203	+12.5%
1961	758,617	+37.4%
1971	1,030,758	+35.9%
1981	1,337,871	+29.8%
1991	1,573,617	+17.6%
2001	1,830,673	+16.3%
2011	2,093,437	+14.4%
Source: Census of India[3]

Religions in Sundergarh district (2011)[4]
Religion			Per cent
Hinduism			73.20%
Christianity			18.39%
ORP			4.30%
Islam			3.41%
Other or not stated			0.70%
*ORP mostly adherents of Sarnaism

According to the 2011 census Sundargarh district has a population of 2,093,437,^[1] roughly equal to the nation of North Macedonia^[5] or the US state of New Mexico.^[6] This gives it a ranking of 221st in India (out of a total of 640).^[1] The district has a population density of 214 inhabitants per square kilometre (550/sq mi).^[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 13.66%.^[1] Sundargarh has a sex ratio of 973 females for every 1000 males,^[1] and a literacy rate of 73.34%. 35.26% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 9.16% and 50.75% of the population respectively.^[1]

Languages of Sundergarh district (2011)^[7]

1. Odia (45.9%)
2. Sadri (14.8%)
3. Mundari (9.62%)
4. Hindi (6.98%)
5. Kurukh (5.57%)
6. Kisan (4.57%)
7. Kharia (4.38%)
8. Urdu (2.14%)
9. Bengali (1.52%)
10. Other (4.53%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 43.85% of the population in the district spoke Odia,14.8% Sadri, 9.62% Mundari, 6.98% Hindi, 5.57% Kurukh, 4.57% Kisan, 4.38% Kharia, 2.14% Urdu and 1.52% Bengali as their first language.^[7]

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sundargarh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).^[8] It is one of the 19 districts in Odisha currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[8]

Politics

Lok Sabha

Main article: Sundargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)

Present Lok Sabha MP is Jual Oram who is representing the seat from 2014.

Vidhan Sabha Constituencies

Main article: List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha

The following is the list of 7 Vidhan Sabha constituencies^[9][10] of Sundargarh district and the elected members^[11] of that area

No.	Constituency	Reservation	Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks)	Member of 17th Assembly	Party
8	Talsara	ST	Subdega, Balisankara, Baragaon, Lephripara (part)	Bhabani Shankar Bhoi	BJP
9	Sundargarh	ST	Sundargarh (M), Sundargarh, Tangarpali, Hemgiri, Lephripara (part)	Jogesh Kumar Singh	BJD
10	Biramitrapur	ST	Biramitrapur (M), Kuarmunda, Nuagaon, Bisra (part)	Rohit Joseph Tirkey	BJD
11	Raghunathpali	SC	Rourkela (Township), Lathikata (part)	Durga Charan Tanti	BJP
12	Rourkela	None	Rourkela (M), Kulunga (O.G.), Bisra (part)	Sarada Prasad Nayak	BJD
13	Rajgangpur	ST	Rajgangpur (M), Rajgangpur, Kutra, Lathikata (part)	C. S. Raazen Ekka	INC
14	Bonai	ST	Gurundia, Bonaigarh, Lahunipara, Koira	Laxman Munda	CPI(M)