Burla, India

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Burla v • d • e Orissa • India
Burla
District(s)	Sambalpur
Coordinates	21.5° N 83.87° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 173 m (568 ft)
Population	39,188 (2001)

Coordinates: 21.5° N 83.87° E

Burla is a town and a notified area committee in Sambalpur District in the state of Orissa, India. It is a small town at the bank of Mahanadi, and is about 15 kms from Sambalpur Orissa, India.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Economy
4 Education
5 Culture
6 References

[edit] Geography

Burla is located at 21.5° N 83.87° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 173 metres (567 feet). The town lies at one end of Hirakud Dam which is located around 2kms west of the town. The Jawahar Minar offers picturesque views of the dam, the lake and the surrounding forests of Barapahad (12 hills).

The town centre is small and is divided into 'Kaccha Market' and 'Pukka Market' and hosts numerous small stores and stalls, which are mostly family based small business enterprises. The famous grocery stores are the 'Choudhry's' the 'Sindhi's', the 'Acharya's' and the old world charm of 'Rambharose' snack joint serving hot samosas and jalebis underneath the banyan tree in the 'Kaccha Market' typically evokes the images of R K Narayan fictitious Malgudi.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Burla had a population of 39,188. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Burla has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 81% and female literacy of 66%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Economy

The town is also headquarters of Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd., a subsdiary of Coal India Ltd.

[edit] Education

The town is piquant and truly an university town as it hosts the Sambalpur University, the VSS Medical College and the University College of Engineering, besides numerous schools and colleges, thus the student population at the height of academic year is sizable.

University College of Engineering is one of the oldest & finest Engineering College in India. Recently it had celerated its golden jubilee in the Year 2006. Notably this college has been vast source for intelllectual capital in Engineering Sector both Public & Private.