Rajgangpur
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| ?Rajgangpur Orissa • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Sundargarh |
| Population | 43,912 (2001) |
Rajgangpur is an industrial city and a municipality in Sundargarh district in the northwestern state of Orissa in eastern India. The town hosts several small and medium sized factories. The two big ones being OCL India Limited and Hari Machines Ltd.
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[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[1], Rajgangpur had a population of 43,912. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Rajgangpur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 62%. In Rajgangpur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Two prominent institutions of higher education are Sarbati Devi women's college & Dalmia College. Rajgangpur is also famous for an old Shiva Temple located in a small place called Goghar (about 8 k.m. from rajgangpur). Thousands of devotees comes to see the temple during the holy period of Sawan (Indian equivalent of Rainy season).
[edit] Tribals
The Kisan (a branch of Oraons), Gond and Oraons (kuruxar) are the main residents of the City and the District. The main occupation is Farming and Food Gathering. The Educated Tribals work in nearby Factories and in Government Jobs. The Tribal Men and Women are hardworking people and the main recreation is Singing and Dancing using Mandar and Muhuri. Education , Medical fecility, Clean Drinking Water and Social Justice are of major concern to the Tribals as they have very little access to this facilities.
[edit] Industry
Rajgangpur is home to OCL India Limited and some other industries. Larsen & Toubro Ltd. have their Kansbahal Works heavy engineering unit about 12 km from Rajgangpur at Kansbahal. Popular for the manufacturing of Heavy Machinery Products. Mfg specially for Steel Plant, Paper & pulp, coal Mines etc., Rajgangpur is well connected between Sundergarh and Rourkela.
Various other Small Industries Located at Rajgangpur are: TR Chemicals, Scan Steels, Jay Jagannath Steels.
[edit] Schools
Three famous schools in Rajgangpur are Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Dalmia Vidya Mandir, Nirmala English School and Rashtriya Vidyalaya.
[edit] See also
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The famous senior secondary schools are Sri Aurobindo Integral Education & Research Centre(CBSE),Nirmala English School(ICSE),Saraswati Vidya Mandir(CBSE),St. Mary's Girls High School(ORSE).
Dalmia Vidya Mandir(CBSE)is the only school imparting higher secondary education.
The other schools providing primary education are Kiddies Abode & Kinder Garten.
[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
