Byasanagar
| Byasanagar | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Byasanagar Location in Odisha, India | |
| Coordinates: 20°56′46″N 86°07′48″E / 20.9460°N 86.1301°ECoordinates: 20°56′46″N 86°07′48″E / 20.9460°N 86.1301°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Jajapur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Byasanagar is a city and a municipality in Jajapur district in the state of Odisha, India. Popularly known as steel city of India for several steel companies including Tisco, Jindal etc. According to district officials there are around 14 major companies and several small companies in the vicinity. The city is home to some eminent people in Odisha, including Mr. P. C. Ghadei (Ex-FM), his son Mr. Priti Ranjan Ghadei (MLA), Mr. Sarat Rout, renowned actor Mr. Akash Das Nayak, and his actress aunt the veteran Ms. Anita Dash, actress Naina Das and businessmen including Suryansh Hotel owner Mr. Ashok Dash, Palli Bidi owner Late Shri Jagabandhu Sahoo, Konark Gananatya owner and film producer Mr. Pradip Bal (Tutu), Sarita Hotel owner Mr. Vinod Sharma, social activist Mr. Jitendra Rout(Gaji) and renowned High Court Lawyer Mr. Bibekananda Mohanty.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census,[1] Byasanagar had a population of 237,609. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Vyasanagar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 66%; 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is one of the fastest growing city in terms of industries.
Transportation
Areas under Jajpur Road are
- Vyasanagar
- Kalinganagar
- Duburi
- Danagadi
- Chorda
- Kanhaipur
- Nahaka
- Pahanga
- Tarapur
- Dala
- Natapada
- Jhatiasahi
- Mundamal
- Umapada
- Sankhachilla
- Janha
- Santara
- Patuli
- Chotraypur
- Vikipur
- Rajmahal
- Dhabalgiri
- Ganesh Bazar
- Gopabandhu Chock
- Station Bazar
- Bank Street
- Military Chock
The railway station is the Jajpur Keonjhar Road Railway Station which falls on the Howrah-Chennai main line and is the only major stop between Bhadrak and Cuttack.
The town is also only about 15 km (9 mi) from the National Highway 5. Various Bus Services connect Byasanagar to Bhubaneswar via Cuttack, Rourkela via Keonjhar, and Balasore via Bhadrak.
Nearest Airport is at Bhubaneswar, the state capital.
References
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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