Hirakud

Hirakud Town
ହୀରାକୁଦ
Sambalpur
Hirakud Town
Hirakud Town

Location in Odisha, India

Coordinates: 21°31′N 83°52′E / 21.52°N 83.87°E / 21.52; 83.87Coordinates: 21°31′N 83°52′E / 21.52°N 83.87°E / 21.52; 83.87
Country  India
State Odisha
District Sambalpur
Elevation 160 m (520 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 30,207
Languages
 • Official Sambalpuri
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration OD
Website odisha.gov.in

Hirakud is a small township located in Sambalpur in Odisha. It was a Notified Area which finally included along with Burla in Sambalpur city to obtain the Corporation tag. It was earlier a village which came to the industrial limelight in 1956 when Hirakud Dam was built and thereby clearing the path for industrial growth in this earlier known rustic small township. Presently, this town is known for being industrialized with a few of the largest companies, to cite as example is the HINDALCO. Hirakud Dam, with its potential for irrigation and production of hydroelectric power, has also been able to attract tourists for it being the largest manmade artificial lake in Asia and one of the longest and largest dams in the world. It has been constructed on the Mahanadi river between the Gandhi Minar in North and the Nehru Minar in the South which connects these two well known hills. The shoreline spans around 640 km.At the base of Hirakud Dam Burla power house present with generating capacity 290MW.

Fisherman working near the left dyke of Hirakud Dam

Demography

Hirakud is a Notified Area Committee city in district of Sambalpur, Orissa. The Hirakud city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Hirakud Notified Area Committee has population of 30,207 of which 15,698 are males while 14,509 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3513 which is 11.63% of total population of Hirakud (NAC). In Hirakud Notified Area Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 924 against state average of 979. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Hirakud is around 903 compared to Orissa state average of 941. Literacy rate of Hirakud city is 84.00% higher than state average of 72.87%. In Hirakud, Male literacy is around 90.39% while female literacy rate is 77.11%.

Hirakud Notified Area Committee has total administration over 6,963 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Notified Area Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. [1]

Economy

As Hirakud is primarily dependent on agriculture, Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCI) Hirakud helps in storing and managing the food grains of nearby districts as well.

Educational institutions

Petrol Pump

Hirakud has two petrol pumps, one operated by Hindustan Petroleum and another by Bharat Petroleum, within 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from Hirakud.These two petrol pump fulfil the need of fuel for the residents of hirakud.

Banking Facilities

Three nationalised banks i.e. State Bank of India , Andhra Bank , and UCO Bank are currently functioning in hirakud . Besides the ATM facilities of all the above banks and Axis bank ,ICICI bank ,Punjab National Bank etc are also present .

References

  1. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801810-hirakud-orissa.html
  2. ↑ http://www.hirakudcollege.org/
  3. ↑ http://www.itihkd.com/index.php

Sambalpur travel guide from Wikivoyage


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