Bargarh
Bargarh
Ricebowl of Odisha, City Of Handloom | |
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Town | |
From Top Left:
Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Nrusinghanath stream, Drone view of Bargarh Town during Dhanujatra, Bargarh Railway Station, Lord Krishna Statue, VSS Statue, Aapkhol Waterfall | |
| Nickname: ଭାତହାଣ୍ଡି Bhatahandi | |
| Coordinates: 21°20′N 83°37′E / 21.333°N 83.617°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Bargarh district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Bargarh Municipality |
| • Member of Parliament | Pradip Purohit (BJP) |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Aswini Sarangi (BJP) |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population (2011) | 80,625 |
| • Rank | 13(in Odisha) |
| • Density | 38,762/km2 (100,390/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bargadia |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| • Local | Sambalpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 768028 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-17 |
| Website | http://bargarh.nic.in |
Bargarh is one of the major towns of Western Odisha and a municipality in Bargarh district in the state of Odisha in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bargarh District and an important town of Odisha because it is known as the "rice bowl of Odisha" due to its intense rice production. It is an agro-industrial hub and is also known as "city of handloom" because sambalpuri sari originated from here."Dhanu jatra" of Bargarh is world famous and is known as the "world's largest open air theatre". Bargarh was awarded with the "fastest moving city" award under the 50k-100k category in Swachh Sarbekhyan 2022 in the east zone.
BPCL’s first integrated 2G+1G BioEthanol refinery at Bargarh, Odisha is scheduled for mechanical completion . This will be using biomass from non-edible whole plants or food grain residues for 2G ethanol and sugarcane juice, molasses & damaged grains for making 1G ethanol.