Sundergarh district
Sundargarh district
Sundargarh | |
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| Sundargarh | |
Clockwise from top-left: Khandadhar Waterfall, Road in Tilia, Landscape near Tumulia, Dulavpur, NIT Rourkela | |
Location in Odisha | |
| Coordinates: 22°06′58″N 84°00′58″E / 22.116°N 84.016°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northern Division |
| Headquarter | Sundargarh |
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| Government | |
| • Member of Parliament | Jual Oram, (BJP) |
| • Collector & District Magistrate | Manoj Satyawan Mahajan, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Pratyush Diwaker, IPS (Sundargarh Police district) Brijesh Rai, IPS (Rourkela Police district) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,712 km2 (3,750 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,093,437 |
| • Density | 216/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| • Local | Sadri, Kurukh, Munda, Kharia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 769 xxx, 770 xxx |
| Vehicle registration | OD-16, OD-14 |
| Literacy | 73.34% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sundargarh(ST) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 7
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| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,657.1 millimetres (65.24 in) |
| Website | www |
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Sundargarh District is a district in the northwestern part of Odisha state in eastern India.
Sundargarh district is bounded by Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh in the west, Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh in the North-West, Simdega district of Jharkhand in the North, West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand and Keonjhar district of Odisha in the east and Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Deogarh and Angul districts of Odisha in the South. The town of Sundargarh is the district headquarters. Rourkela is the largest city in the entire district.