Brajarajnagar
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Brajarajnagar ବ୍ରଜରାଜନଗର |
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 Brajarajnagar
 Brajarajnagar
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| Coordinates: 21°49′N 83°55′E / 21.82°N 83.92°ECoordinates: 21°49′N 83°55′E / 21.82°N 83.92°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Odisha |
| District | Jharsuguda |
| Elevation | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 76,959 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 768216 |
| Telephone code | 066451 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-23 |
| Website | odisha |
Brajarajnagar is a town and a municipality in Jharsuguda district in the state of Odisha, India. It is famous for MCL-owned coal mines and now-defunct Orient Paper Mills of Birlas established in 1936.
Most of the population in this city were working for Orient Paper Mills, which belonged to Birla Group of industries. Brajrajnagar has in its vicinity numerous open-cast and underground coal mines of IB Valley Coalfield and Orient Colliery Area belonging to government-owned Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL).
The Brajrajnagar Police Station was established in 1936, in the same year, when the Orient Paper Mills of Birlas was established here. The mill started functioning in 1939, leading to the growth of township around it, inhabited by the employees.
Eventually, Brajrajnagar became a Nagar Panchayat (Notified Area Council) (NAC) in 1968, and in 1989 it was made a Nagar Palika (Municipality), spread over an area of 42.73 km2. and includes seven revenue villages, Lamtibahal, Telenpali, Remja, Lajkura, Gandghora, Katabaga and Sanjob.
Local leaders like Mrutyunjaya Dash and Rajkumari Dash from Telenpali and comrades had put valiant efforts during the freedom struggle of India.
Brajarajnagar is located at 21°49′N 83°55′E / 21.82°N 83.92°E. It has an average elevation of 216 metres (708 feet). Ib River, which is a tributary of Mahanadi river, flows to the east of the town.
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