Hirakud
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Hirakud Town ହୀରାକୁଦ |
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| Sambalpur | |
 Hirakud Town
 Hirakud Town
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| Coordinates: 21°31′N 83°52′E / 21.52°N 83.87°ECoordinates: 21°31′N 83°52′E / 21.52°N 83.87°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| 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 |
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.
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.
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.
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