Jharsuguda
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Jharsuguda ଝାରସୁଗୁଡା Industrial Hub of Odisha |
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| Nickname(s): JSG | |
 Jharsuguda
 Jharsuguda
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| Coordinates: 21°51′N 84°02′E / 21.85°N 84.03°ECoordinates: 21°51′N 84°02′E / 21.85°N 84.03°E | |
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 India
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| State | Odisha |
| District | Jharsuguda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 223 km2 (86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 97,730 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 768201 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-23 (Previously OR-23) |
| Website | jharsuguda |
Jharsuguda (Odia: ) is the district headquarters of Jharsuguda district of Odisha, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Jharsuguda district. It is an industrial hub, consisting mainly of metallurgical industries. Jharsuguda is well connected to all major cities of India through the rail network. It is also the biggest junction in India. It is popularly known as the power house of Odisha due to a large number of thermal power plants located nearby.
Jharsuguda is located at 21°51′N 84°02′E / 21.85°N 84.03°E. It has an average elevation of 218 metres (715 ft). Jharsuguda is located in Western Odisha. State highway 10 and National highway 200 (NH-200) pass through Jharsuguda. The Ib River flows along the Western side of Jharsuguda town and the river Bheden flows in the south. The area of the town is 70.47 km2, and has a population of 579,499.
The town situated at 21.82° north longitude and 84.1° latitude and at a height of 700–750 feet above mean sea level. The highest temperature recorded in summer is 48.0 °C and it has an average rain fall of 1527 mm.
Jharsuguda is a cosmopolitan city housing people from all the regions of India. Major festivals celebrated in the town are:
This cosmopolitan town is fast emerging as the economic hub of Odisha; the state government has formed a master plan for the city's development. Jharsuguda has a unit of Ultratech Cement of the Aditya Birla Group at Dhutra, which is India's largest cement manufacturing company. Many small- and medium-scale steel units are being set up in the town vicinity, including Bhushan Power & Steel Limited (Thelkoloi village), SMC Power Generation Ltd., Action Ispat Ltd., Eastern Steel & Power Ltd., TRL Krosaki Refractories Limited and Concast Steel & Power Ltd. A few large-scale units of Vedanta Alumina Ltd and Utkal Alumina International Ltd will be setting up units in the area.
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