Titlagarh Explained

Titlagarh
Native Name:Titilagarh
Settlement Type:Town, Municipality
Pushpin Map:India Odisha#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:20.2871°N 83.1466°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: Odisha
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Balangir
Leader Title:Sub-Collector
Leader Name:Shri Rehan Khatri (IAS)
Leader Title1:MLA
Leader Name1:Smt. Gita(Tukuni) Sahu
Leader Title2:Municipality Chairperson
Leader Name2:Smt. Mamata Devi Jain
Area Total Km2:15.34
Elevation M:215
Population Total:34067
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:2221
Population Demonym:Titlagadia
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Blank1 Info Sec1:0km (00miles)
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Balangir
Blank4 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Titilagarh
Blank5 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Odia
Demographics1 Title2:Local
Demographics1 Info2:Sambalpuri
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:767033
Registration Plate:OD-03
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:06655
Government Type:Municipality

Titlagarh is a Municipality located in the Indian state of Odisha. It is a known summer hotspot in India due its extreme heatwaves.[1]

Geography and Climate

Titilagarh is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet).

Demographics

India census,[3] Titilagarh had a population of 27,756. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Titilagarh has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 57%. In Titilagarh, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Titilagarh Junction railway station is a junction on the Jharsuguda - Vizianagaram line and Raipur - Vizianagaram line. Through this it is connected to all major cities of India. It was one of the major railway stations in the Sambalpur Railway Division under East Coast Railway Zone.

Titilagarh is near to NH-59 (previously known as NH-217), which runs between Gopalpur in Odisha and Raipur in Chhattisgarh. There is a state highway between Titilagarh and Balangir district via Saintala and between Titilagarh to Bhawanipatana via Sindhekela.

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-imd-releases-list-of-cities-with-highest-maximum-temperatures-2958997
  2. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Titlagarh.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Titilagarh
  3. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 16 June 2004. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.