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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Barbil
| native_name = Bada Barabil
| native_name_lang = or
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| settlement_type = City
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.12|N|85.40|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Odisha]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Keonjhar district|Keonjhar]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 80
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 477
| population_total = 125000
| population_as_of = 2017
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| population_density_km2 = 1168
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Odia language|Odia]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 758035
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06767
| registration_plate = OD 09
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 894 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website = {{URL|odisha.gov.in}}
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'''Barbil''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in the [[Kendujhar district]] (also known as Iron City) of the state of [[Odisha, India]]. '''The region around Barbil has one of the largest deposit of iron ore and manganese ore in the world.''' It is a major source of revenue generation for both the Central and the State governments.According to sources, 45% to 48% ST and SCs are living here.<ref>https://www.orissapost.com/govt-to-develop-joda-barbil-as-model-towns/</ref>It is a fifth scheduled area under the constitution of india.<ref>http://stscodisha.gov.in/Aboutus.asp?GL=abt&PL=1</ref><ref>https://vikaspedia.in/social-welfare/scheduled-tribes-welfare/fifth-schedule-areas</ref>

==Geography==
Barbil is located at {{coord|22.12|N|85.40|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Barabil.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Barbil]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|477|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Barbil is fully surrounded by hills.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Barbil, Odisha
| metric first = Y
| single line = yes
| Jan high C = 25.6
| Feb high C = 28.1
| Mar high C = 33.2
| Apr high C = 37.3
| May high C = 39.0
| Jun high C = 34.9
| Jul high C = 29.8
| Aug high C = 29.6
| Sep high C = 30.0
| Oct high C = 29.3
| Nov high C = 27.1
| Dec high C = 25.3
| Jan low C = 11.2
| Feb low C = 13.5
| Mar low C = 17.9
| Apr low C = 22.5
| May low C = 25.4
| Jun low C = 25.0
| Jul low C = 23.7
| Aug low C = 23.5
| Sep low C = 23.2
| Oct low C = 20.3
| Nov low C = 14.5
| Dec low C = 10.8
| Jan rain mm = 12
| Feb rain mm = 25
| Mar rain mm = 25
| Apr rain mm = 20
| May rain mm = 56
| Jun rain mm = 201
| Jul rain mm = 354
| Aug rain mm = 370
| Sep rain mm = 237
| Oct rain mm = 65
| Nov rain mm = 11
| Dec rain mm = 2
| rain colour = green
| source= [http://en.climate-data.org/location/968980/ en.climate-data.org]
}}

==Demographics==
According to the 2011 India [[census]], Barbil had a population of 66,540.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Barbil has an average literacy rate of 72.18%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. An additional 50,000 people come to Barbil for work.According to sources, 45% to 48% ST and SCs are living here.<ref>https://www.orissapost.com/govt-to-develop-joda-barbil-as-model-towns/</ref>

==Languages==
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Odia is the official language of Barbil .Nearly 45% to 48% of tribal populations resides in the municipality and hence many tribal languages have been spoken like HO ,Santali, bhuinya language and Sadri language.<ref>https://www.orissapost.com/govt-to-develop-joda-barbil-as-model-towns/</ref>

==Industry==
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Barbil is an industrialized town with a number of steel plants, iron ore pellet plants, ore crushers, and mines. The area is very rich in iron and manganese ore. The latest demand is for iron ore [[Iron ore#Beneficiation|fines]]. The iron ore is consumed domestically and is also exported to other countries such as China. Barbil also has steel manufacturing, iron ore pellet manufacturing, and liquid oxygen production.

==Transport==
[[Barbil railway station]] under Chakradharpur division is on a byline in the [[Tatanagar–Bilaspur section]] of the [[Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line]] connecting the mainline at Rajkharshavan station which is about 100 km from Barbil. Barbil is connected to Howrah, Bhubaneshwar, Puri, and Tatanagar by train. Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Howrah to Barbil and one passenger train from Tatanagar to Barbil.

Barbil is also connected to Bhubaneshwar & Puri by a daily-running Intercity Express train. Barbil-Chakradharpur Intercity Express (Daily) via Dongoaposi, Jhinkpani Chaibasa at Chakradharpur one can extend the journey to [[Rourkela]] or even [[Sambalpur]] Vizag Chennai Alleppy, etc. towards the south and Bilaspur Nagpur Mumbai towards West and also via Keonjhar Kendujhar. Jajpur Road, Cuttack Bhubaneshwar for connecting trains.<ref>http://indiarailinfo.com/train/2472/238/7867</ref> (Puri-Barbil).

Barbil is also connected to Kolkata, [[Kendujhar]], and [[Bhubaneshwar]] by road.
Prior to January 2008, there was air service from Barbil. However, international and local flights can be connected via Netaji Subhas Airport (Dum Dum, Kolkata), and also from Biju Patnaik Airport Bhubaneshwar. The Airstrip at Barbil (Tonto) can be used for private and Chartered flights.

Barbil has multiple hotels, including Padma Inn, Hotel Prateek, Hotel Smita, Lucky India, Aadhar Hotel, Hotel Karrow, Hotel Indrapuri, and The World Pinaca.

== Social activities ==
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Bikash Mahal is the pavilion where all the social, cultural, and national day events are organized.

There are many organizations in Barbil, like Barbil Haalchal, 'Native Voice', Prayaas, Niladri, Sambad Sahitya Ghara, Seva Group, Marwadi Yuva Manch, Sahitya Sansada, Gurudwara Singh Sabha Barbil, BVP, N.D.C.C and YBCC who carry out different social events in the town.

==Health==
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The air of Barbil is laden with dust due to mining activities and passage of mineral-laden trucks in the night through the town as no bypass roads for heavy vehicles are being constructed by the government.

In 2016, there was an outbreak of [[Dengue fever]].

==References==
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{{Kendujhar district}}
{{Municipalities of Odisha}}

[[Category: Cities and towns in Kendujhar district]]
[[Category: Iron ore mining in India]]
[[Category: Mining in Odisha]]

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