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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sundargarh district
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Odisha|District]] of [[Odisha]]
| image_skyline = Khandadhar Waterfall.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| nickname =
| image_map = India Odisha Sundargarh district.svg
| map_caption = Location in Odisha, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.116|N|84.016|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Orissa Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Odisha]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Sundargarh]]
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title = [[District Magistrate (India)|Collector & District Magistrate]]
| leader_name = Nikhil Pavan Kalyan, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1 = [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police of Sundargarh Police District]]
| leader_name1 = Sagarika Nath, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
| leader_title2 = [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police of Rourkela Police District]]
| leader_name2 = Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
| leader_title3 = [[Sundargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Member of Parliament]]
| leader_name3 = [[Jual Oram]], ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| leader_title4 = [[Sundargarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name4 = Kusum Tete, ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 9712
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 2093437
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 216
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 769 xxx, 770 xxx
| registration_plate = OD-16, OD-14
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = 73.34%
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Aw]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])
| website = {{URL|www.sundargarh.nic.in}}

| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Odia language|Odia]], [[English language|English]]
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info2 = [[Sadri language|Sadri]], [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]], [[Mundari language|Munda]], [[Kharia language|Kharia]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Sundargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sundargarh(ST)]]
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = 7 {{collapsible list|title={{nbsp}}|008-[[Talsara (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Talsara(ST)]] 009-[[Sundargarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sundargarh(ST)]] 010-[[Biramitrapur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Biramitrapur(ST)]] 011-[[Raghunathpali (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raghunathpali(SC)]] 012-[[Rourkela (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rourkela]] 013-[[Rajgangpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajgangpur(ST)]] 014-[[Bonai (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bonai(ST)]]}}
| blank2_name_sec2 = [[Precipitation (meteorology)|Precipitation]]
| blank2_info_sec2 = {{convert|1657.1|mm|in}}
| official_name =
}}
'''Sundargarh District''' is a [[Districts of Odisha|district]] in the northwestern part of [[Odisha]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in eastern [[India]].

Sundargarh district is bounded by [[Raigarh district]] of [[Chhattisgarh]] in the west, [[Jashpur district]] of Chhattisgarh in the North-West, [[Simdega district]] of [[Jharkhand]] in the North, [[West Singhbhum district]] of Jharkhand and [[Keonjhar district]] of Odisha in the east and [[Jharsuguda district|Jharsuguda]], [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]], [[Deogarh district|Deogarh]] and [[Angul district|Angul]] districts of Odisha in the South. The town of [[Sundargarh]] is the district headquarters. [[Rourkela]] is the largest city in the entire district.

==Geography==
The Sundargarh district forms the northwestern part of the Odisha state and is the second largest district in the state accounting for 6.23% of the total area. The geographical area of the district is {{cvt|9712|km2}}. The district spreads from 21°36′N to 22°32′N and from 83°32′E to 85°22′E.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sundergarh.nic.in/Introduction.htm |title=Sundargarh District at a Glance : |publisher=Sundergarh.nic.in |date=1948-01-01 |access-date=2016-01-30}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Sundargarh district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,093,437,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date =30 September 2011 |year=2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date =1 October 2011 | quote =Macedonia 2,077,328 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=30 September 2011| quote =New Mexico – 2,059,179 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 221st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 214 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 13.66%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Sundargarh has a [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 973 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 73.34%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 43.85% of the population in the district spoke [[Odia language|Odia]], 14.8% [[Sadri language|Sadri]], 9.62% [[Mundari language|Mundari]], 6.98% [[Hindi]], 5.57% [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]], 4.57% [[Kurukh language|Kisan]], 4.38% [[Kharia language|Kharia]], 2.14% [[Urdu]], 2.04% [[Sambalpuri language|Sambalpuri]] and 1.52% [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{Pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = Languages of Sundergarh district in 2011 census
| label1 = [[Odia language|Odia]]
| value1 = 43.85
| color1 = gold
| label2 = [[Sadri language|Sadri]]
| value2 = 14.80
| color2 = mediumblue
| label3 = [[Mundari language|Munda]]
| value3 = 9.62
| color3 = HotPink
| label4 = [[Hindi]]
| value4 = 6.98
| color4 = orange
| label5 = [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]]
| value5 = 5.57
| color5 = Limegreen
| label6 = [[Kurukh language|Kisan]]
| value6 = 4.57
| color6 = springgreen
| label7 = [[Kharia language|Kharia]]
| value7 = 4.38
| color7 = Violet
| label8 = [[Urdu]]
| value8 = 2.14
| color8 = green
| label9 = [[Sambalpuri language|Sambalpuri]]
| value9 = 2.04
| color9 = khaki
| label10 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| value10 = 1.52
| color10 = orangered
| label11 = Others
| value11 = 4.53
| color11 = Grey
}}

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,77,173|13=1911|14=3,62,138|15=1921|16=3,77,449|17=1931|18=4,36,860|19=1941|20=4,90,708|21=1951|22=5,52,203|23=1961|24=7,58,617|25=1971|26=10,30,758|27=1981|28=13,37,871|29=1991|30=15,73,617|31=2001|32=18,30,673|33=2011|34=20,93,437|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=none|cols=2}}

==Economy==
In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Sundargarh one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 19 districts in Odisha currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Politics==

=== Lok Sabha ===
{{Main articles|Sundargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)}}
Present [[Lok Sabha]] MP is [[Jual Oram]] who is representing the seat from 2014.

===Vidhan Sabha Constituencies===
{{main|List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha}}
The following is the list of 7 [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref> of Sundargarh district and the elected members<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/listofmem1.asp |title=List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly |work=ws.ori.nic.in |quote=MEMBER NAME |access-date=19 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502003512/http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/mlaprofile/listofmem1.asp |archive-date=2 May 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> of that area

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!No.
!Constituency
!Reservation
!Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks)
!Member of 16th Assembly
![[Political party|Party]]
|-
!8
|[[Talsara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Talsara]]
|ST
|Subdega, Balisankara, Baragaon, Lephripara (part)
| [[Bhabani Shankar Bhoi]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
!9
|[[Sundargarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sundargarh]]
|ST
|Sundargarh (M), Sundargarh, Tangarpali, Hemgiri, Lephripara (part)
| [[Kusum Tete]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
!10
|[[Biramitrapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Biramitrapur]]
|ST
|Biramitrapur (M), Kuarmunda, Nuagaon, Bisra (part) 
| [[Shankar Oram]]
| bgcolor="#FF9933" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
!11
|[[Raghunathpali (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Raghunathpali]]
|SC
|Rourkela (Township), Lathikata (part)
| Subrat Tarai
|bgcolor="#004225" | [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
|-
!12
|[[Rourkela (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rourkela]]
|None
|Rourkela (M), Kulunga (O.G.), Bisra (part) 
|Sarada Prasad Nayak
|bgcolor="#004225" | [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
|-
!13
|[[Rajgangpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Rajgangpur]]
|ST
|Rajgangpur (M), Rajgangpur, Kutra, Lathikata (part)
| Rajeen Ekka
|bgcolor="#00BFFF" | [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
!14
|[[Bonai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bonai]]
|ST
|Gurundia, Bonaigarh, Lahunipara, Koira
|[[Laxman Munda]]
|bgcolor="#FF0000" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=22.2292921&lon=84.4570327&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2 wikimapia coord]
* {{official website|http://sundergarh.nic.in/}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Sundergarh district
|North = [[Simdega district]], Jharkhand
|Northeast = [[West Singhbhum district]], Jharkhand
|East =
|Southeast = [[Kendujhar district]] [[Anugul district]]
|South = [[Debagarh district]]
|Southwest = [[Jharsuguda district]] [[Sambalpur district]]
|West = [[Raigarh district]], Chhattisgarh
|Northwest = [[Jashpur district]], Chhattisgarh
}}

{{Sundergarh district}}
{{Western Odisha}}
{{Odisha}}
{{Mahanadi Basin}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sundergarh District}}
[[Category:Sundergarh district| ]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Districts of Odisha]]

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Surojits999 at 12:29, 13 March 2026

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