Barbil
Sign in to saveBarbil is a town and a Municipal Council in the Kendujhar district (also known as Iron Town) of the state of Odisha, India. The region around Barbil has one of the largest deposits 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.
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- Locality
- Barbil
- Region
- Odisha
- Country
- India
- Population
- 56,870
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Barbil
- Settlement.native_name
- Badabil
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- or
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Odisha#India
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Odisha, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Odisha
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Keonjhar
- Settlement.named_for
- Barbil
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 165
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1077
- Settlement.population_total
- 300000
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 66540
- Area
- 41.44
- Elevation
- 477
- Dialing code
- 06767
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- postal code
- 758035
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Barbil is a town and a Municipal Council in the Kendujhar district (also known as Iron Town) of the state of Odisha, India. The region around Barbil has one of the largest deposits 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. It is a fifth scheduled area under the constitution of India.
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