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Hirakud
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Hirakud is a small township located in Sambalpur in Odisha. It was a Notified Area Council (NAC) which was later included along with Burla in Sambalpur city to become a Municipal Corporation. This city is a hub of HINDALCO, an Indian aluminium and copper manufacturing company. Hirakud Dam, is one of the most visited tourist spot. It is one of the longest and largest dams in the world. It is constructed across the Mahanadi river between the Gandhi Minar in North and the Nehru Minar in the South, which connects these two hills. The shoreline spans around 640 km. This dam had a generating ca

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Place details

Region
Odisha
Country
India
Population
30,207
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Hirakud Town
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Odisha#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Odisha, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Odisha
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Sambalpur
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
160
Settlement.population_total
30,207
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1
Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1
Odia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Area
17.6
Elevation
160
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Image
Hirakud Dyke.JPG
Dialing code
66381
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postal code
768016
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Climate
  • Demography
  • Economy
  • Educational institutions
  • Banking Facilities
  • References
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Hirakud is a small township located in Sambalpur in Odisha. It was a Notified Area Council (NAC) which was later included along with Burla in Sambalpur city to become a Municipal Corporation. This city is a hub of HINDALCO, an Indian aluminium and copper manufacturing company. Hirakud Dam, is one of the most visited tourist spot. It is one of the longest and largest dams in the world. It is constructed across the Mahanadi river between the Gandhi Minar in North and the Nehru Minar in the South, which connects these two hills. The shoreline spans around 640 km. This dam had a generating capacity of 290MW. thumb|right|Fisherman working near the left dyke of Hirakud Dam

==Climate==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hirakud” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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