Brajarajnagar
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Brajarajnagar is a city and a municipality
in Jharsuguda district
in the state of Orissa
, India
.
Most of the population of this city were working for Orient Paper Mills
, which belonged to Birla
group of industries. Brajrajnagar has in its vicinity numerous open-cast coal mines of Ib Valley Coalfield
now belonging to government owned Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
.
, Brajarajnagar had a population of 76,941. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Brajarajnagar has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 77% and female literacy of 60%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
of Birla
s which happens to be the oldest industry in the state of Orissa, having set up in the year 1936 and production being started in 1939. Though since 1999, the O.P.M of Brajrajnagar has been shut down. Since then, thousand of workers have either shifted to the O.P.M. at Amlai
, Madhya Pradesh
or are working at MCL
Brajrajnagar.
The IB Valley Coal Area is also in Brajrajnagar and nearby areas. Prior to nationalization in the year 1973, three underground mines were operational in Brajrajnagar. Post nationalization, the IB valley Opencast Mines were opened from 1984 onwards. At present IB Valley Area consists of three Opencast Mines namely Lajkura Opencast mine, Samleswari Opencast mine and Lilari Opencast mine.
National Aluminium Company
Ltd, a government owned company, is planning to set up an Aluminium Smelter plant and one of the largest power plant near the town.
to Chandikhole
in Orissa
. Many Private buses runs daily service to major cities of Orissa such as Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur and Sambalpur.
- Rourkela
and Bilaspur
- Sambalpur
route and is managed by Bilaspur division of South East Central Railway
. It serves as important loading point for various coal-mines located in this area of Orissa
. Brajrajnagar has another railway station, IB which is 1.5 km away from BRJN
, who won the seat in State elections of 2004. He has previously won the seat in 2000 and 1996 as INC candidate. Prasanna Kumar Panda of CPI
had won this seat in 1995, 1990 and in 1985. Upendra Dikshit had won this seat as INC(I) candidate in 1980 and as INC candidate in 1977.
It was a part of Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
, though now it is a part of Bargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
, after a new Lok Sabha
constituency was created after 2008 delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India
in 2002. Shri Sanjay Bhoi of Indian National Congress
is currently the M.P.
from Bargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Jharsuguda district
Jharsuguda District
Jharsuguda is a district in Orissa, India with Jharsuguda town as its headquarters. The district once had an airport during World War II. This region is rich in coal and other mineral reserves...
in the state of Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Most of the population of this city were working for Orient Paper Mills
Orient Paper Mills
Orient Paper Mill is a paper and paper crafts manufacturer in Amlai and Brajarajnagar , India, which employs most of the populace of that area. It is one of the most efficient paper mills in the area and has been associated with paper manufacture in Africa...
, which belonged to Birla
Birla
Birla may refer to:* Birla family* Members of the Birla family:** Aditya Birla** Basant Kumar Birla** Ghanshyam Das Birla** Krishna Kumar Birla** Kumar Mangalam Birla...
group of industries. Brajrajnagar has in its vicinity numerous open-cast coal mines of Ib Valley Coalfield
Ib Valley Coalfield
Ib Valley Coalfield is located in Jharsuguda district in the Indian state of Orissa, in the valley of the Ib River, a tributary of the Mahanadi.-History:...
now belonging to government owned Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
Coal India Limited
Coal India Limited is an Indian state-controlled coal company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the world's largest coal miner with revenue exceeding 60,245 Crore . It was formerly owned entirely by the Union Government of India, under the administrative control of the Ministry of...
.
Geography
Brajarajnagar is located at 21.82°N 83.92°E. It has an average elevation of 216 metres (708 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Brajarajnagar had a population of 76,941. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Brajarajnagar has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 77% and female literacy of 60%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Industry
Brajrajnagar had one large paper mill named Orient Paper MillsOrient Paper Mills
Orient Paper Mill is a paper and paper crafts manufacturer in Amlai and Brajarajnagar , India, which employs most of the populace of that area. It is one of the most efficient paper mills in the area and has been associated with paper manufacture in Africa...
of Birla
Birla
Birla may refer to:* Birla family* Members of the Birla family:** Aditya Birla** Basant Kumar Birla** Ghanshyam Das Birla** Krishna Kumar Birla** Kumar Mangalam Birla...
s which happens to be the oldest industry in the state of Orissa, having set up in the year 1936 and production being started in 1939. Though since 1999, the O.P.M of Brajrajnagar has been shut down. Since then, thousand of workers have either shifted to the O.P.M. at Amlai
Amlai
Amlai is a census town in Shahdol and Anuppur districts in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.It essentially has three parts to it.* Orient Paper Mills colony* Hukumchand Jute Mills colony* Coalfields colony* Soda Factory* Birla Mandir...
, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
or are working at MCL
MCL
- Medicine :* Mantle cell lymphoma* Mast cell leukemia* Maximum comfortable levels of auditory stimuli* Medial collateral ligament* Medical Center Leeuwarden* Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans* Midclavicular line* Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis...
Brajrajnagar.
The IB Valley Coal Area is also in Brajrajnagar and nearby areas. Prior to nationalization in the year 1973, three underground mines were operational in Brajrajnagar. Post nationalization, the IB valley Opencast Mines were opened from 1984 onwards. At present IB Valley Area consists of three Opencast Mines namely Lajkura Opencast mine, Samleswari Opencast mine and Lilari Opencast mine.
National Aluminium Company
National Aluminium Company
National Aluminium Company Limited, abbreviated as NALCO, has units all over India at places like Angul and Damanjodi...
Ltd, a government owned company, is planning to set up an Aluminium Smelter plant and one of the largest power plant near the town.
Road
Brajarajnagar falls on National Highway 200 (NH 200) which connects Raipur, the state capital of ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....
to Chandikhole
Chandikhole
Chandikhole is a town in Jajapur district, Orissa, India. The place has been named after Goddess "Chandi" worshipped by late monk Baba Bhairabananda Bramhachari who established the deity of Maa Chandi in one of the adjoining hills of Barunei full of dense forest and ferrocious animals in...
in Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
. Many Private buses runs daily service to major cities of Orissa such as Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur and Sambalpur.
Railways
Brajrajnagar Railways Station (BRJN) falls on BilaspurBilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur is a city in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, situated 111 km north of state capital, Raipur. It is the second-largest city in the state. It is the administrative headquarter of Bilaspur district...
- Rourkela
Rourkela
Rourkela is located in the northwestern tip of the Indian state of Orissa at the heart of a rich mineral belt. It is situated about north of state capital Bhubaneswar.It is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by rivers. One of the largest steel plants of the Steel Authority of India...
and Bilaspur
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur is a city in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, situated 111 km north of state capital, Raipur. It is the second-largest city in the state. It is the administrative headquarter of Bilaspur district...
- Sambalpur
Sambalpur
Sambalpur is a city in Sambalpur district in the Indian state of Orissa.It lies at a distance of 321 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar. In the year 1876, Sambalpur was established as a municipality. It is currently the headquarters and the largest city of Sambalpur district. It is also...
route and is managed by Bilaspur division of South East Central Railway
South East Central Railway
The South East Central Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Bilaspur and comprises Nagpur division, reorganized Bilaspur division of South Eastern Railway and new Raipur division....
. It serves as important loading point for various coal-mines located in this area of Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
. Brajrajnagar has another railway station, IB which is 1.5 km away from BRJN
Politics
The current MLA from Brajarajnagar Assembly Constituency is Anup Kumar Sai of INCIndian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
, who won the seat in State elections of 2004. He has previously won the seat in 2000 and 1996 as INC candidate. Prasanna Kumar Panda of CPI
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...
had won this seat in 1995, 1990 and in 1985. Upendra Dikshit had won this seat as INC(I) candidate in 1980 and as INC candidate in 1977.
It was a part of Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Deogarh Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in Orissa state in eastern India till 2008. Assembly constituencies which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Pallahara, Talcher, Brajarajnagar, Jharsuguda, Laikera, Kuchinda and Deogarh.-Members of Parliament:*1977: Pabitra...
, though now it is a part of Bargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation...
, after a new Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
constituency was created after 2008 delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India
Delimitation Commission of India
Delimitation commission or Boundary commission of India is a Commission established by Government of India under the provisions of the Delimitation Commission Act. The main task of the commission is to redraw the boundaries of the various assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on a recent...
in 2002. Shri Sanjay Bhoi of Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
is currently the M.P.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
from Bargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bargarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha parliamentary constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation...
.
Places of Interest
- Chandi Mandir, Brajrajnagar
- LaxmiNarayan Temple, Brajrajnagar
- Birla Temple, near Lamtibahal, Brajrajnagar