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Demographic Profile
Population Size and Child sex ratio :

•According to the Census 2011, the total population of the Sambalpur city which comes under the jurisdiction Sambalpur Development
Authority(SDA) is about 1,89,366 followed by Burla which is about 46,698 and Hirakud which is about 30,207.
•The population in the age group of 0-6 in Sambalpur is about 20,390 followed by Burla- 4,837 and Hirakud- 1,846.
Total population (including

Area in square Number of
SDA Area(urban) institutional and houseless Population in the age-group 0-6
kilometer households
population)
Person Male Female Person Male Female

Sambalpur 49.75 42,791 1,89,366 97,460 91,906 20,390 10,788 9,602
Hirakud(NAC) 11.13 6,963 30,207 15,698 14,509 3,513 1,846 1,667
Burla (NAC) 28.62 10,419 46,698 23,669 23,029 4,837 2,503 2,334
Working and Non-working Population-
• Sambalpur being the main industrial town with major road linkages within and with the neighbouring towns has the highest working
population in industrial sectors as well as in agricultural sectors.
•The main workers category includes agricultural labourers and household industry workers and others are the cultivators.
•Burla being the main educational hub of Odisha includes various universities, schools and sports activity centres and most of the working
population in Burla are working in these education centres.
SDA Area Total

(urban) workers Main Workers Cultivators
Person Male Female Person Male Female Person Male Female
Sambalpur 71,467 55,153 16,314 60,801 49,156 11,645 643 568 75
Hirakud 10,640 8,838 1,802 9,268 8,032 1,236 254 204 50
Burla 16,011 12,610 3,401 14,476 11,689 2,787 321 288 33

Literacy rate:
•As per census 2011, the average literacy rate of Sambalpur city is 85.83 % of which male literacy is 90.51% and female literacy
is 80.27%.
•The total literacy rate of Burla was 85.68% in 2011 of which the male and female literacy was about 91.29% and 79.95%
respectively.
•Literacy rate of Hirakud city is 84% out of which male and female literacy is about 90.39% and 77.11% respectively.
Literacy Rate
SDA Area
250,000 (Urban) Literates
200,000 Person Male Female
150,000 Sambalpur 1,44,316 78,399 65,917
100,000
Hirakud 22,423 12,521 9,902
50,000
Burla 35,867 19,322 16,545
0
Person Male Female
Literates
Sambalpur Hirakud Burla

ECONOMY
CHARACTER OF SAMBALPUR ECONOMY:-
 It is driven largely by agriculture and trade, 45 out of 100 residents work and 53% of the workforce is engaged in agriculture.
 Hirakud Dam is its key asset. Forest products are important; particularly kendu leaf.
 Sponge iron, rice-milling and construction material production are the main contours of its industrial profile.
 It is the headquarter of one of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India, though not a significant coal producer. Sambalpur city occupies the
centre-stage of economy, the other important town being Burla.
AGRICULTURE:
• This is the mainstay of district economy.

• Hirakud Dam, 15 kms from Sambalpur, across River Mahandi, is the lifeline of agriculture in the district.
• It irrigates 1.08 lac and 1.56 lac ha of land during Rabi and Kharif seasons in Orissa; including Sambalpur.
• The district has suitable agro-climatic conditions for horticulture.
• Paddy, pulses and oilseed, in that order, are the most important agricultural crops.
• Vegetables and condiments are significant horticultural crops. The productivity of Sambalpur district in respect of the following crops is
higher than the average in Orissa.
• Mango, citrus and banana are cultivated extensively.
• Brinjal, cauliflower, tomato, sweet potato, and okra output is significant. Onion, chilli, ginger and garlic production is noticeable.
• Evidently, it is a production-surplus district in respect of fruits, vegetables and spices and these go out. The facilities for either storage or
processing of these are negligible. There is a defunct private sector cold storage.
TOURISM:
Given Hirakud dam, natural beauty and religious spots, e.g., Samaleswar temple, there is noticeable tourism but it is largely regional domestic
flow.
CITY ECONOMIES:
 Sambalpur and Burla are the major towns.

 The railways played a pioneering role in developing the economy of Sambalpur city.
 Subsequently, it was the development of public institutions which paved way for the growth of trade and commerce-rice mills, oil mills and
foundry. It is now a flourishing gateway economy. Burlas’s economy is driven by education and health care sectors. Veer Surendra Sai
Medical College is the largest hospital in Western Orissa.
 Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology is the oldest engineering college in Orissa.
 Sambalpur University is one of the three oldest Universities in Orissa. All these institutes of higher learning make Burla a top-tier
destination for thousands of students every academic year.
 Hirakud is largely an industrial town;Hindalco being most high profile industry.
TRADE AND COMMERCE:-
 Fine varieties of rice produced in the district are exported to the outside of the district.
 Other export items include coal , oil seeds , hemp , hides and forest products such as timber , kendu leaf , bamboo.
 The principle important items are salt , sugar , kerosene oil , wheat , cement , building materials and cotton yarn etc.
ENVIRONMENT SENSIVITY
• Environmental Sensitivity needs to be evaluated critically using scientifically sound methods.

• Environmentally sensitive area is a type of designation for an agricultural area which needs special protection because of its landscape,
wildlife or historical value.
• The objectives of environmental sensitivity is to create awareness of accountable and democratic of environment and gender sensitive.
• Planting of local trees species.

• Installation of rain water harvesting system for management and storage of rain water.
• To create a good environment in built up area of Sambalpur, it is proposed to remove the sit from the ten ponds located in Sambalpur
town and to develop the green parks around the ponds.
 Dehariapali on south of Antiapali Chowk having a proposed botanical garden.

 South of railway line and east of Dhopijore nalah in Sambalpur Mahal.
 South of main city railway station and north of river Mahanadi in Talbhata.
 On waste of dhobijorenalah and north of river Mahanadi in Badabandha.
 Modipara Chowk .
 North of jail in Charbhati.
 On the waste of Budharaja hill in Danipali.
 On the north on NH 6 near Remed Chowk.
 At Mathapali near Dhanupali Chowk.
 At Umbercingha.
Preservation of forests and hills
• The Flora and Fauna and animal species are required to be given environment sensitivity.
• As such as preservatioon of forests and hills namely Motijharan, Landungri(RF) and Budharaja at Sambalpur all around reserved forest will provide
excellent environment.

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Demographic Profile

Population Size and Child sex ratio :

Total population (including

Person Male Female Person Male Female

SDA Area Total

Sambalpur 71,467 55,153 16,314 60,801 49,156 11,645 643 568 75

Hirakud 10,640 8,838 1,802 9,268 8,032 1,236 254 204 50

Burla 16,011 12,610 3,401 14,476 11,689 2,787 321 288 33

Sambalpur Hirakud Burla

• This is the mainstay of district economy.

 Sambalpur and Burla are the major towns.

TRADE AND COMMERCE:-

• Environmental Sensitivity needs to be evaluated critically using scientifically sound methods.

• Planting of local trees species.

 Dehariapali on south of Antiapali Chowk having a proposed botanical garden.

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