Talcher
Talcher
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Talcher is one of the 4 sub-divisions of Angul district in the Indian state of Orissa. Situated on the right bank of the river Brahmani, the capital of the erstwhile Talcher State is one of the fastest growing industrial and mining complexes of the country.
Geography
Talcher is located at 20°57′N 85°13′E / 20.95°N 85.22°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 78 metres (255 feet).
Climate
According to the Central Pollution Board, Talcher is the most polluted industrial hub.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Talcher had a population of 34,984. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Talcher has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 62%. In Talcher, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Important schools of this place are Talcher Thermal High School, Municipal High School, Colliery High School, Yuvraj High School, Handidhua High School, DAV Public School Kalinga Area and Saint Lawrence School Tentoloi Colliery highscool DERA,Neelakantheswara Vidyapeetha.
Economy
Talcher is known for its coal reserves. It has numbers of underground and open-cast mines. Dera colliery is the oldest mine here. The coalfields are managed by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL). The establishment of Talcher Thermal Power Station(TTPS), Heavy Water Plant and the Collieries (MCL) have greatly enhanced the importance of the place.
Transport
Air
The nearest airport for approaching the places of interest in Talcher is at Bhubaneswar (160 km) which is connected with New Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Mumbai, Visakhapatanam, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Nagpur by Boeing flights.
Rail
Talcher is on East Coast Railway. Please click on Train Arrivals Timings to get the latest train arrival timings in Talcher.
Road
Talcher is connected to N.H. 55 via N.H. 23 at Banarpal and at a distance of 160 km from Bhubaneswar, the place is an important road junction of the State connected by regular bus services from Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Talcher, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Rourkela, Raipur, Durgapur and other important places of the State and sister States.
Attractions/Tourist Places
BHIMAKUND
A rock art sleeping image of Lord Vishnu is located at Bhimakunda village about 30 km north of Talcher town and 50 km from Angul & on the right bank of river Brahmani. Now it is situated within the complex of the largest coal based Super Thermal Power Plant of NTPC. The image sleeps on its right side. The image is about 42’ (126.5 CM) long & 8’ wide. The image is the second largest image in India in size, the Gomogteswar in Karnataka being the largest. However, it has the honour of being the largest sleeping image. The period of its construction is assigned to 8th –9th Century A.D.[3]
Famous Festivals
HINGULA JATRA
Goddess Hingula is worshipped with great devotion by the people of the surrounding areas. It is located at a distance of 14 K.M. from Talcher. Goddess Hingula is believed to be the agni ( fire) in the kitchen of Lord Jagannath at Puri. An open cast coal mine of MCL has come up recently near Gopalprasad. Hingula Yatra is observed here for nine days during the month of Chaitra. A lok mohotsav is organized here for a week long period on the occasion of the yatra when tens of thousands of people visit the place. For more information please refer to Goddess Hingula and Her Association with Jagannath Cult and Lord Jagannath and Goddess Maa Hingula
Health Care Infrastructure
There is a sub-divisional hospital at Talcher to cater to the health care need of the people. There are also Ayurvedic & Homeopathic dispensaries. .[4] Also there is MCL run Nehru Satabdi hospital which is planned to be upgraded to a super specialty hospital.[5]
Education
Engineering and Technology
Science and Arts
- Talcher Autonomous College, Talcher [1]
- Nilakantheswar Mahavidyalaya, South Balanda, Talcher
- God Tal Regional College
Schools
- Navodaya Vidyalaya (Boarding school)
- St. Lawrence school (English Medium)
- Colliery High School
- DAV Higher Secondary School
- Baghuabol Model School
- Danara High School
- DAV Public School
- Deulbera Colliery Model High School
- Fertilizer Secondary School (Closed)
- Ghantapada School
- Gobara High School
- GopalPrasad High School
- Gurujang High School
- Handidhua High School
- Hingula High School
- Jubraj High School
- Kendriya Vidyalaya FCI Township (Closed)
- Nilakantheswar Vidyapeetha
- Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir
Politics
Current MLA from Talcher Assembly Constituency is Brajokishore Pradhan of IND, who won the seat in State elections in 2009 . Previous MLAs from this seat were Mahesh Sahoo who won this seat as BJP candidate in 1994, Brundaban Behera who won this seat as an independent candidate in 1990 and also representing JNP in 1980 and 1977, and Bhajaman Behera of INC in 1985."State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 122-Talcher Constituency of ORISSA". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-09-19.Talcher is part of Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency)."Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 20-Talcher town 2 km PMIT
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Talcher
- ^ Template:GR
- ^ "Tourism". Angul.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "Health & Family Welfare". Angul.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "MCL to start new hospital at Talcher in Orissa, Orissa Business News". Orissadiary.com. 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-07.