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Adhapara
New Adhapara, Nua-adhapara
village
Map
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictJharsuguda
Population
 • Total
1,500
Languages
 • OfficialOriya
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
768234
Telephone code06645
Vehicle registrationOR-
Nearest cityJharsuguda
Literacy70%%

Adhapara is a small village in the district of Jharsuguda in Orissa, India. In 2011, there were a total of 332 families living in the village.[1] It is about 35 kilometers away from Jharsuguda. Buses run almost every ten minutes from Jharsuguda to Ib Thermal, which is a kilometer away from Adhapara.

Like the rest of Orissa, the language spoken in the village is Oriya.[2] The village is situated near (about 2/3 km away) from Ib-Thermal Power Station (a govt. Of ORISSA PSU). According to the 2011 State Census, Adhapara had a higher literacy rate than rest of Orissa.[1] Schools located in the village include U.P School Adhapara, M.E School Adhapara, and Jawahrlal High School, Adhapara. However, in 2013, schools in Adhapara and others in the Jharsuguda district reported only having one teacher per school.[3]


References

  1. ^ a b "Nua-adhapara Population - Sambalpur, Orissa". Population Census 2011. Census Organization of India. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ^ Mishra, Ranjita; Stainthorp, Rhona (2007). "The Relationship Between Phonological Awareness and Word Reading Accuracy in Oriya and English: A Study of Oriya-Speaking Fifth-Graders". Journal of Research In Reading. 30 (1): 23–27. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Teacher Scarcity Hits Education". The New Indian Express. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015.