Byasanagar

Byasanagar
city
Byasanagar Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 20°56′46″N 86°07′48″E / 20.9460°N 86.1301°E / 20.9460; 86.1301Coordinates: 20°56′46″N 86°07′48″E / 20.9460°N 86.1301°E / 20.9460; 86.1301
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Jajapur
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Byasanagar is a city and a municipality in Jajapur district in the state of Odisha, India. Popularly known as steel city of India for several steel companies including Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited, Mesco, Tisco, Jindal etc. According to district officials there are around 14 major companies and several small companies in the vicinity. The city is home to some eminent people in Odisha, including P. C. Ghadei (Ex-FM), his son Priti Ranjan Ghadei (MLA), actor Akash Dasnayak, and his actress aunt the veteran Ms. Anita Dash, actress Naina Das

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[1] Byasanagar had a population of 237,609. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Vyasanagar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 66%; 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. It is one of the fastest growing city in terms of industries.

Transportation

The railway station is the Jajpur Keonjhar Road Railway Station which falls on the Howrah-Chennai main line and is the only major stop between Bhadrak and Cuttack.

The town is also only about 15 km (9 mi) from the National Highway 5. Various Bus Services connect Byasanagar to Bhubaneswar via Cuttack, Rourkela via Keonjhar, and Balasore via Bhadrak.

Nearest Airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport at Bhubaneswar, the state capital.

References

↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

Jajpur district

Constituencies	Barachana Bari Binjharpur Dharmasala Jajpur Korei Sukinda

Towns and villages	Byasanagar Chandikhole Jajpur Kalinganagar Panasa Panikoili Sukinda

Other districts	Angul Balangir Balasore Bargarh Bhadrak Boudh Cuttack Debagarh Dhenkanal Gajapati Ganjam Jagatsinghpur Jharsuguda Kalahandi Kandhamal Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nabarangpur Nayagarh Nuapada Puri Rayagada Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundergarh

Municipalities of Odisha

Municipal Corporations	Bhubaneswar Brahmapur Cuttack Rourkela Sambalpur

Municipalities	Anandapur Angul Barbil Balangir Balasore Bargarh Baripada Bhadrak Bhawanipatna Biramitrapur Brajarajnagar Byasanagar Choudwar Debagarh Dhenkanal Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jatani Jeypore Jharsuguda Joda Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Nabarangpur Nuapada Paradip Paralakhemundi Phulbani Puri Rajgangpur Rayagada Sonepur Sundergarh Talcher

NAC	Asika Athagad Balimela Balugaon Bamra Banapur Banki Barapali Basudebpur Baudhgarh Belaguntha Belpahar Bhanjanagar Binika Bhuban Buguda Burla Chhatrapur Chikiti Digapahandi Ganjam Gop Gopalpur Gudari Gunupur Hinjilicut Hirakud Jaleswar Junagarh Kamakshyanagar Kantabanji Karanjia Kashinagara Kabisuryanagar Kesinga Khalikote Khandapada Khariar Khariar Road Kodala Konark Koraput Kotpad Kuchinda Malkangiri Nayagarh Nilagiri Nimapada Padmapur Patnagarh Pattamundai Pipili Polasara Purusottampur Redhakhol Rairangpur Rambha Soro Sunabeda Surada Tarbha Titlagarh Umerkote

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