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| Coordinates:22°07′N85°24′E / 22.12°N 85.40°E /22.12; 85.40 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Keonjhar |
| Named after | Barbil |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 165 km2 (64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,077 m (3,533 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 300,000 |
| • Rank | 15th |
| • Density | 1,978/km2 (5,120/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 758035 |
| Telephone code | 06767 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-09 |
| Sex ratio | 967♂/♀ |
| Website | odisha |
Barbil is a town and aMunicipal Council in theKendujhar district (also known as Iron Town) of the state ofOdisha, India. The region around Barbil has one of the largest deposits of iron ore and manganese ore in the world. It is a major source of revenue generation for both the central and the state governments.
According to sources, 45% to 48% ST and SCs are living here.[1] It is a fifth scheduled area under the constitution of India.[2][3]
Barbil is located at22°07′N85°24′E / 22.12°N 85.40°E /22.12; 85.40.[4] It has an average elevation of 477 m (1,565 ft). Barbil is fully surrounded by hills. TheKiriburu range runs parallel to it. The surrounding hills are densely forested with predominantlySal trees. The close proximity to forest has led to several incidents of wild elephants being spotted in the town.[5]
Barbil has, like all of Odisha, atropical savanna climate (KöppenAw). It nonetheless has lower average temperatures than most of the state because of higher elevation. Summer afternoons remain sweltering, but winter mornings can be quite cool.
| Climate data for Barbil, Odisha | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) | 28.1 (82.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 37.3 (99.1) | 39.0 (102.2) | 34.9 (94.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.6 (85.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 29.3 (84.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 30.8 (87.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) | 13.5 (56.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.5 (58.1) | 10.8 (51.4) | 19.3 (66.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12 (0.5) | 25 (1.0) | 25 (1.0) | 20 (0.8) | 56 (2.2) | 201 (7.9) | 354 (13.9) | 370 (14.6) | 237 (9.3) | 65 (2.6) | 11 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) | 1,378 (54.3) |
| Source:"Barbil climate: Weather Barbil & temperature by month".Climate data for cities worldwide. Retrieved26 September 2024. | |||||||||||||
According to the 2011 Indiacensus, Barbil had a population of 66,540.[6] Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Barbil has an average literacy rate of 72.18%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. An additional 50,000 people come to Barbil for work. According to sources, 45% to 48% ST and SCs are living here.[1]
Tahasildar and Executive Magistrate[7]
The economy of Barbil is reliant oniron ore mining industry and steel manufacturing industry. The iron ore mines in the Barbil - Joda region caters to some of the largest steel plants of India likeTata Steel Jamshedpur,SAIL Bokaro and Rourkela.[8]
Barbil Railway Station underChakradharpur division is on a byline in theTatanagar–Bilaspur section of theHowrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line connecting the mainline at Rajkharshavan station which is about 100 km (62 mi) from Barbil. Barbil is connected to Howrah, Bhubaneshwar, Puri, and Tatanagar by train.Jan Shatabdi Express runs from Howrah to Barbil and one passenger train from Barbil to Tatanagar on daily basis58103/Tatanagar - Barbil Passenger (UnReserved) - Tatanagar to Barbil SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry.
Barbil is also connected to Bhubaneshwar & Puri by a daily-runningBarbil-Puri Intercity Express train.Rourkela - Barbil Intercity Express (Daily) viaChakradharpur,Rajkharswan,Chaibasa Dongoaposi, Jhinkpani at one can extend the journey toRourkela or evenSambalpur Vizag Chennai Alleppy, etc. towards the south and Bilaspur Nagpur Mumbai towards West and also via Keonjhar Kendujhar. Jajpur Road, Cuttack Bhubaneshwar for connecting trains.[9] (Puri-Barbil).
Organizations in Barbil include Barbil Haalchal,[10] Native Voice,[11] Barbil Bikash Parisad,[12] and N.D.C.C.[13]
Murga Mahadev is a temple beside a picturesque waterfall, dedicated to lordShiva.[14]
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