Titlagarh
Titilagarh | |
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Town, Municipality | |
Coordinates: 20°17′14″N 83°08′48″E / 20.2871°N 83.1466°E | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
District | Balangir |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Sub-Collector | Shri Dayamaya Padhi (OAS) |
• MLA | Smt. Gita(Tukuni) Sahu |
• Municipality Chairperson | Smt. Mamata Devi Jain |
Area | |
• Total | 15.34 km2 (5.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 34,067 |
• Density | 2,221/km2 (5,750/sq mi) |
Demonym | Titlagadia |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia |
• Local | Sambalpuri |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 767033 |
Telephone code | 06655 |
Vehicle registration | OD-03 |
Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
Lok Sabha constituency | Balangir |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Titilagarh |
Website | titilagarhmunicipality |
Titlagarh is a Municipality located in the Indian state of Odisha. It is a known summer hotspot in India due its extreme heatwaves.[1]
Titilagarh is located at 20°18′N 83°09′E / 20.3°N 83.15°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet).
Climate data for Titlagarh (1981–2010, extremes 1945–2012) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 36.1 (97.0) |
40.6 (105.1) |
46.0 (114.8) |
49.6 (121.3) |
49.8 (121.6) |
50.1 (122.2) |
42.6 (108.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.6 (103.3) |
41.1 (106.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
50.1 (122.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
41.2 (106.2) |
42.4 (108.3) |
37.5 (99.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 16.5 (0.65) |
12.5 (0.49) |
16.6 (0.65) |
20.2 (0.80) |
45.6 (1.80) |
227.6 (8.96) |
399.8 (15.74) |
409.8 (16.13) |
212.0 (8.35) |
64.2 (2.53) |
8.8 (0.35) |
2.8 (0.11) |
1,436.5 (56.56) |
Average rainy days | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 64.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 54 | 50 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 58 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 64 | 58 | 60 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[3][4] |
As of 2001[update] India census,[5] Titilagarh had a population of 27,756. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Titilagarh has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 57%. In Titilagarh, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Titilagarh Junction railway station is a junction on the Jharsuguda - Vizianagaram line and Raipur - Vizianagaram line. Through this it is connected to all major cities of India. It was one of the major railway stations in the Sambalpur Railway Division under East Coast Railway Zone.
Titilagarh is near to NH-59 (previously known as NH-217), which runs between Gopalpur in Odisha and Raipur in Chhattisgarh. There is a state highway between Titilagarh and Balangir district via Saintala and between Titilagarh to Bhawanipatana via Sindhekela.