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Why visit Sundergarh
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Sundergarh
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About Sundergarh
Sundargarh is a town in Sundergarh district of the Indian state of Odisha. As of the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 45,036. Sundargarh is recognized as an industrial district in Odisha. Steel, fertilizer, cement, ferrovanadium, machine-building, glass, china-clay plants and factories, and spinning mills are some of the major industries of this district.
From the Wikipedia article Sundergarh (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Churches and places of worship1
Schools, colleges and libraries2
History
Sundargarh was the capital of the princely State of Gangpur till 1948 and became the district headquarters of Sundargarh district in 1948. It is understood that, in ancient times, Sundargarh was under the rule of different dynasties. However, divergent views are available regarding the origin of the ruling family. The present royal family of Gangpur belongs to the Sekhar dynasty. This ex-state was under the suzerainty of Sambalpur, known as Hirakhand Desh, and later formed part of the dominion of the Maratha Rajas of Nagpur. This was ceded to the British Government in 1803 by the Maratha Chief Raghuji Bhonsla of Nagpur under the treaty of Deogaon (near Rourkela). This was restored to him by a special engagement in 1806. This was finally ceded in 1826. In 1905, this princely state along with Bonai was transferred from the control of the commissioner of Chhotanagpur to that of the Odisha Division and a separate political agent was appointed.
From the History section of Sundergarh on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Sundergarh
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Getting there and nearby towns
Veer Surendra Sai Airport (JRG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 km away.
- Jharsuguda 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Brajarajnagar 35 km south, about 35 min by car
- Belpahar 38 km southwest, about 38 min by car
- Bundia 39 km south, about 39 min by car
- Bandbahāl 44 km south, about 44 min by car
- Kotba 47 km northwest, about 47 min by car
- Kuchinda 53 km southeast, about 53 min by car
- Rajgangpur 57 km east, about 57 min by car
- Sambalpur 73 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Rourkela 86 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Greenlemon1, Pralee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chilly red, Pralee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gingerrrr, Pralee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chilllyy, Pralee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ixora flower (Sundargarh, Odisha, India, 2014), Pralee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS062-E-35249 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS062-E-35248 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS062-E-35250 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS062-E-35251 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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