Titilagarh is a town and Municipality in

Balangir district Balangir District, also called Bolangir District, is a district situated in western Odisha state of India. The district has an area of , and a population of 1,648,997 (2011 census). The town of Balangir is the district headquarters. The composit ...

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Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sc ...

Geography and Climate

Titilagarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet).

Demographics

India census, 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.

Transport

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 National Highway 59 (NH 59) is a National Highway in India that connects at last end Jaganathpur in Odisha. It covers a distance of of which is in Odisha. Route Odisha * Nuapada * Khariar * Titlagarh * Madanpur Rampur * Baliguda * Da ...

(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.

Notable people

* Uday Chand Agarwal - IAS, Ex-Secretary, Dept. of Personnel, Ex, Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Government of India. *

Sam Pitroda Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda also known as Sam Pitrod) is an Indian inventor, telecommunication engineer and entrepreneur. He was born in Titlagarh in the eastern Indian state of Odisha to a Gujarati people, Gujarati family. He is popularly ...

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

awardee, Telecom engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. *Asit Tripathy - IAS, Chief Secretary, Govt of Odisha. *

Jitendra Mishra Jitendra Mishra is an Indian film producer and promoter, born in Titlagarh, Odisha. He is known for '' The Last Color'', '' Desires of the Heart'' and '' Human OAK'' an Indo-Italian film co-produced during Covid-19 lockdown. Early life He was b ...

- Film maker. *Om Prakash Agarwal - IAS, served in World Bank (USA). *Capt. Chandrahas Behera - Indian Army Corps of EME. *Justice Balkrishna Behera - Judge, High Court (Odisha). *Dr. Balkishan Agarwal - Medical Specialist, Edinburgh (UK). * Ritesh Agarwal - CEO of

OYO Rooms OYO Rooms (stylised as OYO), also known as OYO Hotels & Homes, is an Indian multinational hospitality chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes, and living spaces. Founded in 2012 by Ritesh Agarwal, OYO initially consisted mainly of budge ...

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Humane Sagar Humane Sagar also transliterated as "Human Sagar", is an Indian playback singer who works mostly in Ollywood Industry. He has won the reality singing competition "Voice of Odisha Season 2" in 2012. Early life His family has a musical backgrou ...

- Playback Singer. *

Saswat Joshi Saswat Joshi (born December 18, 1984) is an Indian classical dancer, choreographer, model, known for his use of the Odissi dancing style. Early life and background Saswat Joshi was born in Titlagarh on 18 December 1984. Saswat started studyin ...

- Internationally acclaimed Odissi dancer.

References

External links

Bolangir District Website
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Odisha Government Website

Odisha Tourism

Titilagarh Municipality Website
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Bolangir district Balangir district