Biramitrapur (or Birmitrapur) is a town and a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Sundargarh district Sundargarh District is a district in the northwestern part of Odisha state in eastern India. Sundargarh district is bounded by Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh in the west, Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh in the North-West, Simdega district o ...

in the state of

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 ...

, India.

Geography

Biramitrapur lies at the border of

and

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

, Simdega being the nearest district of Jharkhand. The city nearest to Biramitrapur is Rourkela, which is roughly around 35 km away. The area being mineral rich, a lot of industries lie in and around Biramitrapur. The area is especially rich in

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

and

dolomite Dolomite may refer to: *Dolomite (mineral), a carbonate mineral *Dolomite (rock), also known as dolostone, a sedimentary carbonate rock *Dolomite, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Dolomite, California, United States, an unincor ...

. The closest river to Biramitrapur is Ludki, which flows from Jharkhand to Odisha. * Biramitrapur Post Office is now Operating Core Banking Solution (CBS) online for their customers of Saving Bank Accounts. * One Postal ATM Counter is also operational inside Post Office Compound.

Education

Biramitrapur also has institutions imparting educations at different mediums and different levels. Major Institutions ST. Mary's Convent School nglish mediumSri Aurobindo Integral Education and Research Center (English medium) Don Bosco School (oriya medium) Alexander school (oriya medium) Jagriti high school (Oriya medium) Govt. Boy's high school riya mediumGovt. Girls high school riya mediumShrama Shakti College ntermediate & graduationArts & Commerce] Nirmal munda Science college.

Demographics

India

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, Biramitrapur had a population of 29,434. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Biramitrapur has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 71% and female literacy of 55%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Industries

The majority industries in Biramitrapur and adjoining areas are based on mining. There are many

Limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

mining and crushing units, and also many

Sponge iron Direct reduced iron (DRI), also called sponge iron, is produced from the direct reduction of iron ore (in the form of lumps, pellets, or fines) into iron by a reducing gas or elemental carbon produced from natural gas or coal. Many ores are suit ...

factories. BSL (Bisra Stone Lime) company holds the largest limestone and dolomite quarry in the area.

Transport

Birmitrapur has a number of bus services. A train also runs from Birmitrapur to Barsuan via Rourkela.

Culture

The official and communication language of this region is Odia. The local people speak Sundargadi Odia, the most spoken language variant of northwestern part of Odisha. Due to close proximity to

, the second most spoken language is Sadri. The Odia and Sadri languages have similarities due to social and cultural exchanges between

and

regions since ancient times. The

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

, Marwari and Bihari language speakers also found in the town as Birmitrapur was a cosmopolitan mining town and people from deafferent parts of the country settled here since British era. Biramitrapur has a composite population of people from different states and religions. Major festivals celebrated like Hindu festivals of

Rath Yatra Ratha Yatra (), or Chariot festival, is any public procession in a chariot. The term particularly refers to the annual Ratha Yatra in Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and other East Indian states, particularly the Odia festival that involve a ...

Nuakhai Nuakhai is an agricultural festival mainly observed by people of Western Odisha in India. Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. According to the calendar it is observed on ''panchami tithi'' (the fifth day) of the lunar for ...

Durga Puja Durga Puja ( bn, দুর্গা পূজা), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated ...

and Ganesh Puja are celebrated with much pomp and fair as are New Year and Christmas.

Politics

Current MLA from Biramitrapur Assembly Constituency is Shri Shankar Oram(2019) ndependent who won the seat in State elections of 2009. Earlier MLAs from this seat were: Nihar Surin of (JMM) who won in 2004, George Tirkey of JMM in 2000 and in 1995, Satya Narayan Pradhan of JD in 1990, Remish Kerketia of INC in 1985, Jumus Bilung of INC(I) in 1980, and Prem Chand Bhagat of JNP in 1977. Biramitrapur is part of Sundargarh (Lok Sabha constituency).

References

{{Municipalities of Odisha Cities and towns in Sundergarh district