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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hirakud Town
| other_name =
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = India Odisha#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.52|N|83.87|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Odisha]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sambalpur District|Sambalpur]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 160
| population_total = 30,207
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Odia language|Odia]]
| demographics1_title2 = Local
| demographics1_info2 = [[Sambalpuri language|Sambalpuri]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = OD
| website = {{URL|odisha.gov.in}}
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'''Hirakud''' is a small township located in [[Sambalpur]] in [[Odisha]]. It was a Notified Area Council ([[Nagar panchayat|NAC]]) which was later included along with [[Burla, India|Burla]] in [[Sambalpur]] city to become a [[Municipal_governance_in_India#Municipal Corporation| Municipal Corporation]]. This city is a hub of [[Hindalco Industries|HINDALCO]], an Indian aluminium and copper manufacturing company. [[Hirakud Dam]], is one of the most visited tourist spot. It is one of the longest and largest dams in the world. It is constructed across the [[Mahanadi river]] between the Gandhi Minar in North and the Nehru Minar in the South, which connects these two hills. The shoreline spans around 640 km. This dam had a generating capacity of 290MW.
[[File:Hirakud Fisherman.JPG|thumb|right|Fisherman working near the left dyke of Hirakud Dam]]

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Hirakud (1991–2020)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| width = auto
| Jan record high C = 34.1
| Feb record high C = 36.7
| Mar record high C = 41.9
| Apr record high C = 45.5
| May record high C = 46.1
| Jun record high C = 46.6
| Jul record high C = 37.5
| Aug record high C = 35.8
| Sep record high C = 36.1
| Oct record high C = 36.3
| Nov record high C = 34.1
| Dec record high C = 32.6
|year record high C =
| Jan high C = 28.3
| Feb high C = 30.8
| Mar high C = 35.2
| Apr high C = 39.9
| May high C = 40.5
| Jun high C = 37.3
| Jul high C = 31.7
| Aug high C = 31.7
| Sep high C = 32.6
| Oct high C = 32.3
| Nov high C = 30.8
| Dec high C = 28.6
|year high C = 32.9
| Jan low C = 13.0
| Feb low C = 15.6
| Mar low C = 20.0
| Apr low C = 23.6
| May low C = 26.1
| Jun low C = 26.0
| Jul low C = 24.2
| Aug low C = 24.1
| Sep low C = 24.4
| Oct low C = 21.7
| Nov low C = 18.1
| Dec low C = 13.6
|year low C = 19.9
| Jan record low C = 3.6
| Feb record low C = 9.6
| Mar record low C = 13.9
| Apr record low C = 17.1
| May record low C = 17.2
| Jun record low C = 16.8
| Jul record low C = 19.6
| Aug record low C = 19.3
| Sep record low C = 19.8
| Oct record low C = 14.4
| Nov record low C = 11.0
| Dec record low C = 7.8
|year record low C =
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 13.7
| Feb rain mm = 12.9
| Mar rain mm = 17.3
| Apr rain mm = 17.8
| May rain mm = 34.3
| Jun rain mm = 228.4
| Jul rain mm = 390.5
| Aug rain mm = 455.5
| Sep rain mm = 231.7
| Oct rain mm = 49.5
| Nov rain mm = 6.0
| Dec rain mm = 4.5
|year rain mm = 1462.0
| Jan rain days = 1.0
| Feb rain days = 1.1
| Mar rain days = 1.4
| Apr rain days = 1.9
| May rain days = 2.5
| Jun rain days = 9.5
| Jul rain days = 16.2
| Aug rain days = 16.2
| Sep rain days = 10.3
| Oct rain days = 3.0
| Nov rain days = 0.7
| Dec rain days = 0.6
|year rain days = 64.4
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 60
| Feb humidity = 51
| Mar humidity = 46
| Apr humidity = 40
| May humidity = 41
| Jun humidity = 58
| Jul humidity = 83
| Aug humidity = 84
| Sep humidity = 81
| Oct humidity = 73
| Nov humidity = 68
| Dec humidity = 64
|year humidity = 61
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
| access-date = April 8, 2024
}}</ref>}}
==Demography==
Hirakud is a Notified Area Council city in district of Sambalpur, Odisha. The Hirakud city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Hirakud Notified Area Committee has population of 30,207 of which 15,698 are males while 14,509 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

The population of children aged 0-6 is 3513 which is 11.63% of total population of Hirakud (NAC). In Hirakud Notified Area Committee, the female sex ratio is 924 against state average of 979. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Hirakud is around 903 compared to Orissa state average of 941. The literacy rate of Hirakud city is 84.00% higher than the state average of 72.87%. In Hirakud, male literacy is around 90.39% while the female literacy rate is 77.11%.

Hirakud Notified Area Committee has total administration over 6,963 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Notified Area Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801810-hirakud-orissa.html | title=Hirakud Notified Area Committee City Population Census 2011-2022 | Orissa }}</ref>

==Economy==
Hirakud was conceptualized as an industrial town by the erstwhile Chief Minister of Odisha, [[Biju Patnaik]]. On completion of the [[Hirakud Dam]], power intensive industries such as aluminium smelters, cable manufacturing, steel re-rolling mills etc. established their presence in Hirakud. In the 1970s, Hirakud was a major industrial centre of Odisha, perhaps second only to [[Rourkela]]. At this point in time however, the main functional industry at Hirakud is the aluminium smelter of [[Hindalco]] and its associated units. As rural communities around Hirakud are primarily dependent on agriculture, [[Fertilizer Corporation of India]] (FCI) Hirakud helps in storing and managing the food grains of nearby districts as well.

==Educational institutions==
*Hirakud College
*Hirakud ITI, Hirakud, one of the oldest and premier institution in Odisha established in the year of 1956, is imparting training in western part of the state and different trades have been introduced from time to time considering the need of industries.
*Govt Boys and Girls High School Two high schools, one for boys and another for girls is being run by State Govt of Odisha.
*Saraswati shishu vidya mandir The school is in odiya medium . Saraswati shishu vidya mandir is a unique institution based on Indian tradition and culture. In all over India there are approximately 25,000 institutions running under the guidance of Vidya bharati. "Shiksha Vikash Samiti, Orissa" is a registered organization affiliated to Vidya Bharati.It is having classes from nursery to class Tenth.

==Banking Facilities==
Three nationalised banks i.e. State Bank of India,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ifscbankcodes.com/state-bank-of-india/odisha/sambalpur/hirakud |title=state bank of india hirakud Branch}}</ref> Andhra Bank, HDFC Bank<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ifscbankcodes.com/hdfc-bank/odisha/sambalpur/hirakud |title=hdfc bank hirakud Branch}}</ref> and UCO Bank are currently functioning in hirakud . Besides the ATM facilities of all the above banks and Axis bank, ICICI bank, Punjab National Bank etc are also present .

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Sambalpur district}}
{{Industrial hubs in Odisha}}
{{Municipalities of Odisha}}

[[Category:Sambalpur]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Sambalpur district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Sambalpur]]

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