- Belpahar
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state_name = Orissa
district = Jharsuguda
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footnotes =Belpahar is a town and a
notified area committee inJharsuguda district in the state ofOrissa ,India .Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus , [GR|India] Belpahar had a population of 32,807. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Belpahar has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.Transport
Belpahar is well connected by road and rail.
Economy
Belpahar is surrounded by many coal mines. The IB thermal power plant is located near Belpahar. The major industry is Tata Refactories Ltd. Other important industries surrounding Belapahar are IB Thermal Power Plant and Mahanadi Coal Field.
Education
Belpahar has two schools Belpahar English Medium School(BEMS) and the Belpahar Refractory High school(BRHS) which prepares students for higher secondary education. BEMS follows the curriculum of ICSE (Year- 10) and ISC (Yeal 12). BRHS follow the curriculum of the Orrisa state board of higher education. The alumni of BEMS are well placed and they are distributed through out the globe.Belpahar college offers programs in commerce, arts and science for graduate degrees.
ports
TRL field, is one of the biggest ground in state. Sorrunded by galary of sitting capacity 10,000 people at once. It has been witnessed many state level cricket tournament and national level ladies football torunament.
Healthcare
Jahangir Gandhi Hospital is one of the best hospital in this area equipped with all the latest medical equipments.
Places of interest
Belpahar also has some nearby tourist attractions such as Koili Ghoghar (35 kilometers from Belpahar), Jagannath Temple and IB river (8 kilometers from Belpahar)There is a jaganath Temple situated in Bandhabahal which is 8 km. away from Belpahar.
Belpahar has one beautiful Park named Jubilee park having a large variety of flower and water fountain cover with light work.
References
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