Joda
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| ?Joda Orissa • India |
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| Coordinates: (find coordinates) | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area | 31 sq km km² (Expression error: Unrecognised word "sq" sq mi) |
| District(s) | Kendujhar |
| Population • Density • Sex ratio |
38,671 (2001) • Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "," /km² (Expression error: Unexpected < operator /sq mi) • 872 |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone |
• 758034 vehicle_code_range = or09 |
- For Joda in reference to Freemasonry, see Jota (Freemasonry).
Joda is a city and a municipality in Kendujhar district in the Indian state of Orissa.
[edit] Demographics
As of the 2001 Indian census[1], Joda had a population of 38,671. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Joda has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 64% while female literacy is 43%. In Joda, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. In education, St. Teressa's school provides English medium education. Due to high industrialisation the river and environment are highly polluted. The highly trafficked route from Joda to Keonjhar is not good, as it is basically an iron mine belt. Joda consist of huge iron producers such Tata Steel, Jindal, and SAIL.
[edit] See also
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There is a mining industry named Essel Mining And Industries Ltd. of Aditya Birla Group at Joda. At present a number of Sponge Iron Plants have come up in its peripheri due to cheap availability of raw material and labour.
[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
