Joda
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Joda is a city in the Kendujhar district
(also known as Keonjhar) district of the coastal state of India
, Orissa
. The municipality looks after the local administration of the place.
, the population of Joda has been enumerated to be, 38671. Males constitute 52% of the population while females account for 48% of the population. In Joda, 16 percent of the population is less than six years of age. The average literacy rate of Joda is 54%, which is much lower than the national average literacy rate
. Out of it, the male literacy rate is 64% while in Joda the female literacy rate is 43%.
, Jindal Steel and SAIL
.
This region has some of the richest iron deposits in India
, and as a result of this many steel plants such as TISCO (Renamed Tata Steel
Ltd) and Rourkela Steel Plant
have been constructed near the Joda region. Starting in 2000, this region has seen unprecedented industrialization. Although this industrialization has enriched many citizens living in Joda, it has also caused the living conditions to deteriorate steadily
. Many public facilities such as hospitals, roads and schools are in need of repair, though it is possible that this will be alleviated by the recently created railway line between Barbil
(a town 8 km away from Joda) and Kolkata
. Daily train started between Banspani and Puri
(via Keonjhar, Cuttuck, Bhubaneswar city). Townships are well structured sorounded by many gardens. Luxery hotels and restourants available in the city.
Joda is a hub for many big industries related to steel manufacturing such as Essel Mining And Industries Ltd. of Aditya Birla Group
, Bhushan steel
, Jindal Steel, Champion Filters (Sponge Iron & Mining) and many more. At present a number of Sponge Iron Plants have come up in its periphery due to cheap availability of raw material and labour.
Tata Steel has a Ferro Alloys Plant at Joda and number of mines of Iron & Manganese in the Joda namely Joda Est Iron Mine, Khondbond Iron Mine, etc.
based education as well as the Orissa State Board Education.
Kendujhar District
Kendujhar District, also known as Keonjhar District, is an administrative district of Orissa state in eastern India. The town of Kendujhar or Kendujhargarh is the district headquarters....
(also known as Keonjhar) district of the coastal state of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
. The municipality looks after the local administration of the place.
Demographics
Indian censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, the population of Joda has been enumerated to be, 38671. Males constitute 52% of the population while females account for 48% of the population. In Joda, 16 percent of the population is less than six years of age. The average literacy rate of Joda is 54%, which is much lower than the national average literacy rate
Education in India
Education in India is provided by the public sector as well as the private sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. Child education is compulsory. The Nalanda University was the oldest university-system of education in the world...
. Out of it, the male literacy rate is 64% while in Joda the female literacy rate is 43%.
Economy
Joda's economy is mostly based on large-scale Steel producers, such as Tata SteelTata Steel
Tata Steel is a multinational steel company headquartered in Jamshedpur, India and part of Tata Group. It is the world's seventh-largest steel company, with an annual crude steel capacity of 31 million tonnes, and the largest private-sector steel company in India measured by domestic production...
, Jindal Steel and SAIL
Steel Authority of India Limited
Steel Authority of India Limited from 116950 The company's current chairman is C.S Verma. With an annual production of 13.5 million metric tons, SAIL is the 14th largest steel producer in the world....
.
This region has some of the richest iron deposits in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and as a result of this many steel plants such as TISCO (Renamed Tata Steel
Tata Steel
Tata Steel is a multinational steel company headquartered in Jamshedpur, India and part of Tata Group. It is the world's seventh-largest steel company, with an annual crude steel capacity of 31 million tonnes, and the largest private-sector steel company in India measured by domestic production...
Ltd) and Rourkela Steel Plant
Rourkela Steel Plant
Rourkela Steel Plant ,set up in 1958, is an integrated steel plant of Steel Authority of India Limited located in Rourkela, Orissa. It is the first Public Sector Integrated Steel Plant to be set up in India. The blast furnace was inaugurated by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. The...
have been constructed near the Joda region. Starting in 2000, this region has seen unprecedented industrialization. Although this industrialization has enriched many citizens living in Joda, it has also caused the living conditions to deteriorate steadily
Urbanization
Urbanization, urbanisation or urban drift is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of global change. The United Nations projected that half of the world's population would live in urban areas at the end of 2008....
. Many public facilities such as hospitals, roads and schools are in need of repair, though it is possible that this will be alleviated by the recently created railway line between Barbil
Barbil
Barbil is a town and a municipality in the Kendujhar district of the state of Orissa, India.The region around Barbil has the fifth largest deposit of iron ore and manganese ore in the world...
(a town 8 km away from Joda) and Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
. Daily train started between Banspani and Puri
Puri
Puri is district headquarter, a city situated about south of state capital Bhubaneswar, on the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Orissa. It is also known as Jagannath Puri after the Jagannath Temple . It is a holy city of the Hindus as a part of the Char Dham pilgrimages...
(via Keonjhar, Cuttuck, Bhubaneswar city). Townships are well structured sorounded by many gardens. Luxery hotels and restourants available in the city.
Joda is a hub for many big industries related to steel manufacturing such as Essel Mining And Industries Ltd. of Aditya Birla Group
Aditya Birla Group
The Aditya Birla Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. It operates in 33 countries with more than 133,000 employees worldwide...
, Bhushan steel
Bhushan Steel
Bhushan Steel is the largest manufacturer of auto-grade steel in India and is spending Rs. 260 billion to expand its capacity to 12 million tonnes annually, from the present installed capacity of around one million tonnes.-Financials and management:...
, Jindal Steel, Champion Filters (Sponge Iron & Mining) and many more. At present a number of Sponge Iron Plants have come up in its periphery due to cheap availability of raw material and labour.
Tata Steel has a Ferro Alloys Plant at Joda and number of mines of Iron & Manganese in the Joda namely Joda Est Iron Mine, Khondbond Iron Mine, etc.
Pollution
As Joda is a hub of Steel Industries, a drastic amount of Industrialization has degraded the flora and fauna of the town. The rivers and lakes are polluted by the effluents released from these industries. The highly trafficked route from Joda to Keonjhar has very good transporting communication and the roads are wider and in good condition.Education
Joda has high number of education institutes. It has various schools parting ICSEIndian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
based education as well as the Orissa State Board Education.