<P> Sundergarh (Odia: ସୁନ୍ଦରଗଡ଼) is a town in Sundergarh district of the Indian state of Odisha . As of 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 45,036 . Sundargarh is recognized as an industrial district in the map of Odisha . Steel Plant, Fertilizer Plant, Cement factory, Ferro Vanadium Plant, Machine building factory, Glass and china clay factory and Spinning mills are some of the major industries of this District . Sundargarh occupies a prominent position in the mineral map of Odisha and is rich in iron ore, limestone, manganese, dolomite, and fire clay . Major industries are the Odisha Cements ltd, Hart Fertilizers Ltd, and Odisha Industries Ltd . The industrial town of Rourkela in this District has the first government sector plant built with foreign collaboration and was the first in India to use LD oxygen technology . </P> <P> Geographically, the district is not a compact unit and consists of widely dissimilar tracts of expansive and fairly open, dotted with tree, clad isolated peaks, vast inaccessible forests, extensive river valleys and mountainous terrain . Broadly speaking, it is an undulating tableland of different elevations broken up by rugged hill ranges and cut up by torrential hill streams and the rivers IB and Brahmani . The general slope of the District is from north to south . Because of this undulating, hilly and sloping nature of landscape, the area is subjected to rapid runoff leading not only to soil erosion but also to scarcity of water for both agriculture and drinking purposes . Brahmani, Sankh, Koel and Ib are the major rivers flowing though this District . Covering a geographical area of 9,712 km, Sundargarh District is the second largest District of the state, accounting for 6.23 percent of its total area . Out of this total area, forests cover 4,232.57 km, this being the second largest in the state, accounting for 8.53 percent of the state total . Sundargarh is located at 22 ° 07 ′ N 84 ° 02 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 22.12 ° N 84.03 ° E ﻿ / 22.12; 84.03 . It has an average elevation of 243 metres (801 feet). It is divided into three subdivisions named Sundargarh, Panposh and Bonaigarh . Sundargarh District has 3 sub divisions, 16 Tehsils, 17 Blocks and 262 Gram panchayats . </P> <P> The climate of this District is characterized by extremely hot summers and cool winters . Climate is hot and moist sub humid . Normal rainfall of the District is approximately 1230 mm, but there is a deviation in receipt of rainfall pattern which is influencing crop production . </P> <P> Sundargarh was the capital of the princely State of Gangpur till 1948 and became the district headquarters of Sundargarh district from 1948 . It is understood that, in ancient times, Sundargarh was under the rulers of different dynasties . However, divergent views are available regarding the origin of the ruling family . The present royal family of Gangpur belongs to the Parmar dynasty . This ex-state was under the suzerainty of Sambalpur, known as Hirakhand Desh and later formed part of the dominion of the Maratha Rajas of Nagpur . This was ceded to the British Government in 1803 by the Maratha Chief Raghuji Bhonsla of Nagpur under the treaty of Deogaon (near Rourkela). But this was restored to him by special engagement in 1806 . This was finally ceded in 1826 . In 1905, this princely state along with Bonai was transferred from the control of the commissioner of Chhotanagpur to that of Of Odisha Division and a separate Political Agent was appointed . </P>

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