Titlagarh is a Municipality in Balangir district of the state of Odisha. It is a known summer hotspot in India due its extreme heatwaves and was among the top 10 Indian cities with maximum temperature in 2022.
Geography and Climate
Titilagarh is located at .
It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet).
Demographics
India [[census]],
Transport
Titilagarh Junction railway station is a junction on the Jharsuguda - Vizianagaram line and Raipur - Vizianagaram line. Through this it is connected to all major cities of India. It was one of the major railway stations in the Sambalpur Railway Division under East Coast Railway Zone.
Titilagarh is near to NH-59 (previously known as NH-217), which runs between Gopalpur in Odisha and Raipur in Chhattisgarh. There is a state highway between Titilagarh and Balangir district via Saintala and between Titilagarh and Bhawanipatana via Sindhekela.
Notable people
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Uday Chand Agarwal - IAS, Ex-Secretary, Dept. of Personnel, Ex, Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Government of India.
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Sam Pitroda - Padma Bhushan awardee, Telecom engineer, inventor and entrepreneur.
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Asit Tripathy - IAS, Chief Secretary, Govt of Odisha.
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Jitendra Mishra - Film maker.
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Om Prakash Agarwal - IAS, served in World Bank (USA).
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Capt. Chandrahas Behera - Indian Army Corps of EME.
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Justice Balkrishna Behera - Judge, High Court (Odisha).
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Dr. Balkishan Agarwal - Medical Specialist, Edinburgh (UK).
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Ritesh Agarwal - CEO of Oyo Rooms.
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Humane Sagar - Playback singer.
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Saswat Joshi - Internationally acclaimed Odissi dancer.
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