Burla, India

Burla
Locality
Power Channel at Burla
Power Channel at Burla
Burla is located in Odisha
Burla
Burla
Location in Odisha, India
Burla is located in India
Burla
Burla
Burla (India)
Coordinates: 21°30′N 83°52′E / 21.5°N 83.87°E / 21.5; 83.87
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictSambalpur
Elevation
173 m (568 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total39,188
Languages
 • OfficialOdia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationOD-15
Websiteodisha.gov.in

Burla is a locality in Sambalpur city in the state of Odisha, India. It earlier had a Notified Area Council (NAC) until 2014 after which it was included in Sambalpur city under Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC). It was earlier a small town on the banks of Mahanadi. One can reach this place by road with National Highway 6 which is one of the busiest trunk routes in India as it connects Hazira to Kolkata. Hirakud Railway Station is at one end of the town and a walking distance from the Mahanadi Coal Limited (MCL).