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Talcher | |
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The City Of Black Diamond | |
Jagannath Temple Talcher View Of Talcher Palace Talcher King Palace Rajbati | |
Nickname(s): Black Diamond City Of Odisha, Coal City, Industrial City | |
Coordinates: 20°57′N 85°14′E / 20.95°N 85.23°E | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
District | Angul |
Government | |
• Body | Municipality & Municipal Council |
• Sub-Collector & Sub-District Magistrate | Shri Manoj Kumar Tripathy OAS[1] |
• Members of Legislative Assembly | Braja Kishore Pradhan BJD |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 40,841 |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 759100, 759103, 759107, 759116 |
Telephone code | 06760 |
Vehicle registration | OD-35 (TALCHER) |
Nearest city | Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Angul |
Literacy | 75% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Dhenkanal |
Talcher, known as the "City Of Black Diamond" in Odisha, is a major industrial coal city and municipality. Talcher is one of the 4 sub-divisions of Angul district in the Indian state of Odisha.