Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda (Odia pronunciation: [dʒʰaɾɔsuɡuɽa]) is a town and district headquarters of Jharsuguda district of Odisha, India. It is an industrial hub, consisting mainly of metallurgical industries. It is well connected to major cities of India through rail and air. It has an airport Veer Surendra Sai Airport. It is popularly known as the "Powerhouse of Odisha" due to its Mega Steel, Aluminium & Power Projects. Jharsuguda has often been referred as "Little India" as well because of its diverse demography, language and culture. This district has major tribal populations among them important tribes are Sabara, Kisan, Kurukh, Bhuiyan, Munda and Santal. This district has unique diversity in terms of tribal culture, language and other focal culture. Kurukh people speak their mother tongue Kurukh language with Sadri language. Munda people speak their Ho language and Kisan people speak their Kisan dialect and Kharia speak their Kharia.