Koira

Koida Koida
Town
Koida Location in Orissa, India
Coordinates: 21°55′0″N 85°14′0″E / 21.91667°N 85.23333°E / 21.91667; 85.23333Coordinates: 21°55′0″N 85°14′0″E / 21.91667°N 85.23333°E / 21.91667; 85.23333
Country (India)	India
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Government
• Type	Municipal Authorities
• Body	Juel Oram (Central Minister)
Elevation	590 m (1,940 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,000 (as 2,011)
Languages
• Official	Odia, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	770048
Vehicle registration	OD 14
Nearest city	Barbil, Rourkela
Website	odisha.gov.in

Koira is a Town, Block and tahsil in Sundargarh District, Odisha, India.

Geography[]

It is located at

21°55′0″N 85°14′0″E / 21.91667°N 85.23333°E / 21.91667; 85.23333 at an elevation of 590 m (1,940 ft) above mean sea level.^[1]

Koira has abundant deposits of iron ore and manganese ore. More than 100 mines are operated in the area. Patmunda is the main reserve of manganese. Rungta Group, Adhunik Group, S.R. Group, and Aryan Group are the major companies operating there.^[2]

Majority of the population in the town basically belong to settled migrants from Khordha, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. This area is a good source of income for the businessmen, that is the reason many people come here to raise their economic status by involving themselves in mining corporates. The town is a dusty area as different types of mining activities are being done over here. But many precautions have been taken to reduce and to eradicate dust from this area by the Mining corporations and the local authorities.

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External links[]

• Satellite map of Koira