Jharsuguda City Map Poster

About Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda is located at . It has an average elevation of . Jharsuguda is a district headquarter and the largest city in Odisha's western region. The town lies on the banks of river Mahanadi, which forms its northern boundary. The area around Jharsuguda consists mostly of flat land with low hills towards south-west corner and hilly terrain towards north-east corner. There are many small rivers flowing through this area like Baitarani, Suvarnarekha etc., which ultimately join Mahanadi River near Hirakud Dam (the second largest earthen dam in India). The climate here is tropical savanna type having hot summers from late February to early June; dry winters from November to January; a brief spring in February–March and heavy monsoon rains during July–September due to southwest monsoon winds, followed by mild autumn season during October & November. Average annual rainfall being received within a short period i.e.