Talcher

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Talcher
City
View of Talcher Palace
Nickname(s):  Black Diamond City Of Odisha, Coal City, Industrial City
Talcher Location in Odisha Show map of Odisha Talcher Talcher (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°57′N 85°14′E / 20.95°N 85.23°E / 20.95; 85.23
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Angul
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	40,841
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	759100
Telephone code	06760
Vehicle registration	OD-35
Nearest city	Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar
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.Talcher also named as Coal City of Odisha is one of the fastest growing industrial and coal hubs in the state. Because of its huge coal reserves, the city has been ranked among the highest in terms of GDP in Odisha. Situated on the right bank of the river Brahmani, the capital of the erstwhile Talcher State is one of the fastest growing industrial and mining complexes of the country. The city is surrounded by the coalfields under MCL (Mahanadi Coalfields Limited) and has two Mega Power plants like NTPC, TTPS.

During the British Raj Talcher was the capital of Talcher State, one of the princely states of the Eastern States Agency.^[2]

As of the 2011 India census, Talcher had a population of 40,841. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Talcher has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 62%. In Talcher, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.