Talcher
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 Samir Kumar Jena, IAS |
| • Members of Legislative Assembly | Braja Kishore Pradhan BJD |
| Population (2011) | |
• 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.