Sambalpur is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha.
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15 Facts About Sambalpur
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Sambalpur derives its name from the Goddess Samalei, who is regarded as the reigning deity of the region.
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The region in which Sambalpur city is located was known as Hirakhanda from ancient times.
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Sambalpur came under the Bhonsle of Nagpur when the Maratha conquered Sambalpur in 1800.
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In January 1896, Hindi was made the official language of Sambalpur, replacing the Odia language, which after violent protests was reinstated again.
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Indrabhuti, the oldest known king of Sambalpur, founded Vajrayana, while his sister, who was married to Yuvaraja Jalendra of Lankapuri, founded Sahajayana.
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Sambalpur falls under the Zone-3 seismic number, which shows the possibility of an earthquake.
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Since 1982 as per the data available with District Emergency section, Sambalpur, there has not been a single occurrence of cyclone in Sambalpur.
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Sambalpur is one of the three railway divisions under East Coast Railway zone of Indian Railways.
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Sambalpur Junction railway station is a major railway station in Odisha and headquarters of Sambalpur railway division.
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Sambalpur city is governed by a Municipality which comes under Sambalpur Municipal Corporation Area.
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The total children in Sambalpur city were 18,555 as per the Census India report of 2011.
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Hirakud, in the vicinity of Sambalpur, was conceptualized as an industrial town by the erstwhile Chief Minister of Odisha, Biju Patnaik.
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Schools and colleges in Sambalpur are either government-run or run by private trusts and individuals.
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The earliest schools established in Sambalpur were the CSB Zilla School and the Lady Lewis Girls High School.
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