Brajarajnagar is a city and a municipality in Jharsuguda district in the state of Orissa, India. Most of the population of this city were working for Orient Paper Mills, which belonged to Birla group of industries. Brajrajnagar has in its vicinity numerous open-cast coal mines of Ib Valley Coalfield now belonging to government owned Mahanadi Coalfields Limited. Brajarajnagar is located at 2149N 8355E / 21.82N 83.92E / 21.82; 83.92. It has an average elevation of 216metres (708feet). As of 2001 India census, Brajarajnagar had a population of 76,941. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Brajarajnagar has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 77% and female literacy of 60%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Brajrajnagar had one large paper mill named Orient Paper Mills of Birlas which happens to be the oldest industry in the state of Orissa, having set up in the year 1936 and production...
