Joda is a city in the Kendujhar district of the state of Orissa, India. The area has rich iron ore deposits and the economy centres around the large-scale production of steel. As of the 2001 Indian census, the population of Joda has been enumerated to be, 38671. Males constitute 52% of the population while females account for 48% of the population. In Joda, 16 percent of the population is less than six years of age. The average literacy rate of Joda is 54%, which is much lower than the national average literacy rate. Out of it, the male literacy rate is 64% while in Joda the female literacy rate is 43%. Joda's economy is mostly based on large-scale Steel producers, such as Tata Steel, Jindal Steel and SAIL. This region has some of the richest iron deposits in India, and as a result of this many steel plants such as TISCO (Renamed Tata Steel Ltd) and Rourkela Steel Plant have been constructed near the Joda region. Starting in 2000, this region has seen unprecedented industrialization....
