Kansbahal is a modern industrial town situated in the state of Odisha India. It lies on the State Highway #10 between the cities of Rourkela and Rajgangpur, about 25 km from Rourkela; and on the main railway route between Howrah (Kolkata) and CST/Kurla (Mumbai). Kansbahal comes under the Rourkela municipality.Kansbahal remained a rather unknown tribal village in the Sundargarh district of Odisha until its emergence into prominence with the establishment of "Utkal Machinery" (UTMAL), a heavy engineering plant, mainly serving the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).[1] Utkal Machinery soon evolved into Larsen and Toubro's Heavy Engineering Works.Kansbahal abounds in naturally beautiful and man made places, among others, Mandira Dam,towards the northwest, Water Point, towards the north, Pitamahal Dam, towards the southeast and Kansbahal Dam, towards the south that are very suitable for the picnic spots. Two rivers run by Kansbahal - Ghoghar river and Sankh river, with the Ghoghar river finally merging into the Sankh river. A civil township has emerged with the name Bhilaigarh colony. It has almost all the latest facilities like concrete roads, telephone lines, electricity and above all a peace-loving society of vintage persona retired from L & T Kansbahal works. The Sankh river merges downstream with the Koyal river at Vedvyas, giving birth to the famous Brahmani river of Odisha. It is believed that before authoring the epic Mahabharat, the sage Vedvyas used to reside in the caves and forested area beside the river.
