Talcher Thermal Power Station Township is a census town

Census town

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 in Anugul district in the India

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 of Orissa

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Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

. Talcher Thermal Power Station is one of the thermal power stations of NTPC Ltd.

Demographics

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, Talcher Thermal Power Station Township had a population of 6616. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Talcher Thermal Power Station Township has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 89%, and female literacy is 80%. In Talcher Thermal Power Station Township, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

There is one sports stadium, Market complex and Talcher Thermal Railway Halt.