Talcher

20°57′N 85°14′E / 20.95°N 85.23°E / 20.95; 85.23Country IndiaState OdishaDistrictAngulGovernment • BodyMunicipality & Municipal Council • Sub-Collector & Sub-District MagistrateShri Manoj Kumar Tripathy OAS^[1] • Members of Legislative AssemblyBraja Kishore Pradhan BJDPopulation • Total40,841Languages • OfficialOdia, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone code06760Vehicle registrationOD-35 (TALCHER)Nearest cityDhenkanal, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, AngulLiteracy75%Lok Sabha constituencyDhenkanal

Talcher, known as the "City Of Black Diamond" in Odisha, is a major industrial coal city and municipality. Talcher is one of the 4 sub-divisions of Angul district in the Indian state of Odisha.

During the British Raj Talcher was the capital of Talcher State, one of the princely states of the Eastern States Agency.^[3]

As of the 2011 India census, Talcher had a population of 40,841. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Talcher has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 62%. In Talcher, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Talcher railway station is a railway station on the East Coast Railway network in the state of Odisha, India. It serves Talcher city. Its code is TLHR. It has two platforms. Passenger, MEMU, Express and Superfast trains halt at Talcher railway station.^[4][5][6][7]

Talcher Coalfield is located in Angul district in the Indian state of Odisha, in the valley of the Brahmani.