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Places near Hirakud by type
All 264 places by distance →One day from Hirakud
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:09 pm
76 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Hirakud
- Hirakud Reservoirreservoir · 45 min
- Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuarysanctuary · 2 hrs
- Zero Pointpark · 45 min
- Maa Samaleswari Templetemple · 45 min
- Sambalpur Zoonature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Hirakud
How to reach Hirakud
By train
Hirakud (HKG), about 8 km from the centre.
By road
Sambalpur 16 km · Rourkela 163 km · Bilaspur 236 km. Directions.
By air
Jharsuguda Airport (JRG), — about 59 km by road; Utkela Airport (UKE), Bhawanipatna — about 218 km by road.
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Hirakud?
Gandhi Minar (monument, about 3 km), Jawahar Minar (monument, about 3 km), Hirakud Dam (dam, about 1 km), Nehru Park (park, about 3 km), Zero Point (park, about 7 km), Maa Samaleswari Temple (temple, about 13 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Hirakud?
204 places on Spotwander: 54 temples, 32 hill stations & viewpoints, 16 waterfalls, 11 wildlife, forests & gardens, 18 other attractions.
Which is the nearest temple to Hirakud?
Nilakantheswar Shiv Temple, about 3 km by road; Gurudwara (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Hirakud?
Hill Top Ln, about 6 km by road; Lahanda Hill (7 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Hirakud?
Start in Hirakud, visit Hirakud Reservoir, then Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, then Zero Point, then Maa Samaleswari Temple, then Sambalpur Zoo, and drive back — about 76 km by road in all.