Better than India Average-

• 1.
• Sundergarh is the 2^nd highest ranked in # of Households that use Electricity as fuel for Cooking   out of 768 city/districts of India. This indicates that the people in this district have shown a greater focus on green energy compared to people in other districts.

• 2.
• The average Odia Script   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 5,442. Sundergarh is the 26^th highest ranked city out of 768 city/districts. This indicates a high pool of literate odia population compared to other cities.

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Sundergarh is the 52^nd highest ranked in No of District Hospital   . This indicates that health infrastructure in this district is better than other districts.

Worse than India Average-

• 1.
• Sundergarh is the 145^th worst ranked in Number of Cyber Crimes (NO, NCRB 2022)   out of 768 city/districts of India. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

• 2.
• The Average # of UG Enrolments - Science (No, AISHE 2021)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is Sundergarh is the 620^th worst ranked City out of 768 City/Districts.This indicates that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

• 3.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Sundergarh is the 605^th worst ranked in Formal Jobs(Dist.),2023   .This implies low private sector growth.

• 4.
• Out of 768 District Capitals/Districts of India, Sundergarh is the 581^st worst ranked in Bank Credit (Crore, RBI SCB Q3 2024)   .This indicates that financial activities in district is less compared to other districts.