An exhaustive survey was carried to find out Grasshopper fauna in peripheral areas of Lingaraj Open Cast Project, Talcher, India. The present study is an attempt to study the Grasshoppers regimen in the connecting villages of Lingaraj Open Cast Project (OCP), Talcher, Angul, and Odisha. A total number of 1450 Grasshoppers belonging to 6 families and 38 species under two suborders (Caelifera and Enisifera) were recorded during the entire study period. Shannon – Weiner index (H’) was 3.29 in Langijoda village, followed by 3.32 in Gengutia village, 3.28 in Balugaon village, and 3.33 in Talabeda village. Margalef’s richness (Dmg) index was found to be 5.45 in Langijoda, 5.42 in Balunga, 5.57 in Talabeda, and 5.44 in Gengutia village. Besides this, it was noted that members of the family Acrididae were found to be 67.8% followed by Tettigoniidae 16.2%, Grylliade 7.4%, and Romaleidae with 7.4%. The lowest population was studied in Pyrgomorphidae and Gryllotalpidae with 0.97% and 0.14% respectively.