Bhawanipatna

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Bhawanipatna
—  town  —
Bhawanipatna
Location of Bhawanipatna
in Orissa and India
Coordinates 19°54′N 83°10′E / 19.90°N 83.17°E / 19.90; 83.17Coordinates: 19°54′N 83°10′E / 19.90°N 83.17°E / 19.90; 83.17
Country India
State Orissa
District(s) Kalahandi
Population 61,671 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

• 248 metres (814 ft)
Website kalahandi.nic.in

Bhawanipatna(Oriya: ଭବାନିପାଟଣା)is the headquarters of Kalahandi District.Bhawanipatna is a town of numerous temples dedicated to different deities of Hindu pantheon. Named after its presiding deity "Bhawani-Shankar", it is the most convenient base for touring various places of interest in the district and the nearby district of Nawapara.

chhatar jatra

Maa Manikeswari is the main source of inspiration. Bhawanipatna is world famous for its unique and enchanting "Chattar Jatra" of goddess Manikeswari .

chhatar

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[edit] Geography

Bhawanipatna is located at 19°54′N 83°10′E / 19.9°N 83.17°E / 19.9; 83.17.[1] It has an average elevation of 248 m (814 ft).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Bhawanipatna had a population of 61,671. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bhawanipatna has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 61%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Politics

Current MLA from Bhawanipatna (SC) Assembly Constituency is Dusmanta Kumar Naik of INC, who won the seat in State election of 2009. Previous MLAs from this seat include Pradip Kumar Naik of BJP who won the seat in State elections of 2004 and also in 2000 and 1995, Ajit Das of JD who won this seat in 1990, Bhaktacharan Das of JNP in 1985, and Dayanidhi Naik who won this seat in 1980 as a candidate of INC(I) and as INC candidate in 1977.[3]

Bhawanipatna is part of Kalahandi (Lok Sabha constituency). [4]

[edit] Areas of Bhawanipatna

  1. Mandar Bagicha Para
  2. Bahadur Bagicha Para
  3. Purna Para
  4. Nua Para
  5. Shakti Nagar Para
  6. Irrigation Colony
  7. Pardesi Para
  8. Mahabir Para
  9. Bad Para
  10. Ram Nagar Para
  11. Ramsagar Para
  12. Hill Town Para
  13. Dewansahab para

[edit] Tourist Places

Phurli Jharan is among the most famous tourist places of Kalahandi, nearer to Noamundi Bhawanipatna (around 17 km far).

  • Phurli Jharan

  • Manikeswari temple

  • Palace of Kalahandi

  • Palace of Kalahandi king

  • sabha mandapa in kalahandi palace

2. Meher para, Santoshmarg para (BBC)

[edit] Festivals

The famous Chhatra Yatra of Goddess Manikeswari of Bhawanipatna, a very famous and popular ceremony.

[edit] Sports

  1. Lal Bahadur Sashtri Stadium- It is the biggest stadium in orissa according to its total field area.This stadium has witnessed many big matches like Ranji Trophy, Kalahandi Cup, etc.
  2. Reserve Police Stadium- It is the home ground of Orissa Police.
  3. College Field- It is one of the big field in bhawanipatana.

[edit] Entertainment

  1. Satyam Talkies.
  2. Bhawani Talkies.
  3. Monarch Cinema.

[edit] Education

  1. Govt.Autonomous College.
  2. Govt. Women College.
  3. Govt. Agriculture College
  4. Govt. Engineering College
  5. Kalahandi school of engg & tech.(K.S.E.T)
  6. Evening College.
  7. B.E.D College.
  8. Pragati Science College
  9. Saraswati Science College.
  10. Sardar Raja Medical College.
  11. Manikeswari High School.
  12. B.M High School
  13. Municipal High School
  14. Town High School.
  15. Govt. Girls High School
  16. Town Girls High School
  17. Police High School
  18. Saraswati Vidya Mandir(Braja Vihar)
  19. Saraswati Vidya Mandir(Balaji Vihar)
  20. Saraswati Vidya Mandir(Gokul Vihar)
  21. Vimla Convent School
  22. Harvest Convent School
  23. Central School
  24. Satya Sai VIdya Mandir.
  25. Citizen Model English Medium Academy.
  26. Swami Vivekanand Public School
  27. D.A.V Public School
  28. Red cross school for the Blind,Paaramanandapur
  29. Red Cross School for the Deaf & Dumb,paramanandapur
  30. NSS,Banapur,Paramanandapur

[edit] Hospitals

  • District Headquarters Hospital
  • Life Worth Hospital

[edit] References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhawanipatna
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  3. ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 99-Bhawanipatna Constituency of ORISSA". Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp99.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-26. 
  4. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa". Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-26. 

[edit] External links

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