Birmaharajpur

Birmaharaj pur
B.M. Pur
subdistrict
Country  India
State Odisha
District Subarnapur
Area
 • Total 378.86 km2 (146.28 sq mi)
Elevation 160 m (520 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 95,376
 • Density 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Regional

Odia

Sambalpuri
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 767018
Vehicle registration OR- 31 (Sonepur)
Nearest cities Sonepur, Balangir, Sambalpur
Lok Sabha constituency Balangir
Climate Rainy, cold, and hot (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature 42 °C (108 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 20 °C (68 °F)
Website odisha.gov.in

Birmaharajpur (also known as B.M.Pur) is a subdivision of Subarnapur district in the state of Odisha, India.

Geography

Birmaharajpur Subdivisional Headquarters is in Birmaharajpur town. It is located 22 km towards East from District headquarters Subarnapur. It is a dispersed town and located on the left bank of the river Mahanadi located about 229 km from state capital Bhubaneswar. Birmaharajpur Subdivision is bounded by Boudh towards South, Binika towards west, Rairakhol Tehsil towards North, Sonepur Tehsil towards west . Phulabani, Balangir, Sambalpur, Burla are the nearby cities to Birmaharajpur. It is at 160 m elevation (altitude). Phulbani, Sambalpur, Hirakud, Raigarh, Kalahandi are the nearby important tourist destinations to see. The main places of this sub-division are Amarpali, Bagbar, deulmunda, Dantapali, Tithipali, Hillung, Jatesingha, Kalapathar, Kenghriapali, Khandahata, Kumarkeli, Luthurpank, Pitamahul, Ulunda, Dharmasala, Mursundhi, Champamal, Kendupali, Kamalpur, Deulmunda, Nuagarh Subalaya.[1]

Educational institutions

  • Birmaharaj Pur Boys High School
  • Birmaharaj Pur Girls High School
  • Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir School, B.M.Pur
  • AIIMS Public School, B.M.Pur
  • Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya, B.M.Pur
  • Satyabadi Bidyapitha Kalapathar
  • Subalaya High School
  • Indira Gandhi High school khandahata
  • Rabindra nath junior college khandahata
  • Dharmasala High School
  • Ulunda High School
  • Birmaharajpur College
  • Staybadi Higher Secondary School, Kalapathar
  • Dharmasala College
  • Ulunda College
  • Subalaya College, Subalaya
  • Parameswari College, Bhutiapali
  • Umadevi Bidya Mandir, Kadodar
  • Maa Umadevi Anchalik College, Kadodar
  • Amarpali High School, Amarpali
  • Degree College, Jaloi
  • Maheswari bidyapitha uffula
  • Bagbar High School, Bagbar
  • Primary School Pandua
  • Bapujee High School Kami
  • deulmunda primary school, deulmunda
  • kendupali u.p school,
  • GOLDEN PUBLIC SCHOOL

Politics

Current MLA of Birmaharajpur is Shri Padmanav Behera of BJD.[2] Birmaharajpur is a part of Balangir Lok Sabha constituency.

Tourism

It's also called as the 2nd Jagannath temple.Present in the soul of untouched and dense forest lies the temple of Hindu lord Shree Jagganath. Legend says that when Kala pahad attacked the Jagannath temple in puri to loot ornaments and the lords Jagannath, Balabhadra & Suvadra. The King ordered the pandas to take the lords and go under hide so as to prevent the muslim's from touching and looting Hindu lords. The panda's went towards western Odisha through the river Mahanadi in boat taking the 3 lords and finally stopped in Sonepur district and hide the lords in the cave of hill Trikut of kotsamalai jungle for 143 years.The festival Rath Yatra is celebrated here and on the eve fair is organized with thousands of visitors visiting on the occasion.

It is surrounded by hills in all directions with mesmerizing beauty of nature. You can see various wild species of animals like deers, elephants, bears, birds.One can go there from Birmaharaj pur road or Ullunda road.It is 23KM from Birmaharaj pur.

  • Thenga Dam Site:

This is a famous Picnic spot located in Birmaharajpur Block on Harihara-Jora Irrigation Project. The Dam site gets thousands of local visitors around the year for picnic and other recreational activities because of its natural and beautiful environment. The spectacular water body in foot of the hills and deep forest with cool environment gives a real touch of nature. It is possible to rent a boat with boatman for boating. One can enjoy the sweet and charming sound of various species of birds including peacock. During the winter (November–February) this place attracts lot of foreign birds, which generally come to Chilika Lake. Sometimes it is also possible to see elephants, bears or wolves in the nearby jungle at the dam site.[3]

This Matha is located at the centre of a man-made forest. It is famous for the 24x7 chanting of Hare Krishna mantra or Maha Mantra ("The Great Mantra"). Head of this Math is called Maharaj. In this area, it is widely believed that a former Maharaj of this Matha had walked on the water of river Mahanadi. “Goverdhan Puja” is celebrated here in a typically big way. People from various districts of Odisha come to this place to take the blessings of lord Krishna.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Birmaharajpur
  2. ↑ Birmaharajpur MLA
  3. ↑ Thenga Dam

Coordinates: 20°52′N 84°02′E / 20.867°N 84.033°E / 20.867; 84.033

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