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Balasore
District :: Introduction
Balasore is famous for its forests and mines.This
district is noted for the river Buhdabalanga and 3,824 feet
high mountain Mahagiri . It is also bestowed with the Chandipur
sea Beach and Subarnarekha irrigation project. Balasore is
appreciated for its salt, Brass utensils, stone and clay works.
Ayodhya, Balaramgadi, Bardhanpur, Bhusandeswar, Chandaneswar,
Chandipur, Kasaphal, Langaleswar, Laxmannath, Panchalingeswar,
Raibania, Remuna, Sajanagarh, Talasari, Tripisagadia and Kupari
are some of the places of tourist interest.
Important
Places
Remuna
: Situated at a distance of
8 km from Balasore.It is famous for khirachora Gopinath Temple.
Chandipur
: Chandipur is a peaceful sea side resort
where the sea and proceed 5 km everyday -16 km from Balasore.Other
places of tourist interest around Balasore are Remuna , Panchalingeswar,
Aradi and Chandaneswar.
Panchalingeswar
: It is situated on a hillock at a distance
of 40 km from Balasore. It is the seat of Lingam, known as
Panchalingaswar with the perennial spring flowing over them
are the added attraction of this place.
Chandaneswara : It is situated at
distance of 88 km from Balasore .This religious center is
famous for the Temple of Lord Chandaneswar.
Raibania
: This picnic spot is situated at
distance of 75 km from Balasore.It is a historical place and
the visitors can see the ruins of Raibania forts.
Digha
: The tourist can see the lonely sea and
the charming beach found here.It is the border place of Westbengal
and Orissa.
General
Information About Balasore District
| Area
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3,634Sq.Km.
|
Forest |
332.21 |
| Population |
16,96,583 |
Literacy
Rate |
70.94 |
| Head
quarter |
Balasore |
Vidhansabha
seats |
12 |
| Sub
division |
2 |
Villages |
2,971 |
| Blocks |
12 |
Grama
panchayat |
257 |
| Municipality |
1 |
Towns |
4 |
| Police
Station |
19 |
Fire
Station |
5 |
| N.A.C |
4 |
Temperature |
43.1(Max),
10.6(Min) |
| Tahasils |
19 |
Rainfall |
1832.3mm
(Avg) |
| Blocks
|
Tahasils
|
subdivisions
|
| 1.
Bhogarai
2. Simulia
3. Balasore sadar
4. Khaira
5. Soro
6. Bahanaga
7. Remuna
8. Baliapal
9. Jaleswar
10. Nilgiri
11. Nilgiri sadar
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1.
Baleswar
2. Busta
3. Nilgiri
4. Jaleswar
5. Soro |
Baleswar
Nilgiri |
Road
map of Balasore District
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