| Bolangir
District :: Introduction
Is one of the major commercial townships in the western part of Orissa. Bolangir includes elegant temples along with the
hill Gandhamardan. On this hill there exists an exquisite picnic spot called Harishankar. Several unique monuments in
addition to a couple of waterfalls serve in calling the attention Of tourists.
Bolangir district is honoured for the important visiting places
like Harisankar, Chandra, Papakshya Ghat, Nabagraha Kunda,
Debi Chandlipat, Turekela, Jogisarada and Ranipursarial.
Important
Places Harisankara
: It stands at the foot of the picturesque gandhamardana hill at a distance of 140 km. from the Sambalpur.The 15th
centuary Vishnu temple ,Bhairabi temples having an inscription with the porto-Oriya script and papanasi spring are the visiting
places of Harisankar.
Charda :
It is situated at a distance of 4 km. from Binka .It is famous for Kapilaswar Temple.
Papakshya Ghat :
It is situated at a distance of 4 km. from Binka. It is famous for Radhakrusna temple and Banhha Bata.
Nabagraha
kunda : It is famous for stone images of Nabagraha.
Jogisarada : It is siated
at a distance of 25 km. from Balangir is famous for Jogeswar temple. The temple of Goddes Lankeswari is situated on hillock.
and also there are so many temples situated at patnagarh. It became a new district recently.
Debi chandlipat
: It is situated at a distance of 11 km. from Binka. Its turnel way is famous.
Ranipur jharial
: It is situated at a distance of 29 km. from titlagah. It is famous for 64 yogini andvisnuTemples
.
General Information
About Bolangir District
| Area
|
6569Sq.Km. |
Forest |
1543.85Sq.Kms |
| Population |
13,35,760 |
Literacy
Rate |
54.93% |
| Head
quarter |
Bolangir |
Vidhansabha
seats |
5 |
| Sub
division |
3 |
Villages |
1792 |
| Blocks |
14 |
Grama
panchayat |
241 |
| Municipality |
2 |
Towns |
4 |
| N.A.C |
3 |
Temperature |
46.1(Max),
3.1(Min) |
| Tahasils |
4 |
Rainfall |
1215.6mm(Avg) |
| Blocks
| Tahasils
| Subdivisions
|
1.
Balangir sadar
2. Tentulikhunti
3. Deogaon
4. Puintola
5. Loisingha
6. Agalpur
7. Patnagarh
8. Belpada
9. Khaparakhol
10. Turkela
11. Bagamunda
12. Muribahal
13. Saintala
14. Titilagarh sadar |
1.
Balangir
2. Titilagarh
3. Patnagarh
4. Rampur
5 . Kantabanji
6 . Tusara |
1.
Balangir
2. Titilagarh
3. Patnagarh |
Road
map of Bolangir District | 
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