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Subarnapur district Sonepur
District of Odisha
Nickname: City of Temples & Crafts
Location in Odisha
Subarnapur district
Coordinates: 20°51′N 83°54′E / 20.85°N 83.9°E / 20.85; 83.9
Country	India
State	Odisha
Region	Western Odisha
Established	April 1st, 1993
Headquarters	Subarnapur
Government
• Collector & District Magistrate	Anya Das, IAS
• Superintendent of Police	Amaresh Panda, OPS
Area
• Total	2,337 km (902 sq mi)
Population
• Total	610,183
• Density	260/km (680/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
• Local	Sambalpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	767 xxx
Telephone code	+91 665x
Vehicle registration	OD 31
Nearest city	Balangir
Sex ratio	1000:966 ♂/♀
Literacy	64.07%
Lok Sabha constituency	Bolangir
Vidhan Sabha constituency	064-Birmaharajpur (SC) 065-Sonepur
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,443.5 millimetres (56.83 in)
Avg. annual temperature	30 °C (86 °F)
Avg. summer temperature	45 °C (113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	24 °C (75 °F)
Website	www.subarnapur.nic.in

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Subarnapur District, also called Sonepur District or Sonapur District, is an administrative district in Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Sonpur is the district headquarters. Sonepur is known as the Mandiramalini town (city of temples) of Odisha with more than hundred temples. The people of the Sonepur region are referred to as Sonepuria. From ancient times, Sonepur is considered as a holy city.

History

In the 8th century CE, the region was known as Swarnapur and was rules by vassal lords of the Bhaumkaras of Tosali. The region was then ruled by the Somavamsis and eventually became one of two capitals of the Somavamsis. Around the 10th and 11th centuries, the region was called Pashima Lanka or Western Lanka. The evidence for these names comes from a Somavamsi prince of the region called Kumara Someswaradeva who issued a copper plate charter in the late 10th century which identified him as the ruler of Paschima Lanka. Historically, the presiding deity of the region was the goddess Lankeswari. At some point during Somavamsi rule, the region was given its current name, Subarnapur. It was formally established as a district in 1993.

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Subarnapur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 19 districts in Odisha currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Divisions

• Sub-divisions: Sonepur and
• Tehsils: Sonepur, Binika, Rampur, Birmaharajpur, Tarbha, and Ullunda
• Blocks: Sonepur, Binika, Tarbha, Dunguripali, Birmaharajpur and Ullunda
• Municipality: Sonepur
• N.A.C.: Tarbha,Binika,Dunguripali,Birmaharajpur

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Subarnapur district has a population of 610,183, roughly equal to the nation of Montenegro or the US state of Vermont. The district is the 512th most populous in India out of a total of 640. The district has a population density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre (670/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade of 2001–2011 was 20.35%. Subarnapur has a sex ratio of 959 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 74.42%. 8.18% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 25.60% and 9.37% of the population respectively. Hinduism is the predominant religion, practiced by 99.19% of the population.

Languages of Subarnapur district (2011)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 59.67% of the population in the district spoke Sambalpuri and 39.30% Odia as their first language.

Culture

Subarnapis home to a wide variety of cultural heritage, arts, and crafts. The Sonepur area specializes in textiles and terracotta, Tarbha and Binka produce brass metal works, Ullunda is home to a tradition of stone carving, and Dunguripali produces Paddy crafts.

Subarnapur is home to the poet and prophet Mahima Dharma. The district is also known for "Danda-nata", a religious folk tradition which is native to the area.

Temple town, Sonepur

• Paschima Lanka
• Lanka Podi
• Sasisena Kavya
• Sasisena Temple
• Sureswari Temple
• Subarnameru Temple
• Lankeswari Temple

Tourist attractions

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• Mahima pitha, Khaliapali
• Gyaneswar Baba Shiv temple and museum at Kenjhiriapali village
• Metakani Temple, Ullunda
• Patali Srikhetra, Kotsamlai
• Rushyashrunga hill at Goudgad jungle
• Papakshya Ghat, Binka
• Kapileswar temple, Charda
• Nabagrahakunda
• Rameswar Shiva Temple
• Lord Sri Sri Swapneshwar Temple, Goudgad of BirmaharajPur Block.
• Thengo Irrigation Project of Birmaharajpur Block
• Maa Umadevi Temple and Siddheswar Temple
• Maa Ramachandi & Baba Raneswar Temple, Telanda
• Gupteswar Baba Temple, Gailmura
• Bhimtangar, Gailmura
• Baunsa Bana, Dunguripali
• Maa pudapat temple Tulunda,Tarbha
• Chudakhai Dangar Tulunda panchayat,Tarbha

Saree

• Sonepuri Pata Saree
• Sonepuri Saree
• Sambalpuri Saree

Notable people

• Kailash Chandra Meher, painter awarded the Padma Shri.
• Nila Madhab Panda, film maker and director of I Am Kalam.
• Sabyasachi Mohapatra, Odia film director and producer.
• Bhagirathi Nepak, Odia Eminent Writer

Education in Subarnapur district

Schools

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Tarbha
• Sri Aurobindo Shikshyakendra, Goudgad
• Ganapati Adarsha Shikshya Niketan, Biramaharaj Pur
• Swami Vivekananda Adarsha Vidyalaya, Khandahata
• Anchalik Uchha Vidya Pitha, Kenjhiriapali
• Centurion Public School, Dunguripali
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Dunguripali
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Rampur
• Sahara Trust High School, Sonepur
• Vishwabharti Chintan Shikshya Niketan, Sonepur
• St Anne's Convent School, Sonepur
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Sonepur
• Sri Aurobindo Integral Education & Research Center, Sonepur
• Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Sonepur
• Bhimabhoi Vidyapita, Lachhipur
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Lachhipur

Colleges

• Sonepur College, Sonepur-Raj
• Model Degree College, Subarnapur
• Shree Ram College, Rampur
• Maharaja High School, Sonepur
• Dunguripali College, Dunguripali
• Gram Panchayat College, Lachhipur
• Buddhiram College, Menda
• Birmaharajpur College Birmaharajpur

Politics

This district is a part of Balangir Lok Sabha constituency. The MP of Balangir is Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo from the BJP.

Vidhan Sabha Constituencies

The following are the two Vidhan sabha constituencies of Subarnapur district and the elected members of each area.

Villages

• Baghahandi
• charda

See also

• Kosalananda Kavya

References

1. ^ "District Census Handbook 2011 - Subarnapur" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
2. Web site of Planning Commission of India
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4. Encyclopaedia of tourism resources in India, Volume 2
5. ^ Ministry of Panchayati Raj (September 8, 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
6. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
7. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Montenegro 661,807 July 2011 est.
8. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Vermont 625,741
9. "Demography | Subarnapur District,Government of Odisha | India". Retrieved 2020-09-17.
10. "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Odisha". Census of India, 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
11. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Odisha". Census of India 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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13. Assembly Constituencies and their EXtent
14. Seats of Odisha
15. "List of Member in Fourteenth Assembly". ws.ori.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2013. MEMBER NAME

External links

• Official website
• Iconography of the Buddhist Sculpture of Orissa
• Cultural Profile of South Kosal
• Pasayat, C. (1994), "Myth and Reality in Little Tradition: A Study of Dandanata in Odisha" in Man in India, Vol.74, No.4, December 1994, pp. 413–427.
• Pasayat, C. (1998), Tribe, Caste and Folkculture, Jaipur/New Delhi: Rawat Publications.
• Pasayat, C. (2003), Glimpses of Tribal and Folkculture, New Delhi: Anmol Pub. Pvt. Ltd.

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