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Subarnapur Sonepur
Town
SubarnapurLocation in Odisha, IndiaShow map of OdishaSubarnapurSubarnapur (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°50′N 83°55′E / 20.83°N 83.92°E / 20.83; 83.92
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Subarnapur
Elevation	121 m (397 ft)
Population
• Total	17,535
Languages
• Official	Odia
• Spoken	Sambalpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	767017
Telephone code	06654
Vehicle registration	OD-31
Website	odisha.gov.in subarnapur.nic.in

Subarnapur, also known as Sonepur, is a town and district headquarters of Subarnapur district of Odisha. The district spreads over an area of 2284.89 km. It is also known as Second Varanasi of India for its cluster of temples having architectural importance and also of tantricism and second Allahabad for the Meeting Point (Sangam) of two rivers Mahanadi and Tel in place just like in Allahabad. Subarnapur is also famous for silk, handloom, prawns, terracotta etc.

History

Sonepur was formerly the capital of Sonepur State, a princely state of British India.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Sonepur town had a population of 17,535. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sonepur has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 65%. In Sonepur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

• Sonepur College, Sonepur

Temples of Sonepur

• Kosaleswara temple
• Lankeswari Temple
• Narayani Temple
• Ramachandi Temple
• Subarnameru Temple
• Sureswari temple

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• Balaji Temple, Subarnapur
• Bhagavati Temple
• Budhima Temple
• Budhi Somalai Temple
• Dadhibaban Temple
• Dasamati Temple
• Gokarneswar Temple
• Gundicha / Nrusimhanath Temple
• Jagannath Temple
• Khambeswari Temple
• Maa Chardei Temple Charda
• Pancharatha Temple
• Paschima Somanath Temple
• Rameswar Temple
• Shree Kapileshwar Temple Charda
• ShreeRam Temple
• Somaleswari temple

Notable people

• Kailash Chandra Meher, painter, awarded Padma Shri by Govt. of India.

Sari

• Sonepuri Sari

Politics

Current MLA from Sonepur (SC) Assembly Constituency is Niranjan Pujari of BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2014. Previous MLAs from this seat were Binod Patra of INC, who won the seat in 2004, Kunduru Kushal who won this seat representing BJD in 2000, representing JD in 1995 and in 1990, Achyuta Biswal of INC in 1985, Dhaneswar Kumbhar of INC(I) in 1980, and Debraj Seth of JNP in 1977.

Sonepur is part of Balangir (Lok Sabha constituency).

See also

• Sonepuri
• History of Sonepur, Odisha

References

1. "Tourism in Sonepur".
2. Princely States of India
3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
4. "State Elections 2004 – Partywise Comparison for 112-Sonepur Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 September 2008.

• Pasayat, C. and Sudam Naik (2008), Subarnapur Darabari Sahitya (in Oriya), Bhubaneswar: Gyanajuga Publications.
• Pasayat, C. (Ed.) (2008), Paschima Odisara Lokageeta (in Oriya), Bhubaneswar: Folklore Foundation.
• Padhy, S.K. History and Culture of Sonepur Ph.D. thesis, Berhampur University, 2000 .
• Accommodation in Sonepur "HOTEL KASTURI"

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