Bangomunda a tehsil located at about 95 km from

Balangir Balangir also known as Bolangir, is a city and municipality, the headquarters of Balangir district in the state of Odisha, India. Balangir has one of the best cultural heritage in India. It is also known as one of the finest places for tourists ...

Titlagarh Titilagarh is a town and Municipality in Balangir district in the Indian state of Odisha. Geography and Climate Titilagarh is located at . It has an average elevation of 215 metres (705 feet). Demographics India census, Titilagarh ...

sub-division of

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, has historical importance. Bangomunda is the new name of Banganmura which means Brinjal Firm.

Places of interest

Ranipur-Jharial, a tourist place in

, is just from Bangomunda, is also known as Somatirtha. Durga Mandir, situated in the bank of the village's pond, is a historical place, and a famous temple in this locality. Bangomunda - Durga Mandir

Festivals

The people of Bangomunda celebrate most of the festivals of

Rath Yatra Ratha Yatra (), or Chariot festival, is any public procession in a chariot. The term particularly refers to the annual Ratha Yatra in Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and other East Indian states, particularly the Odia festival that involve a ...

Durga Puja, Diwali, Kumar Purnima or Gaja Laxmi Puja, Manabasa Gurubar, Sabitri Brata, Makar Sankranti, Bishuba/Pana Sankranti, Dola Purnima or

Holi Holi (), also known as the Festival of Colours, the Festival of Spring, and the Festival of Love,The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) p. 874 "Holi /'həʊli:/ noun a Hindu spring festival ...". is an ancient Hindu religious festival ...

, Gamha Purnima or Rakshya Bandhan, Kartik Purnima, Nabanna or

Nuakhai Nuakhai is an agricultural festival mainly observed by people of Western Odisha in India. Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. According to the calendar it is observed on ''panchami tithi'' (the fifth day) of the lunar for ...

, Pua jiuntia, Bhai jiuntia, Janmastami, Ram Navami, Saraswati Puja, and Ganesh Puja. The primary festival, however, is

. Some festivals are unique to the place, like

Chatar jatra Chatar Jatra or Chatar Yatra is a traditional festival celebrated by the people of Kalahandi District, Orissa, India. The festival involves Maa Manikeswari, the family goddess of the Kalahandi King's family. Origin Maa Manikeswari is the promin ...

, Kansa Badha, Dhanu Yatra, Navratri Durgapuja. Bhai jiuntia is celebrated during this time on Astami Tithi. In "Bhai jiuntia" sisters pray for their brothers' long life and tie a thread called "Jiuntia".

is also an important festival which is celebrated on Panchami tithi of Bhadraba sukla pakshya.

Demographics

As per

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Bangomunda had a population of 5,759, consisting of 2,802 males and 2,957 females.

Schedule Castes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

constituted 1318 people and

Schedule Tribes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

constituted 481 people. The literacy rate was 60.27% .

Education

There are government schools in town for primary as well as secondary education. C.M. High School is for class 8th to 10th. Saraswati Shishu Mandir and Akhil Bharatiya English Medium School are private schools. Panchayat Samiti College is for college education, but is limited to arts stream only. Many of the students are studying outside the state for higher education and a few have studied abroad as well . Beside educational institutes there are also centers for computer learning and industrial training.

Public transport

The town is in the center point of three commercial hubs of

. Public transportation is limited here as only a bus facility is available. The nearest railway station is in

Kantabanji Kantabanji (KBJ) is a town and a notified area committee in Balangir district in the Indian state of Odisha. History In 1937, the railway track from Kantabanji to Vishakhapatnam was laid and since then train started running through this ro ...

which is about away. The nearest airport is in

Raipur Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Ch ...

. File:Durga Puja in Bangomunda.jpg, Durga Puja File:Independence day bgm.jpg, Independence day celebration in town field File:Dwarseni Mandir.jpg, Temple of the primary deity of the village File:Dhanu Yatra.jpg, DhanuYatra File:Durga Mandir bangomunda.jpg, Durga Temple File:Shiva Mandir Bangomunda.jpg, Shiva Temple File:Jagannath_Temple_Bangomunda.jpg, Jagannath Temple

References

External links

Bolangir website
{{Balangir district Cities and towns in Bolangir district Tehsils of India