Bijepur is a block and a

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Bargarh district Bargarh District is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The city of Bargarh is its district headquarters. The district was carved out of the erstwhile district of Sambalpur on 1 April 1993. History In ancient times ...

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. It is one of the 147 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of

. Ananta puja famous in all over the odisha.. .

Geography

Bijepur sits at an average elevation of 189 meter above sea level. It is situated in Padampur sub-division and about 26 km south-east of

Bargarh Bargarh is a city and municipality in Bargarh district in the state of odisha in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bargarh District. Bargarh is popularly known for intensive cultivation of 'paddy', therefore called "Bhata Handi" o ...

town. The area is populated with 322 km². Bijepur zamidar house

Demographics

As of India

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of 2011, Bijepur had a population of 11827 . Females constitute 50% of the population. Bijepur has an average literacy rate of 85.45%, more than the national average of 59.5%. The local language of Bijepur is Sambalpuri (Kosali). The major communities of Bijepur are Kuiltas, Dumals

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s, Bhulias/Mehers (the weavers), Brahmins etc. Kuiltas and Dumals are presumed to be an offshoot of the original Chasa (agrarian) community and are synonymous with the

Khandayat Khandayat or Khandait is a landed militia caste from Odisha, East india. They were feudal chiefs, military generals, zamindars, large land holders and agriculturalists. During British raj, they ruled many tributary states in Odisha. They are lar ...

s of the coastal region. This is evident by the striking similarity of rituals and gods they worship. When Bhulias settled in this region is controversial. Agharias were migrated from the

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for establishing a cultivator community during war when Kuiltas were assigned the duty of part-time

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. Sambalpuri is the language for communication. Oriya and English are used for official purposes and for higher education. FileKalasYatra Bijepur

Economics

The economy of Bijepur is largely dependent on farming vegetables and sambalpuri saree. The daily market of Bijepur is claimed to be the largest vegetable market in this Block. "Sambalpuri Sarees" originated from there. Ikkat Hand woven sarees and other Sambalpuri clothes are made in Bijepur.

Education

Bijepur College was established in 1985. Govt. High School Bijepur Established in the year of 1959 Now running with class 9th and 10th Functioning NCC SCOUT JRC A nodal educational institution

Politics

References

{{reflist Cities and towns in Bargarh district