Birmaharajpur is a subdivision town of

Subarnapur district Subarnapur District, also called Sonepur District or Sonapur District, is an administrative district in western Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Sonepur is the district headquarters. Sonepur has a rich cultural heritage and is known a ...

in the state of

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Birmaharajpur Subdivisional Headquarter is the Birmaharajpur town. It is located 22 km towards east from district headquarter Sonepur. It is a dispersed town and located on the left bank of the river Mahanadi. It is located about 229 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.

Geography

Location and borders

It is located 19 km east of district headquarter Subarnapur. Birmaharajpur subdivision is bounded by Boudh district towards South, Binika tehsil towards west, Rairakhol tehsil towards North Angul district towards east, Sonepur tehsil towards south-west. Phulabani, Balangir, Sambalpur, Burla, Anugul are the nearby cities to Birmaharajpur.

Administrative divisions

Birmharaj pur subdivision has administrative control over 13 gram panchayats and its 181 villages based on the 2011 census data. It is at elevation (altitude). The main places of this sub-division are Kenjhiriapali,Amarpali, Bagbar, deulmunda, Dantapali, Tithipali, Hillung, Jatesingha, Kalapathar,Khandahata, Kumarkeli, Luthurpank, Pitamahul, Ulunda, Dharmasala, Mursundhi, Champamal, Kendupali, Kamalpur, Deulmunda, and Nuagarh

Subalaya Subalaya is a town in the Birmaharajpur subdivision of Subarnapur district, Odisha, India. It is located on an island in size at the confluence of the Mahanadi river and Surubalijora Surubalijora or Surubalijore is a small river (''Jora'' or ...

Politics

Current MLA of Birmaharajpur is Shri Padmanav Behera of the BJD Party. He was re-elected as the MLA for the Birmaharajpur area in 2019. Birmaharajpur is a part of

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 ...

Lok Sabha constituency. The Member of Parliament is Sangeeta Singh Deo of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She was elected as the Member of Parliament in the year 2019.

Tourism

Patali Srikhetra Patali Srikhetra is a famous place with significant historical importance for Subarnapur district and Odisha, India. This religious place is associated with Shaktism, Buddhism and Vaishnavism. It is located in the foot of Trikut Hill at Kotsamal ...

, Kotsamalai It is also called as the 2nd Jagannath temple. Present in the soul of untouched and dense forest lies the temple of Hindu lord Shree Jagganath. Legend says that when Kala pahad attacked the Jagannath temple in puri to loot ornaments and the lords Jagannath, Balabhadra and Suvadra. The king ordered the pandas to take the lords and go hide so as to prevent the Muslims from touching and looting Hindu lords. The pandas went towards western Odisha through the river Mahanadi in a boat taking the three lords and finally stopped in Sonepur district and hide the lords in the cave of hill Trikut of kotsamalai jungle for 143 years. The festival Rath Yatra is celebrated there and on the eve fair is organized with thousands of visitors visiting on the occasion. The water body in foot of the hills and deep forest with cool environment gives a real touch of nature. Manned boat rental is on offer. One can enjoy the sweet and charming sound of various species of birds including peacock. During the winter (November–February) this place attracts many foreign birds, which generally come to Chilika Lake. Sometimes it is also possible to see elephants, bears or wolves in the nearby jungle at the dam site.

References

External links

Subarnapur district

Birmaharajpur College

Subalaya College Subalaya
{{coord, 20, 52, N, 84, 02, E, display=title, region:IN_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Cities and towns in Subarnapur district