Rupsa is a town of Balasore district in

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 ...

History

The

Mayurbhanj State Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway (MSR) was a narrow gauge railway owned by Mayurbhanj State in British India. History The railway was built by the erstwhile ruler of Mayurbhanj State, Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo. The first section of 52 km ...

was started by the erstwhile ruler of

Mayurbhanj State Mayurbhanj State (or ''Morbhanj'') ( or, ମୟୁରଭଞ୍ଜ ରାଜ୍ୟ) was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was one of the largest states of the Eastern States Agency and one of the thre ...

Maharja Shri Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo. The first section of 52 km from Rupsa Junction to

Baripada Baripada () is a city and a municipality in Mayurbhanj district in the state of Odisha, India. Located along the east bank of the Budhabalanga river, Baripada is the cultural centre of north Odisha. In recent years, it has emerged as an educ ...

was opened for traffic on 20 January 1905. Rupsa was the junction with the

Bengal Nagpur Railway The Bengal Nagpur Railway was one of the companies which pioneered development of the railways in eastern and central India. It was succeeded first by Eastern Railway and subsequently by South Eastern Railway. History The opening of the ...

’s line. An agreement was signed on 2 December 1918, between the Mayurbhanj State and Mayurbhanj Railway Company, for extending the line to Talband, 61.5 km away. This section was opened on 15 July 1920. From that date, the management of the entire Rupsa-Talband section was handed over to Mayurbhanj Railway Company, formed in 1920 to take over this line.

Educational institutions

*Nilamani Mahavidyalaya, Rupsa *Govt. High School, Hirapur, Rupsa *Harihar M. E. School, Rupsa *Mohapatra High School, Rupsa, Kasipada Panchayat high school Rupsa *Jogendra Higher Secondary School *Udaya Nath Mohapatra Uchha Vidya Niketan, Barapal *Bakharabad upme school -bakharabad ref>

Festivals celebrated

Apart from the normal festival celebrated there are some festivals celebrated with much attention. These are: * Rupsa Mohastav * Vijayadasami

Highways and railway station

* NH 16 Highway Connect Rupsa to

Balasore Balasore or Baleswara is a city in the state of Odisha, about north of the state capital Bhubaneswar and from Kolkata, in eastern India. It is the largest town of northern Odisha and the administrative headquarters of Balasore district. It i ...

and

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

* Rupsa Junction Connects South Eastern Railway To

Mayurbhanj Mayurbhanj district is one of the 30 districts in Odisha state in eastern India. It is the largest district of Odisha by area. Its headquarters are at Baripada. Other major towns are Rairangpur, Karanjia and Udala. , it is the third-most-popu ...

District

Healthcare institutions

* Rupsa Govt Hospital

Industry presence

* Rupsa Jute Millhttp://www.jutecomm.gov.in/Documents/List%20of%20Indian%20Jute%20Mills/List%20of%20Indian%20Jute%20Mills.pdf (located near Rupsa Junction)

References

External links

Rupsa Weather
Cities and towns in Balasore district {{Baleswar-geo-stub