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Barpali is a small
town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...
and a block ( Tehsil) within the
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 ...
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. Barpali is largely famous for renowned Odia Poet Swabhaba Kabi
Gangadhar Meher Swabhaba kabi Gangadhar Meher () was a renowned Odia language, Odia poet of the 19th century. Though poor in wealth and education, he remained one of the most prolific and original contributor to Odia literature. Childhood Gangadhara was born ...
who was born here. However, there are several other cultural notations which have made Barpali famous nationally and internationally, like: the indigenous sambalpuri saree weaving art (Ikat design) and the earthen pottery handicrafts (Terracotta) etc, creations from the native inhabitants of Barpali. Among others, the name Barpali also draws attention towards the past studies, wide usage and then outward expansion of preliminary versions of sanitary toilets started by foreigners here, known as 'Barpali Toilets' nearly 40 years ago. Barpali comes under the Bijepur Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly Electoral Constituency) in Odisha state and is under the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency (Parliamentary Electoral constituency) in India.


Location

The geo-coordinates for Barpali is 21.1813° N, 83.5976° E, which is situated at a height of 182 m (597 ft) from sea level. Barpali lies in a major routes between Bargarh to Borigumma (NH) & Raipur -Puri Road


Demographics

India
census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, Barpali had a population of 19,154. Males constitute approximately 51% of the population and females 49%. Barpali has an average literacy rate of 68.5%, with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. The majority of the population is depend on agriculture. Around 11% of the total population is under 6 years of age. The electoral jurisdiction of Barpali comes under the
Bijepur Bijepur is a block and a Notified Area Council (N.A.C.) in Bargarh district of Odisha, India. It is one of the 147 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Odisha. Ananta puja famous in all over the odisha.. . Geography Bijepur sits at an average ele ...
constituency of Odisha state Assembly and the parliamentary (central) electoral jurisdiction is under the Bargarh lok sabha constituency. Notably, the Barpali Block consists of 23 Panchayats which has total 57 villages.


Religious culture

* * There are a number of temples (>30) in and around the town including the famous Ashtashambu (A sacred presence of eight different temples of Lord Shiva). * Sital-Shasthee is an important festival among several others that must be placed here. This festival which marks the auspicious marriage of Lord
Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
and Goddess
Parvati Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi i ...
, has completed apparently more than thousand of years according to folklore. *
Dussehra Vijayadashami ( sa, विजयदशमी, Vijayadaśamī, translit-std=IAST), also known as Dussehra, Dasara or Dashain, is a major Hindu festival celebrated at the end of Navaratri every year. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu ...
is observed in Barpali,
Durga Durga ( sa, दुर्गा, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars. Durga's legend centres around co ...
Puja and
Navaratri Navaratri is an annual Hindu festival observed in the honour of the goddess Durga. It spans over nine nights (and ten days), first in the month of Chaitra (March/April of the Gregorian calendar), and again in the month of Sharada. It is ob ...
is celebrated by the people and the Ravan Dahan is also carried out here. The organising committee of the Durga Puja and Navaratri term it that it started in 1877. *Kali Puja is a major festival here


Educational institutions

Apart from a number of primary schools in the town, some notable schools are listed below including a rare few, whose establishments date back to more than a century: * ''Modern Public School (Estd 1986)'' * ''Girls Primary School (Estd 1884)'' * ''Boys Primary School (Estd 1910)'' * ''Hatpada Primary School (Estd 1953)'' * ''Samaleswari UG.UPS school (Estd 1959)'' * ''Gangadhar Project UG.UP School (Estd 1978)'' * ''Saraswati Shishu Mandir (Estd 1990)'' *
Little Angels Public School
(Estd 2000)'' Barpali town is also native to some of the renowned Government high schools as: * ''Government Boys' High School (Estd 1944)'' * ''Government Girls' High School (Estd 1964)'' * ''Gangadhar NAC High School (Estd 1975)'' There are undergraduate and post-graduate institutions are also located in the town itself, ''e.g.''


The Pharmaceutical College, Barpali
(Estd 1986) * Women's Junior college Barpali


References

{{Bargarh district Remta Cities and towns in Bargarh district