Biratunga is one of the villages situated in the

Gop The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the Two-party system, two Major party, major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by Abolitionism in the United Stat ...

tehsil of Puri district,

Orissa, India 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 ...

. Biratunga is located approximately 3 kilometers away from its tehsil Gop town, 40.8 kilometers away from

Puri Puri () is a coastal city and a municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is also known as '' ...

city and 68 kilometers away from

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

, the capital city of Orissa. There are 60 (forts) located at different places of Orissa including Biratunga. The central temple (Kendraasana Mandira-केंद्र आसन मंदिर) of Sadguru Swami Nigamananda and

Nilachala Saraswata Sangha Nilachala Saraswata Sangha (NSS), ( Oriya: ନୀଳାଚଳ ସାରସ୍ବତ ସଂଘ; Hindi: नीलाचल सारस्वत संघ) is a religious organization that was founded by Swami Nigamananda Paramahansa Dev exclusi ...

are located at Biratunga. Biratunga is also the birthplace of Shri Durga Charan Mohanty, one of the most eminent disciples of Sadguru Swami Nigamananda. It is believed that Shri Mohanty has undergone all religious and spiritual practices (sadhana) and attained enlightenment (siddhi) in Biratunga. He has written about 27 volumes of a series of religious/spiritual literature called ''Sangha Sevaka''.

Villages

The following villages are under Biratunga

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: *Sauria *Biratung *Nahiti *Marad *Gadakaramala *Girima job card list *Kanti *Manapada

Rural developments

Biratunga panchayats has undertaken various rural development works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme. A skill development programme under Panchayati Raj department from Orissa Government has been implemented for rural village youths in orissa to enhance their skills for a secure employment. Biratunga is listed out of those villages from

Puri district Puri district is a coastal district of the Odisha state of India. It has one sub-division, 11 tahasils and 11 blocks and comprises 1722 revenue villages. Puri is the only municipality of the district. Konark, Pipili and Nimapara are the thre ...

. Biratunga was awarded "Niramal Gram Puraskar" by Government of India, Ministry of Rural Development of Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2007.

Schools

Saraswata Bidyapitha, established in 1964 by

Durga Charan Mohanty Durga Charan Mohanty ( Odia:ଦୁର୍ଗାଚରଣ ମହାନ୍ତି, (1912–1985) was an Odia Indian spiritual writer born in 1912 at Biratunga, a village under block Gop, near Konark, Odisha. The Odia Sahitya Akademi has been awa ...

. This is a high school approved by the

Government of Orissa The government of the Indian state of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor, appoi ...

.Saraswat Bidyapitha, Biratunga
located at Sr. No. 179.

Nearby important places

Kakatpur Mangala Temple Maa Mangala Temple is a Hindu temple, Hindu Shakti Pitha located in Kakatpur of Odisha, India, Odisha, on the eastern coast of India. Overview This is a 15th-century temple and a symbol of ancient Shakti Pithas of Kalinga (historical region), Kal ...

* Pipili *

Konark Konark is a medium town in the Puri district in the state of Odisha, India. It lies on the coast by the Bay of Bengal, 65 kilometres from the capital of the state, Bhubaneswar. It is the site of the 13th-century Sun Temple, also known as t ...

* Chilika *

Gallery

Biratunga_Village.jpg Biratunga_Postoffice.jpg Saraswata_Bidyapitha_Biratunga_display.jpg NSS_Biratunga_Kendra_Aasan_Mandir.jpg Swami Nigamananda's 61st Sammilani at Village Biratunga Feb-2012.jpg

References

{{Municipalities of Orissa

External links

Biratunga
''Biratunga grampanchayat - official website'' Villages in Puri district