Bhanjanagar
Bhanjanagar is a town and an urban region. It is a Notified Area Council in the Ganjam District in the state of Odisha, India. The town, earlier named as Russellkonda (Russell's Hill) after George Russell, President of then board of Revenue, was renamed later after Kavi Samrat (Poet King) Upendra Bhanja. Bhanjanagar is a planned community situated in the confluence of rivers Loharakhandi and Badanadi.
Bhanjanagar
Russellkonda | |
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Town | |
61 ft (19 m) Beleshwara statue | |
Bhanjanagar Location in Odisha, India Bhanjanagar Bhanjanagar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°55′29″N 84°34′54″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| Named for | Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja, famous poet Of Odisha |
| Government | |
| • Type | NAC ,(15 Wards) |
| • Body | Bhanjanagar Notified Area Council |
| • Member of Parliament | Achyuta Samanta, BJD |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Bikram Keshari Arukha, BJD |
| Area | |
| • Total | 635.80 km2 (245.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20,482 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 761126 |
| Telephone code | 06821 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-32 |
| Website | odisha |
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