Bhawanipatna
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Bhawanipatna | |
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 Bhawanipatna clockwise from top left: Doordarshan Tower, Phurlijharan, Durga Mandap (Big Ben of Bhawanipatna), Manikeshwari Mandir, Bhawanipatna Railway Station, Bhawanipatna Bus Stand | |
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| Coordinates: 19°54′36″N 83°07′41″E / 19.91°N 83.128°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| Named after | The leading deity Bhawani-Shankar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipality Corporation |
| • MP | Basanta Kumar Panda |
| • MLA | Pradipta Kumar Naik |
| Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 83,756 |
| Demonym | Kalahandia |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 766001, 766002 |
| Telephone code | 06670 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-08 |
| UN/LOCODE | IN BWIP |
| Website | kalahandi |
Bhawanipatna is a city and the headquarter of Kalahandi district in the state of Odisha, India. Bhawanipatna has numerous temples dedicated to different deities of the Hindu pantheon.
Geography and climate
[edit]Bhawanipatna is located at 19°54′N 83°10′E / 19.9°N 83.17°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 248 m (814 ft). It is located in the center of large mountains and plateaus, with the mountainous Eastern Ghats in its eastern frontier.
Climate
[edit]Bhawanipatna has a tropical wet and dry climate, and temperatures remain moderate throughout the year, except March–June, which can be extremely hot. The temperature in April–May sometimes rises above 48 °C (118 °F). The summer months have dry and hot winds, and the temperature can go up to 50 °C (122 °F). The city receives about 1,300 millimetres (51 in) of rain, mostly in the monsoon season from late June to early October. Winters last from November to January and are mild, although lows can fall to 5 °C (41 °F).
| Climate data for Bhawanipatna (1981–2010, extremes 1968–2012) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.5 (95.9) |
39.5 (103.1) |
42.3 (108.1) |
45.9 (114.6) |
47.8 (118.0) |
48.3 (118.9) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
48.3 (118.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
32.3 (90.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
39.5 (103.1) |
41.0 (105.8) |
36.1 (97.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 8.9 (0.35) |
11.7 (0.46) |
17.3 (0.68) |
21.4 (0.84) |
39.4 (1.55) |
196.2 (7.72) |
281.0 (11.06) |
315.2 (12.41) |
199.1 (7.84) |
79.1 (3.11) |
10.0 (0.39) |
9.4 (0.37) |
1,188.7 (46.80) |
| Average rainy days | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 55.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 46 | 43 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 54 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 55 | 49 | 54 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2011 India census,[4] Bhawanipatna had a population of 69,045, or 83,756 including its suburbs. The population of children 6 years old or under was 7,407, which was 10.73% of the total population. In Bhawanipatna Municipality, the female sex ratio is 945 against the state average of 979. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Bhawanipatna is around 911, compared to the Odisha state average of 941.
The literacy rate of Bhawanipatna city is 85.00%, higher than the state average of 72.87%. In Bhawanipatna, male literacy is 90.95%, while female literacy rate is 78.72%, according to the 2011 census.
Politics
[edit]The current MLA from Bhawanipatna Assembly Constituency is Pradipta Kumar Naik of BJP, who won the seat in the State Legislative election of 2019.[5]
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | Party | Year Elected |
|---|---|---|
| Pradipta Kumar Naik[5] | BJP | 2019 |
| Anam Naik | Biju Janata Dal | 2014 |
| Dusmanta Kumar Naik | INC | 2009 |
| Pradipta Kumar Naik | BJP | 1995, 2000, 2004 |
| Ajit Das | JD | 1990 |
| Bhaktacharan Das | JNP | 1985 |
| Dayanidhi Naik[6] | INC(I) | 1980 |
| Dayanidhi Naik[6] | INC | 1977 |
Bhawanipatna is part of the Kalahandi constituency,[7] currently held by Basanta Kumar Panda,[8] and before that by Arka Keshari Deo, who was the grandson of Maharaj Pratap Kesari Deo of Kalahandi.[9]
Transport
[edit]Air
[edit]Utkela Airstrip (VEUK) is present near the city (22 km, 14 mi) which was scheduled to be operational in August 2023 with daily flights to the state capital Bhubaneshwar by private air service provider Air Odisha under UDAN scheme by Ministry of Civil Aviation.[10]
Lanjigarh Airstrip (58 km, 36 mi) is private airstrip conducting VIP and chartered planes. Other nearby airports are Swami Vivekananda Airport at Raipur, Chhattisgarh (262 km (163 mi) away), and Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar (427 km away by road and 631 km by rail).
Rail
[edit]Bhawanipatna railway station was inaugurated on 12 August 2012.[11][12] It is situated on the Lanjigarh–Junagarh rail line. Currently there are 3 trains (1 express and 2 passenger) running from Bhawanipatna to Bhubanneshwar, Raipur, and Sambalpur.
Notable people
[edit]- Rendo Majhi – A freedom fighter in Odisha, who started the Kondha Revolution against the British in 1853.[13]
- Sujeet Kumar (politician) – Rajya Sabha Member, policy maker.
- Bhubaneswar Behera – Engineer, academic, administrator, and author.[14]
- Ram Chandra Patra, IAS (retd.) (1919-2013) – Bureaucrat, social worker, and administrator acknowledged for his simplicity and administration, and for taking initiative in the Indravati project.[15][16] He was the first IAS from Kalahandi.
- Kishan Patnaik – Socialist leader.[17][18] He was born in 1930 into a lower-middle-class family in Kalahandi. Mr Patnaik worked in the youth wing of Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha and soon rose to become its national president. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Sambalpur at the age of 32 and was one of handful members who turned the Lok Sabha into a real forum to discuss matters of national importance. He was perhaps the first person to bring the issue of starvation death in Kalahandi to the Indian parliament. Mr. Patnaik never lost sight of this fundamental plight of rural India, and securing the right to livelihood for the people on the margin therefore always remained central to his politics and to his vision of development.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bhawanipatna
- ^ "Station: Bhawani patna Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 131–132. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M160. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Bhawanipatna Legislative Assembly Election Result 2019 Election". newstrend.news. Newstrend. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ a b "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 99-Bhawanipatna Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
- ^ "Kalahandi Election Result 2019: BJP candidate Basanta Kumar Panda wins as BJD loses".
- ^ "Kalahandi | Odisha Lok Sabha Constituency Elections Results 2009 Kalahandi | Odisha MP Elections Results Kalahandi 2009 | Candidate of Kalahandi Lok Sabha". indiaelections.co.in. 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
Updated Election Results Details of Kalahandi
- ^ Phadnis, Ashwini (15 January 2018). "Regional connectivity gets wings; five airlines get to fly 128 routes". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Bhawanipatna railway station opens". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "East Coast Railway". Eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ D.K. Joshi, S. Mund, M.P.Mishra, The Kandha Revolution in Kalahandi, Orissa Review, Aug 2007
- ^ Sambit Misra (25 April 2001). "Professor Bhubaneswar Behera". Odiya.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ Samabad, 2000
- ^ Keun Mahatabanak Pain, Gana nath Das, The Prajatantra, 2 January 1988
- ^ "Obituary". Cpiml.org. 8 October 2004. Archived from the original on 25 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Socialist leader Kishan Patnaik dead - Deccan Herald". Archive.deccanherald.com. 27 September 2004. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Kishan Patnaik remembered". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 September 2004. Archived from the original on 24 November 2004.
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