PIN 767040 Elevation 182 m Area code 06657 | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 06657 Local time Thursday 3:01 AM | |
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Bangomunda a tehsil located at about 95 km from Balangir in Titlagarh sub-division of Bolangir district, Odisha, India, has historical importance. Bangomunda is the new name of Banganmura which means Brinjal Firm.
Contents
- Map of Bangomunda Odisha 767040
- Places of interest
- Festivals
- Demographic
- Education
- Public transport
- References
Map of Bangomunda, Odisha 767040
Places of interest
Ranipur-Jharial, a tourist place in Odisha is just 7 km (4.3 mi) from Bangomunda, is also known as Somatirtha. Durga Mandir, situated in the bank of village's pond, is a historical place, and a famous temple in this locality.
Festivals
The people of Bangomunda celebrate most of the festivals of Odisha like Rath Yatra Durga Puja, Diwali, Kumar Purnima or Gaja Laxmi Puja, Manabasa Gurubar, Sabitri Brata, Makar Sankranti, Bishuba/Pana Sankranti, Dola Purnima or Holi, Gamha Purnima or Rakshya Bandhan, Kartik Purnima, Nabanna or Nuakhai,Pua jiuntia, Bhai jiuntia, Janmastami, Ram Navami, Saraswati Puja, and Ganesh Puja. The primary festival, however, is Nuakhai. Some festivals are unique to the place, like Chatar jatra, Kansa Badha, Dhanu Yatra, Navratri Durgapuja.Bhai jiuntia is celebrated during this time on Astami Tithi. In "Bhai jiuntia" sisters pray for their brothers' long life and tie a thread called "Jiuntia". Nuakhai is also an important festival which is celebrated on Panchami tithi of Bhadraba sukla pakshya.
Demographic
As per 2011 Census of India,Bangomunda had a population of 5,759, Consisting of 2,802 Males and 2,957 Females. Schedule Castes constitutes 1318 people and Schedule Tribes constitutes 481 people. Literacy Rate is 60.27% .
Education
There are Government Schools in town for primary as well as secondary education, C.M. High School is for study of class 8th to 10th. Saraswati Shishu Mandir and Akhil Bharatiya English Medium School are private schools. Panchayat Samiti College is also there for College education but limited to Arts stream only. Many of the students are studying outside state for higher education and few have studied in abroad as well (Ashish Kumar Bansal). Beside educational institutes there are centers for Computer Learning and Industrial Training also.
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Public transport
The town is in the center point of three commercial hubs of Odisha. Public transportation is limited here as only a bus facility is available. The nearest railway station is in Kantabanji which is about 16 km (9.9 mi) away. The nearest airport is in Raipur.