Bhawanipatna
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. It is named after the presiding deity, Bhawani-Shankar, and Patna, which means "place" in Odia.
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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: 19.91°N 83.128°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| Named for | 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 municipality is the administrative head of the city, which is divided into twenty wards with different sub-areas called pada (pronounced "padaa"). Bhawanipatna has more than forty padaas. Originally, these padaas were inhabited by people of different communities, but over the last few decades, they have become homogeneous.
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