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Subarnapur District, also called Sonepur District or Sonapur District, is an administrative district in western Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Sonepur is the district headquarters. Sonepur has a rich cultural heritage and is known as the Mandiramalini town (city of temples) of Odisha with more than hundred temples. The people of the Sonepur region are referred to as Sonepuria.

Subarnapur district Sonepur
District of Odisha
Lankeswari Temple, Subarnapur
Nickname:  City of Temples & Crafts
Location in Odisha
Subarnapur district
Coordinates: 20.85°N 83.9°E / 20.85; 83.9
Country	India
State	Odisha
Region	Western Odisha
Established	April 1st, 1993
Headquarters	Subarnapur
Government
• Collector & District Magistrate	Monisha Banerjee, IAS
• Divisional Forest Officer Cum Wildlife Warden	Sushant K. Samantaray, OFS
• Superintendent of Police	Debi Prasad Dash, OPS
Area
• Total	2,337 km2 (902 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	610,183
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia, English
• Spoken	Sambalpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	767 xxx
Telephone code	+91 665x
Vehicle registration	OD 31
Nearest city	Balangir
Sex ratio	1000:966 ♂/♀
Literacy	64.07%
Lok Sabha constituency	Bolangir
Vidhan Sabha constituency	064-Birmaharajpur (SC) 065-Sonepur
Climate	Aw (Köppen)
Precipitation	1,443.5 millimetres (56.83 in)
Avg. annual temperature	30 °C (86 °F)
Avg. summer temperature	45 °C (113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	24 °C (75 °F)
Website	www.subarnapur.nic.in

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History

In the 8th century CE, the region was known as Swarnapur and was rules by vassal lords of the Bhaumkaras of Tosali. The region was then ruled by the Somavamsis and eventually became one of two capitals of the Somavamsis. Around the 10th and 11th centuries, the region was called Pashima Lanka or Western Lanka.[2] The evidence for these names comes from a Somavamsi prince of the region called Kumara Someswaradeva who issued a copper plate charter in the late 10th century which identified him as the ruler of Paschima Lanka.[3] Historically, the presiding deity of the region was the goddess Lankeswari.[4] At some point during Somavamsi rule, the region was given its current name, Subarnapur. It was formally established as a district in 1993.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Subarnapur one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[5] It is one of the 19 districts in Odisha currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]

Divisions

• Sub-divisions: Sonepur and Birmaharajpur
• Tehsils: Sonepur, Binika, Rampur, Birmaharajpur, Tarbha, and Ullunda
• Blocks: Sonepur, Binika, Tarbha, Dunguripali, Birmaharajpur and Ullunda
• Municipality: Sonepur
• N.A.C.: Tarbha and Binika

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Subarnapur district has a population of 610,183,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Montenegro[6] or the US state of Vermont.[7] The district is the 512th most populous in India out of a total of 640.[1] The district has a population density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre (670/sq mi).[1] Its population growth rate over the decade of 2001–2011 was 20.35%.[1] Subarnapur has a sex ratio of 959 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 74.42%.[1] Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 25.60% and 9.37% of the population respectively.[8] Hindus are the predominant religion, with 99.19% of the population.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 59.67% of the population in the district spoke Sambalpuri and 39.30% Odia as their first language.[9]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	117,731	—
1911	164,230	+3.38%
1921	189,687	+1.45%
1931	211,684	+1.10%
1941	229,296	+0.80%
1951	241,413	+0.52%
1961	274,515	+1.29%
1971	322,578	+1.63%
1981	397,386	+2.11%
1991	476,815	+1.84%
2001	541,835	+1.29%
2011	610,183	+1.20%
source:[10]

Culture

Subarnapur is home to a wide variety of cultural heritage, arts, and crafts. The Sonepur area specializes in textiles and terracotta, Tarbha and Binka produce brass metal works, Ullunda is home to a tradition of stone carving, and Dunguripali produces Paddy crafts.^{[citation needed]}

Subarnapur is home to the poet and prophet Mahima Dharma. The district is also known for "Danda-nata", a religious folk tradition which is native to the area.[11]

Temple town, Sonepur

• Paschima Lanka
• Lanka Podi
• Sasisena Kavya
• Sasisena Temple
• Sureswari Temple
• Subarnameru Temple
• Lankeswari Temple

Tourist attractions

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• Mahima pitha, Khaliapali
• Gyaneswar Baba Shiv temple and museum at Kenjhiriapali village
• Metakani Temple, Ullunda
• Patali Srikhetra, Kotsamlai
• Rushyashrunga hill at Goudgad jungle
• Papakshya Ghat, Binka
• Kapileswar temple, Charda
• Nabagrahakunda
• Rameswar Shiva Temple
• Lord Sri Sri Swapneshwar Temple, Goudgad of BirmaharajPur Block.
• Thengo Irrigation Project of Birmaharajpur Block
• Maa Umadevi Temple and Siddheswar Temple
• Maa Ramachandi & Baba Raneswar Temple, Telanda
• Gupteswar Baba Temple, Gailmura
• Bhimtangar, Gailmura
• Baunsa Bana, Dunguripali

Saree

• Sambalpuri Pata Saree
• Sonepuri Saree

Notable people

• Kailash Chandra Meher, painter awarded the Padma Shri.
• Nila Madhab Panda, film maker and director of I Am Kalam.
• Sabyasachi Mohapatra, Odia film director and producer.
• Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo

Education in Subarnapur district

Schools

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Tarbha
• Sri Aurobindo Shikshyakendra, Goudgad
• Ganapati Adarsha Shikshya Niketan, Biramaharaj Pur
• Swami Vivekananda Adarsha Vidyalaya, Khandahata
• Anchalik Uchha Vidya Pitha, Kenjhiriapali
• Centurion Public School, Dunguripali
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Dunguripali
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Rampur
• Sahara Trust High School, Sonepur
• Vishwabharti Chintan Shikshya Niketan, Sonepur

Colleges

• Sonepur College, Sonepur-Raj
• Model Degree College, Subarnapur
• Shree Ram College, Rampur
• Maharaja High School, Sonepur
• Dunguripali College, Dunguripali
• Gram Panchayat College, Lachhipur
• Buddhiram College, Menda
• Birmaharajpur College Birmaharajpur

Politics

This district is a part of Balangir Lok Sabha constituency. The MP of Balangir is Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo from the BJP.

Vidhan Sabha Constituencies

The following are the two Vidhan sabha constituencies[12][13] of Subarnapur district and the elected members of each area.[14]

No.	Constituency	Reservation	Extent of the Assembly Constituency (Blocks)	Member of 14th Assembly	Party
64	Birmajarajpur	SC	Ulunda, Birmaharajpur, Binka (NAC), Binika (part)	Padmanabh Behera	BJD
65	Sonepur	None	Sonepur, Tarabha, Tarabha (NAC), Sonepur (M), Dunguripali, Binka (part)	Niranjan Pujari	BJD

See also

• Kosalananda Kavya

References

External links

• Official website
• Iconography of the Buddhist Sculpture of Orissa
• Cultural Profile of South Kosal
• Pasayat, C. (1994), "Myth and Reality in Little Tradition: A Study of Dandanata in Odisha" in Man in India, Vol.74, No.4, December 1994, pp. 413–427.
• Pasayat, C. (1998), Tribe, Caste and Folkculture, Jaipur/New Delhi: Rawat Publications.
• Pasayat, C. (2003), Glimpses of Tribal and Folkculture, New Delhi: Anmol Pub. Pvt. Ltd.

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[de] Subarnapur (Distrikt)

Subarnapur (auch Sonapur oder Sonepur, Oriya ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Subarṇṇapura Jillā) ist ein Distrikt im Westen des ostindischen Bundesstaates Odisha.

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[ru] Субарнапур (округ)

Субарнапу́р (ория ସୋନପୁର ଜିଲା; англ. Subarnapur), также — Сонепу́р, Сонапу́р — округ в индийском штате Орисса. Административный центр — город Субарнапур. Площадь округа — 2285 км². По данным всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа составляло 541 835 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 62,8 %, что значительно выше среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %). Доля городского населения составляла 7,4 %.

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