Kabisuryanagar

Kabisuryanagar (also spelled Kavisuryanagar) is a town and a NAC in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Kabisuryanagar
Town
Nickname: 
K.S.N
Kabisuryanagar is located in Odisha
Kabisuryanagar
Kabisuryanagar
Location in Odisha, India
Kabisuryanagar is located in India
Kabisuryanagar
Kabisuryanagar
Kabisuryanagar (India)
Coordinates: 19.5977°N 84.7549°E / 19.5977; 84.7549
Country India
State Odisha
DistrictGanjam
Named forKabisurya Baladeba Ratha
Population
 (2011)
  Total17,430 [1]
Languages
  OfficialOdia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
761104
Telephone code06822
Vehicle registration
  • OR-07
  • OD-07
Websiteodisha.gov.in

History & Culture

Kabisuryanagar is named after the writer Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha. Kabisuryanagar is also known by its former name of Boirani ; it was an important town of the Athgarh princely state. Kabisuryanagar has been a hub of Odissi music for several centuries, due to the presence of Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha who set up an institution to impart training in Odissi music in the region. In the early 20th-century, Acharya Tarini Charan Patra set up his institution in Kabisuryanagar, called Gandhiji Sangeeta Kalamandira with the support of the Maharaja of Khallikote. Among well-known students of Tarini Patra hailing from the same town are Durjyodhan Sahu and Ramarao Patra.[2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Kabisuryanagar had a population of 16,092. Males constitute 41% of the population and females 59%. Kabisuryanagar has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 53%. In Kabisuryanagar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religion in Kabisurjyanagar[4]
Hinduism
99.33%
Islam
0.46%
Christianity
0.09%
Sikh
0.00%
Buddhist
0.00%
Jain
0.00%
Not Stated
0.11%
Other
0.00%

Economy

Kabisurya Nagar is a main market for the green, fresh vegetables produced in nearby villages (Sadabarta Nuagram, Sandhamara, Bolasara, Balyasara, Brahmanichhai, Mantapada, Arabindanagar, Gudiali, Jarada, Athagada, Pathara, Sundariapda, Golamundala, Sialia, Sunarijhola, Sanapankalabadi, belapur etc.).

Climate and regional setting

Maximum summer temperature is 37 °C; minimum winter temperature is 16 °C. The mean daily temperature varies from 33 °C to 38 °C. May is the hottest month; December is the coldest. The average annual rainfall is 1250 mm and the region receives monsoon and torrential rainfall from July to October.

Climate data for Kabisuryanagar, Odisha
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 27
(81)
30
(86)
34
(93)
36
(97)
37
(99)
34
(93)
32
(90)
31
(88)
32
(90)
32
(90)
30
(86)
28
(82)
32
(90)
Average low °C (°F) 16
(61)
19
(66)
23
(73)
27
(81)
29
(84)
28
(82)
27
(81)
27
(81)
26
(79)
23
(73)
20
(68)
16
(61)
23
(74)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 12.40
(0.49)
17.40
(0.69)
18.60
(0.73)
15.00
(0.59)
40.30
(1.59)
150.00
(5.91)
282.10
(11.11)
272.80
(10.74)
180.00
(7.09)
93.00
(3.66)
33.00
(1.30)
18.60
(0.73)
1,133.2
(44.63)
Source: MSM Weather

Politics

The current MLA from Kavisuryanagar Assembly Constituency is Mrs. Latika Pradhan of BJD, who won the seat in State elections of 2019. Previous MLAs from this seat were V.Sugyan Kumar Deo from BJD who won this seat in 2009 & 2014. Mr. Nityananda Pradhan of CPI who won this seat in 2000 and in 1990, Harihar Swain of INC in 1995, Radha Govinda Sahu who won representing INC in 1985 and as a candidate of INC(I) in 1980, and Tarini Patnaik of JNP in 1977.[5]

Kavisuryanagar is part of Aska (Lok Sabha constituency).[6]

References

  1. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having Census 2011-2020 in Orissa". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. Nanda, Dr. Saileswar (1992). Sambardhita Silpi Parichaya [Biographies of awarded artistes] (in Odia). Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi.
  3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having Census 2011-2020 in Orissa". Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 69-Kavisuryanagar Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
  6. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
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