Banapur

Banapur is a town and a Notified Area Council in Khordha district in the state of Odisha, India. The town is named after the King Banasura of Lord Shri Krishna era (as the epic tells).

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Locality: Banpur
Region: Odisha
Country: India
Population: 17,499
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Settlement.name: Banapur
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Odisha#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Odisha, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Odisha
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Khordha
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 1
Settlement.population_total: 16437
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Odia

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Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Khordha district
Area: 24.34
Elevation: 1
Time zone: UTC+05:30

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postal code: 752031
Commons category: Banapur, Odisha

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Banapur is a town and a Notified Area Council in Khordha district in the state of Odisha, India. The town is named after the King Banasura of Lord Shri Krishna era (as the epic tells).

Banasura, a demon-king who is said to have ruled over this place. Major point of attraction here is the temple dedicated to Goddess Bhagabati (odisha Hindu goddess), the presiding deity of Banapur. It is one of the famous Shaktipithas of Odisha.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Banapur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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