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Bānapur, India

Bānapur is a town of 17,499 people in Odisha, India.

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Population17,499 GeoNames
RegionOdisha
Elevation1 m 3 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Land area24.3 km²
Nearest airportBiju Patnaik International Airport (BBI) 85 km

Why visit Bānapur

Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks in and around town.

Highlights include Banpur.

About Bānapur

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).

From the Wikipedia article Banapur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museums and landmarks2

Banpur

Monument and historic site

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Achutrajpur

Monument and historic site

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Churches and places of worship5

Dakshyprajapati Temple

Place of worship

banpur road, Banpur

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Godavarish Mahavidyalaya

Place of worship · 1.4 km

Banpur Road, Banpur

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Maa Bhagabati Temple

Place of worship · 0.6 km

banpur road, banpur

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Sovan Grandfather's House

Place of worship · 0.6 km

Bhimapur, Banpur

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Shirdi Sai Mandir

Place of worship

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Schools, colleges and libraries2

BALUGAON HIGH SCHOOL

School · 4.1 km

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gopinathpur UP school

School · 3.7 km

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Map of Bānapur

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Getting there and nearby towns

Biju Patnaik International Airport (BBI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 85 km away.

  • Bālugān 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
  • Dungamal 11 km south, about 11 min by car
  • Pathar 15 km south, about 15 min by car
  • Khallikot 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
  • Kodala 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
  • Rambha 30 km south, about 30 min by car
  • Chhatrapur 51 km southwest, about 51 min by car
  • Brahmapur 65 km southwest, about 1 h by car
  • Puri 69 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Bhubaneswar 88 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

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