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About Bhanjanagar
Bhanjanagar is a city and Municipality in Ganjam district in the state of Odisha, India.
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History
Bhanjanagar is a planned community situated in the confluence of rivers Loharakhandi and Badanadi. Earlier, this patch of land used to be a part of Ghumusar Zamindari of Bhanja dynasty whose headquarter was in Kulada. During British Raj this place became their administrative ground. The town, earlier named as Russellkonda a.k.a. Russell's Hill after George Russell (President of then Board of Revenue) was renamed later as Bhanjanagar in the memory of Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja, a poet in Odia literary history.
On 31 August 2025, the Government of Odisha upgraded Bhanjanagar NAC to be a Municipality.
From the History section of Bhanjanagar on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Lalsingi 3 km northwest, about 3 min by car
- Badakodanda 3 km west, about 3 min by car
- Kullāda 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
- Belaguntha 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Sorada 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Buguda 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Udayagiri 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Polasara 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Brahmapur 72 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Chhatrapur 76 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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