Belaguntha
Bellaguntha
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Town
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Sunset at Kumarsuni Hill
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| Nickname:
The Brass Fish Town
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  Belaguntha Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Belaguntha Belaguntha (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 19°53′N 84°39′E / 19.88°N 84.65°E / 19.88; 84.65 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Notified Area Council (N.A.C.) |
| • Body | Belaguntha N.A.C. |
| • Executive Officer | Samanta Biswambhar Mohapatra |
| • Member of Legislative Assezmbly | Nilamani Bisoyi (BJP) |
| • Member of Parliament | Anita Subhadarshini (BJP) |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 11,297[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
761119
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| Telephone code | 06821 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-32/OD-07 |
| District | Ganjam |
| Block | Belaguntha |
| Legislative Assembly Constituency | Surada |
| Parliament Constituency | Aska |
| Website | www |
BelagunthaorBellaguntha is a town and a Notified Area Council (N.A.C.) in Odisha, India. It's famously known as The Brass Fish Town.
[needs update] As of the 2011 Census of India,[2] Bellaguntha had a population of 11297. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Bellaguntha has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
| Religion in Belaguntha[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism |
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99.58% | ||
| Islam |
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0.27% | ||
| Christianity |
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0.09% | ||
| Sikh |
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0.02% | ||
| Buddhist |
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0.00% | ||
| Jain |
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0.00% | ||
| Not Stated |
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0.04% | ||
| Other |
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0.00% | ||
Nrusinghanatha temple attracts thousands of pilgrims to get a darshan of Lakshmi Nrusingh. The temple was established in the 18th century under the Bhanja Dynasty.
Bellaguntha was a local market town for Boudh and Phulbani. Local crafts include brass, silver, copper, and woodwork. There are more than twenty temples in the town.
Bellaguntha is located at 19°53′N 84°39′E / 19.88°N 84.65°E / 19.88; 84.65.[4] It has an average elevation of 59 m (194 ft).
Major local festivals include Thakurani Yatra, Ratha Yatra and Danda Jatra.
Other festivals include Dol Purnima, Durga Puja (Dussehra), Kumar Purnima, Pana Sankranti, Nurshingha Chaturthi, Ram Navami, Janmashtami, Makara Sankranti, Ganesh Puja and Saraswati Puja.
Some sweets are prepared for special festivals, such as Halua and Drakhya for Ratha Yatra and Satapuri for Satapuri Amabasya.
Maximum summer temperature is 37 °C; minimum winter temperature is 14 °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 Belaguntha, Odisha | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
29 (84) |
34 (93) |
36 (97) |
37 (99) |
34 (93) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
31 (88) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
18 (64) |
22 (72) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
14 (57) |
22 (72) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 15.50 (0.61) |
17.40 (0.69) |
21.70 (0.85) |
21.00 (0.83) |
40.30 (1.59) |
156.00 (6.14) |
310.00 (12.20) |
294.50 (11.59) |
204.00 (8.03) |
96.10 (3.78) |
30.00 (1.18) |
18.60 (0.73) |
1,225.1 (48.22) |
| Source: MSM Weather | |||||||||||||
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