Digapahandi

Digapahandi
ଦିଗପହଣ୍ଡି
Town
Digapahandi
Digapahandi

Location in Odisha, India

Coordinates: 19°22′N 84°35′E / 19.37°N 84.58°E / 19.37; 84.58Coordinates: 19°22′N 84°35′E / 19.37°N 84.58°E / 19.37; 84.58
Country  India
State Odisha
District Ganjam
Elevation 53 m (174 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 10,888
Languages
 • Official Oriya
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 761012
Telephone code 06814
Vehicle registration
  • OR-07
  • OD-07
Website odisha.gov.in

Digapahandi is a town and a notified area committee in Ganjam district in the state of Odisha, India.

Geography

Digapahandi is located at 19°22′N 84°35′E / 19.37°N 84.58°E / 19.37; 84.58.[1] It has an average elevation of 53 metres (173 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Digapahandi had a population of 10,888. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Digapahandi has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68% and, female literacy is 50%. In Digapahandi, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Most families of this small town are cultivators and farmers. There are no industries in this area. This being a junction for the State Highways, some people depend on it for business.


Education

The town has two government high schools namely Bada Khemundi High School and Govt. Girls High School. There are two colleges here Khemundi college and Biju Patnaik Women's College. Besides there is a Central School at Digapahandi. There are about 20 numbers of primary / M.E schools. There are 3 Sishu Mandir's from which one of the Sishu Mandir is under Sikshya Bikash Samiti that consist of classes from 1st to 10th class.

Places of interest

Moulabhanja is the self-sufficient old village system still surviving. It has a very old Sri Radha Krishna Temple, with two streets one for Brahmins and the other of non-Brahmins. It is by side of river Ghodahada (tributary to Rushikulya River).

Across this river existed the oldest high level bridge of Odisha built by Bird & Co in the year 1918, of Bow String Girder Design an aesthetically pleasing and beautiful structure standing high above ground, which was washed away in the floods of 1991, where now stands a pre-stressed bridge, constructed by U P Bridge Construction Corporation. Sree Lokanatheswar siva Temple at Madhuban Sasan have great significance to this area.

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Digapahandi
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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