Kabisuryanagar Explained

Kabisuryanagar
Settlement Type:Town
Nickname:K.S.N
Pushpin Map:India Odisha#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:19.5977°N 84.7549°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1: Odisha
Subdivision Name2:Ganjam
Named For:Kabisurya Baladeba Ratha
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:17,430 [1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:761104
Area Code:06822
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Demographics1 Info1:Odia

Kabisuryanagar (also spelled Kavisuryanagar) is a town and a NAC in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.

History & Culture

Kabisuryanagar is named after the writer Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha. Kabisuryanagar is also known by its former name of Boirani ; it was an important town of the Athgarh princely state. Kabisuryanagar has been a hub of Odissi music for several centuries, due to the presence of Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha who set up an institution to impart training in Odissi music in the region. In the early 20th-century, Acharya Tarini Charan Patra set up his institution in Kabisuryanagar, called Gandhiji Sangeeta Kalamandira with the support of the Maharaja of Khallikote. Among well-known students of Tarini Patra hailing from the same town are Durjyodhan Sahu and Ramarao Patra.[2]

Demographics

India census,[3] Kabisuryanagar had a population of 16,092. Males constitute 41% of the population and females 59%. Kabisuryanagar has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 53%. In Kabisuryanagar, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Kabisurya Nagar is a main market for the green, fresh vegetables produced in nearby villages (Sadabarta Nuagram, Sandhamara, Bolasara, Balyasara, Brahmanichhai, Mantapada, Arabindanagar, Gudiali, Jarada, Athagada, Pathara, Sundariapda, Golamundala, Sialia, Sunarijhola, Sanapankalabadi, belapur, Baliapalli, Ambapua, Akadashi, Barida etc.).

Climate and regional setting

Maximum summer temperature is 37 °C; minimum winter temperature is 16 °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.

Politics

The current MLA from Kavisuryanagar Assembly Constituency is Mrs. Latika Pradhan of BJD, who won the seat in State elections of 2019. Previous MLAs from this seat were V.Sugyan Kumar Deo from BJD who won this seat in 2009 & 2014. Mr. Nityananda Pradhan of CPI who won this seat in 2000 and in 1990, Harihar Swain of INC in 1995, Radha Govinda Sahu who won representing INC in 1985 and as a candidate of INC(I) in 1980, and Tarini Patnaik of JNP in 1977.[4]

Kavisuryanagar is part of Aska (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban Agglomerations/Cities having Census 2011-2020 in Orissa . . 10 October 2014.
  2. Book: Nanda, Dr. Saileswar . Sambardhita Silpi Parichaya . Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi . 1992 . Bhubaneswar, Odisha . or . Biographies of awarded artistes . Saileswar Nanda.
  3. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  4. Web site: State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 69-Kavisuryanagar Constituency of Odisha. Election Commission of India. 2008-09-25. https://archive.today/20070703053128/http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp69.htm. 3 July 2007. dead.
  5. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha . Election Commission of India . 2008-09-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051108040424/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf . 2005-11-08 .