Kainipura Explained

Kainipura
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Odisha
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:21.2066°N 86.0926°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Odisha
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kendujhar
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:60
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Odia
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:758015
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:06731
Registration Plate:OD-09

Kainipura is a small village in the Kendujhar District of Odisha, India.[1] It lies at a distance of 5km (03miles) from Anandapur, 80km (50miles) from the district headquarters 'Kendujhar' and 160km (100miles) from Bhubaneswar, the state capital.

It is a village within the Ghasipura Block of Anandapur Subdivision. The people of the village are Hindus. Most of the people depend on various types of business, rest are farmers and a few work in government and private sectors.

The neighbourhood villages are Sailong to the north, Chaumuhin to the south-west and Ghasipura to the north-east.

Places of interest

Kalpeshwar Temple

It is a temple of Lord Shiva, located at the beginning of the village. The specialty of this temple is that it has been stood on a pond. Shiva Ratri is grandly celebrated in this village. All the villagers come to the temple for "Darshan" everyday especially on Monday and offer their obeisances to Lord Mahadev regardless any caste. Every evening of Monday the villagers, congregate at the Temple and do Hari Nama Sankirtan with a prayer to make the World peaceful.

Shri Aurobindo Ashram

It is a beautiful place of this village. Here, a memorial of Sri Aurobindo containing his relics has been built. Various devotional activities are conducted here throughout the year.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.orissa.gov.in/revenue/ADMN_UNIT/Keonjhar/Anandpur/Ghasipura.htm Oriss Government portal