Kujendri | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Odisha#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Odisha, India |
Coordinates: | 19.1297°N 83.7697°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Rayagada |
Government Type: | Democratic |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Odia |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 765023 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 06862 |
Registration Plate: | OD 18 |
Kujendri is a small village of Rayagada district in the state of Odisha, India.There is a Govt. High school of welfare department since 1949. The veteran Gandhian and Jamnalal Bajaj award winner Biswanath Pattnaik[1] [2] came to kujendri in around 1940, founded Banabasi Seva Samiti[3] and worked for the development of local tribal people. The village is well known as the birthplace of the tribal lady freedom fighter Sandi Sabara. who met Sri Patnaik there and worked in the Bhoodan movement.[4] Kujendri was an important place in the history of Bhoodan movement. The Bhoodan activists in a padayatra, in the leadership of Acharya Vinoba Bhave reached here on 8 March 1952 and mobilized the people of the area to donate lands.[5] It also has a temple-"Trinath temple", built by late shri Appana choudhury.
Kujendri is a tribal-dominated village. The population of the village, as per India census 2011 is 3108, with 1594 males and 1514 females.[6]
Kujendri is situated at lat. 19.1297°N 83.7697°W and towards 43 km east of the dist. Headquarters as well as the nearest railway station Gunupur.