Kujendri Explained

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.

Demography

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]

Geography

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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.jamnalalbajajfoundation.org/awards/archives/2008/constructive-work/biswanath-pattnaik "Jamnalal Bajaj award winner Biswanath Patnaik"
  2. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2010/August/engpdf/65-69.pdf "Odisha Review"
  3. http://www.banabasi.in/left/life_history.html "Banabasi seba samiti and Agnya"
  4. http://www.orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissareview/2010/August/engpdf/65-69.pdf "Sandhi sabara - "a little known tribal lady freedom fighter of Kujendri"
  5. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2013/Feb-Mar/engpdf/110-116.pdf "Odisha Review 2013"
  6. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Population_Finder.aspx/ "Official website of census India"