Bilaspur, Ganjam

Bilaspur is a small village located in the Khalikote block of Ganjam District, India. It comes under Khalikote legislative assembly and Aska Lok Sabha seat. It was started as a Brahmana Sashana (a village inhibited by Brahmins) on a land donated by the then King of Khalikote.

The Majestic Banyan Tree
For other uses, see Bilaspur (disambiguation).

Bilaspur
Village
Bilaspur
Location in Orissa, India
Coordinates: 19.522851°N 84.944243°E / 19.522851; 84.944243
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictGanjam
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total300
Languages
 • OfficialOriya
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
761019
Telephone code06811

There are around 60 houses in the village, and the population is around 300. The primary occupation of the populace is predominantly agriculture, in addition to many of the villagers practice priesthood and karma kanda (Hindu rituals). The Kharakhari River flows to the north of the village, and provides irrigation for the village. It's not a perennial river.

Places of worship

There are four temples in the village, named as "Loknath Temple", "Laxminrusinga temple", kanoka durga and "Thakurani Temple".

Education

There is a primary school that teaches from class-I and class-V. Kids to Pratapur or Bedha Nalikhyapura for further education.in pratapur there is a high school tumbanath bisya pitha is a very good educational environment and the teachers educate their students well in this school for classes 6th to 10th.

The village pond

References

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  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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