Balangir
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| State : | Odisha | ||
| District : | Balangir | ||
| Location : | 20 ° 43 ′ N , 83 ° 30 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 179 m | ||
| Residents : | 98,238 (2011) | ||
Balangir (also Bolangir , Oriya : ବଲାଙ୍ଗୀର ) is a city in the Indian state of Odisha .
It is the capital of the eponymous Tehsil in the district of the same name . 98,238 inhabitants live in Balangir (2011), compared to 69,920 in 1991. 51.86% of the population are men and 48.14% are women. Oriya , Hindi and English are spoken predominantly .
Balangir is on the NH 201 motorway from Bargarh and Bhawanipatna and has a railway station.
Balangir was founded by Balaram Deo , the 12th king of Patna in the middle of the 16th century. From 1880 Balangir was the capital of the princely state .
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ^ A b Dale Hoiberg, Indu Ramchandani: Student's Britannica India 2000, p. 151, Popular Prakashan, ISBN 0-85229-760-2
- ↑ a b homepage of the district (in English)