 | This article has multiple issues. Please helpimprove it or discuss these issues on thetalk page.(Learn how and when to remove these messages) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
Kantabanji | |
|---|---|
City | |
 | |
| Nickname: KBJ | |
  Kantabanji Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Kantabanji Kantabanji (India) Show map of India Kantabanji Kantabanji (Asia) Show map of Asia.svg) Kantabanji Kantabanji (Earth) Show map of Earth | |
| Coordinates:20°28′59″N82°55′00″E / 20.48306°N 82.91667°E /20.48306; 82.91667 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Bolangir |
| Government | |
| • Type | NAC |
| • Body | Kantabanji NAC |
| • MLA | Sri Laxman Bag (BJP) |
| • MP | Sangeeta kumari Singh Deo,(BJP) |
| Elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 38,598 |
| Languages | |
| • sambalpuri kosali Hindi Official | Odia,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 767039 |
| Area code | +91 6657 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-03 |
| Website | odisha |
Kantabanji (KBJ) is anotified area council inBalangir district in the Indianstate ofOdisha.
 | This sectiondoes notcite anysources. Please helpimprove this section byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged andremoved.(October 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
In 1937, the railway track from Kantabanji to Vishakhapatnam was laid and since then train started running through this route. At that time no one was aware of Kantabanji. That time it was a small village under the Bangomunda police station a village near to Kantabanji.Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo who was the king of Patnagarh at that time. He was also the chief minister of Orissa from an independent party, helped extremely to explore Kantabanji and then people started living there. He was the grandfather ofK.V. Singh Deo (MLA) ofPatnagarh. Raj Gopala Charya helpedR.N. Singh Deo become thechief minister of Orissa.
The planning of this town was similar to the planning of Chandigarh or Jaipur, i.e., there is more than one way to go to the adjacent street which is a short way. Every two street is connected with more than one small street so that the person need not have to cover the full distance to go to next street. Nearest Pilgrimage Places isRanipur Jharial is 23–24 km from Kantabanji which is famous for 64 Yogini And Vishnu Temples,Harishankar Temple will be 56 kilometers away.It is beside India's second largest teakwood forest located at Mahakhand.
In 2009, Kantabanji got its first I.A.S. officer from the town and later in 2012, it got another one. Many students of this town have become engineers, doctors, Charted Accountants, officers, advocates etc. Slowly the standard of Kantabanji is increasing. The facilities of hospital and medical shops has also increased. The economy of Kantabanji is increasing. Many new routes of trains has been discovered. Kantabanji has become the center of business for nearby areas (Kantabanji). The business market in kantabanji is completely dominated by Marwaries (Baniya) and all the festivals are celebrated in a fanfare way. The town has highest number of Chartered Accountants ( currently more than Hundred), engineers, doctors, Civil Servants (currently more than five) across western odisha.
Recently[when?] it has been declared as Municipality by the State Government.
Kantabanji is located at20°28′59″N82°55′00″E / 20.48306°N 82.91667°E /20.48306; 82.91667.[1] It has an average elevation of 298 m (978 ft). It is almost 80 km (50 mi) from its district headquartersBolangir. It is around 440 km (270 mi) from its capital city ofBhubaneshwar. The climate of the town is varied with a summer high of 48 °C (118 °F) and a winter low of 5 °C (41 °F) and heavy rains during the rainy season.
| This sectiondoes notcite anysources. Please helpimprove this section byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged andremoved.(October 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Kantabanji is an important railway station on the Vizianagaram-Raipur main line ofEast Coast Railway Zone. All trains passing through this line halt here for about 5–15 minutes. It is the next major station afterTitlagarh.
As of the2001 Indian census,[2] Kantabanji had a population of 20,090. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kantabanji has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 78% and female literacy is 56%. 13% of the population of Kantabanji is under 6 years of age.
| This sectiondoes notcite anysources. Please helpimprove this section byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged andremoved.(October 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Kantabanji is located in western Odisha, a business center for the nearby villages and a business hub in western Odisha. Cotton and paddy are the major crops grown and the produce sold to private buyers as well as to the government.
Kantabanji has two malls - Muskan Mall where everything is available under one roof, from grocery, clothes to entertainment everything is available at best price, and "Sai Central" which is under construction.
Kantabanji (Vidhan Sabha constituency) includes Kantabanji, Turekela block, Bangomunda block and Muribahal block.[3][4] Kantabanji is part ofBolangir (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]
The currentMLA from the Kantabanji Assembly Constituency is Mr.Laxman Bag of theBhartiya Janta Party, who won the seat in Odisha state assembly elections 2024, Previous MLAs from this seat wereIndian National Congress Veteran Santosh Singh Saluja in 2019, 2009, 2000, 1995 & Haji Mohammad Ayyub Khan of theBiju Janata Dal, who won the seat in 2009 & 2004 Odisha State Assembly Elections. & Prasanna Pal ofJD in 1990, Independent candidate Chaitanya Pradhan in 1985, Prasanna Kumar Pal representing INC (I) in 1980 and representing INC in 1977.[6]
There are more than 11 schools in Katabanji.
English medium schools
Oriya medium schools
Hindi medium schools
Among these two colleges, K.V. College has +2 science.
