Bangomunda

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Bangomunda Banganmura
Village
Nickname:  BGM
Bangomunda Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Bangomunda Bangomunda (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°20′37″N 82°54′35″E / 20.34361°N 82.90972°E / 20.34361; 82.90972
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Balangir
Government
• Block Chairman	Ranjubala Behera
• Sarpanch	Ajit Joshi
Elevation	182 m (597 ft)
• Density	251/km2 (650/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Odia
• Local	Sambalpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	767040
Telephone code	06657
Vehicle registration	OD-03
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest town	Kantabanji
Lok Sabha constituency	Balangir
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kantabanji
Civic agency	Block Gram Panchayat Tehsil
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)
Website	balangir.nic.in

Bangomunda is a tehsil,in the Balangir district of Odisha, India with historical importance.^{[1][citation needed]} It is located 72 km (45 mi) from the district in the town of Balangir. Bangomunda was formerly known as Banganmura which means Brinjal Firm.

Ranipur-Jharial (also known as Somatirtha) is a tourist destination in Odisha just 7 km (4.3 mi) from Bangomunda.^[2] Durga Mandir, a famous temple in the region, is situated on the bank of the village's pond.

The people of Bangomunda celebrate most of the festivals of Odisha like Rath Yatra Durga Puja, Diwali, Kumar Purnima or Gaja Laxmi Puja, Manabasa Gurubar, Sabitri Brata, Makar Sankranti, Bishuba/Pana Sankranti, Dola Purnima or Holi, Gamha Purnima or Rakshya Bandhan, Kartik Purnima, Nabanna or Nuakhai, Pua jiuntia, Bhai jiuntia, Janmastami, Ram Navami, Saraswati Puja, and Ganesh Puja. The primary festival, however, is Nuakhai.

Some festivals are unique to the place, like Chatar jatra, Kansa Badha, Dhanu Yatra,^[3] Navratri Durgapuja. Bhai jiuntia is celebrated during this time on Astami Tithi. In "Bhai jiuntia" sisters pray for their brothers' long life and tie a thread called "Jiuntia". Nuakhai is also an important festival which is celebrated on Panchami tithi of Bhadraba sukla pakshya.

As per 2011 Census of India, Bangomunda had a population of 5,759, consisting of 2,802 males and 2,957 females. Schedule Castes constituted 1318 people and Schedule Tribes constituted 481 people. The literacy rate was 60.27%.^[4]

There are government schools in town for primary as well as secondary education. C.M. High School^[5] is for class 8th to 10th.^[6] Saraswati Shishu Mandir and Akhil Bharatiya English Medium School are private schools. Panchayat Samiti College is for college education, but is limited to arts stream only.^[7]

Many of the students are studying outside the state for higher education and a few have studied abroad as well .

Beside educational institutes there are also centers for computer learning and industrial training.

The town is in the center point of three commercial hubs of Odisha. Public transportation is limited here as only a bus facility is available. The nearest railway station is in Kantabanji which is about 16 km (9.9 mi) away.^[8] The nearest airport is in Raipur.

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  Durga Puja
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  Independence day celebration in town field
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  Temple of the primary deity of the village
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  DhanuYatra
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  Durga Temple
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  Shiva Temple
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  Jagannath Temple

• Bolangir website^{[permanent dead link]}