Hinjilicut
| Hinjilicut ହିଞ୍ଜିଳି କାଟୁ Hinjilikatu, Hinjili, Katu | |
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| town | |
  Hinjilicut | |
| Coordinates: 19°29′N 84°45′E / 19.48°N 84.75°ECoordinates: 19°29′N 84°45′E / 19.48°N 84.75°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 25,759 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 761102 |
| Telephone code | 06811 |
| Vehicle registration | OD07 |
Hinjilicut is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Geography
Hinjilicut is located at 19°29′N 84°45′E / 19.48°N 84.75°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 30 m (98 ft). It is situated at 20 km from Silk City, Brahmapur on East and 15 km from Sugar City, Aska on the West. # NH-59 (Gopalpur-on-Sea to Ahmedabad) is passing through this city approximately 5 km length. River Ghodahada is passing in this town.
Demographics
As of 2011 India,[2][3] Hinjilicut had a population of 25,092 (2nd biggest town after Brahmapur city in Ganjam District). Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hinjilicut has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 54%. In Hinjilicut, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The Hinjilicut Municipality would consists of the area such as Hinjilicut NAC, Burupada, Sikiri, Kharida, Khandra, Sompur, Pochilima, Saru and Samarjhola. Presently this area has a population of more than 50,000 people. People of this region are demanding to include Hinjilicut under Greater Berhampur region as it is just 15 km away.
Greater Hinjilicut population is 56,239[4][2]
History
According to local legend, there were many Hingal trees in this area. Gradually locality increased and the Hingal jungle was destroyed. Hinjilicut got its named from cutting of the Hingal trees.
Transport and communication
- This town lies on NH-59 (Gopalpur-on-Sea to Ahmedabad) . The three-wheeler auto taxis are the most important mode of transportation in this town. Well connected by road & rail, it is an important hub for most trains at, Brahmapur, Odisha. The nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport, Bhubaneswar which is 160 km away. It also has the largest weekly market on every Saturday.
- The Betel leaf (Paan) is cultivated in Sikiri & Ralaba surrounding villages in Hinjilicut Block which is with fine quality and famous in South-East Asia. The varieties including Gundi, Rasi and Bada are sent to Benaras, Mirzapur, Tunda and Agra besides southern districts of Odisha. Major loading / unloading / export of Betel leaf happens at Hinjilicut.
- Bus Service: To almost all places throughout Odisha it is well connected.
- Cellular Service / Mobile Service Providers in Hinjilicut : Airtel, BSNL, Hutch/vodafone, Idea, Aircell, Reliance, S Tel, Uninor, Tata and Tata-docomo Mobile.
Location
Hinjilicut is situated at 20 km from Silk City, Brahmapur, Odisha on East and 15 km from Sugar City, Asika on the West in NH-59 (Gopalpur-on-Sea to Ahmedabad)which is passing through this city appox 4 km length. The famous and ancient Maa Taratarini Temple Hill Shrine (the Breast Shrine of Adi shakti) is 10 km and Jaugada (The site of Ashokan rock Inscription of 263 BC) is 14 km away from Hinjilicut Town in the State Highway of Hinjilicut-Purushotampur. Also Hinjilicut 7 km to Nimigama village pilgrim of second location Maa Tara Tarini.
- Location of the Helipad: Hinjilicut Science College,
Financial institutions
Banks and ATMs
- State Bank of India, College Square (ATM attached), Hinjilicut
- Twin ATM -State Bank of India, Bus Stand, Hinjilicut
- State Bank of India, Sikiri, Hinjilicut
- UCO Bank,(ATM at College Square), Hinjilicut
- Andhra Bank, Hinjilicut
- Union Bank of India (ATM attached), Hinjilicut
- Bank of India, Baincha Bania,Hinjilicut
- DCB Bank, Laxmi Bazar, Hinjilicut.[5]
- ATM – Axis Bank, Biju Patnaik Square, Hinjilicut
- Berhampur Central Co-Operative Bank, Hinjilicut
- Utkal Gramyna Bank, Sikiri, Hinjilicut
- Sahara India Pariwar, Hinjilicut.
- Dhanei KGFS(IFMR Trust, Chennai) at Burupada Village
- Indian Overseas Bank, Dengapadar, Hinjilicut
- Utkal Gramyna Bank, Samarjhola Junction, Hinjilicut
- Berhampur Central Co-Operative Bank, Samarjhola Junction, Hinjilicut
- ATM -State Bank of India, Samarjhola Junction, Hinjilicut
Post office, insurance, trading
- Main Post Office, Tara Tarini Road, Hinjilicut
- Sub Post Office, College Road, Hinjilicut
- LIC Satellite Office, Biju Patnaik Square, Hinjilicut
- India Infoline Ltd., Patna Street square, NH-217, Hinjilicut
- United India Insurance Company ltd, Laxmi Bazar, Hinjilicut.
- Sub Post Office, Samarjhola, Hinjilicut
- LIC Premium Point, Samrjhola, Hinjilicut
Industries
- Granite Industry, Sompur, Hinjilicut
- Shymalai Cold Storage, Burupada, Hinjilicut
- Jagannath Spinning Mill, BainchaBania, Hinjilicut
- Geetanjali gems and minerals proposes an SEZ near Hinjilicut.[6]
- Small cotage industries for weaving in Ramuni Sahi, Hinjilicut
Education
Colleges
- Science College, Hinjilicut.(NAAC Rating B+) [7]
- KhambeyaDora Science College, Pochilima, Hinjilicut [8]
- Brundabana Nayak + 2 Science College.
High schools
- Brundaban Bidyapitha, Hinjili, Hinjilicut
- NAC High School, Katu, Hinjilicut
- Girls High School, Hinjili, Hinjilicut
- Saraswati Sisu Mandir, Katu, Hinjilicut
- BME English Medium School, Hinjilicut
- Bhagabati Bidya Pitha, Burupada, Hinjilicut
- Udayanath High School, Sikiri, Hinjilicut
- Satyabhama Vidyapeetha, Badakhandi, Hinjlicut
- Pochilima High School, Pochilima, Hinjilicut
- Saru High School, Saru, Hinjilicut
- Brundaban Nayak Bidyapitha Sasan Ambagama, Hinjilicut
- Makarajhola High School, Makarajhola, Hinjilicut
- Model School at Sasan Ambagaon, Hinjilicut (work under progress in 5 acre land)
- Sri Sri Sri Swami Chitanda Saraswati Sisu Mandir, Samarjhola Junction, Hinjilicut
- Sarakari Primary High School, Samarjhola, Hinjilicut
- Kendriya Vidyalaya – Planned to open in 2013–14 session[9]
Technical institutes and colleges
- Govt. ITI (Presently functioning near Pochilima 5 km from Hinjilicut)
- Vikash Apparel Training Centre (VATC) – Skills for Employment in Apparel Manufacturing (SEAM) unit which is the first center in India who got ISO 9001:2008 certification.[citation needed]
- SMIT- ITI (Private) Affiliated to NCVT, New Delhi.
- Utkal Academy (Odissi dance)
Healthcare
- Government CHC Hospital, Hinjilicut
- Government Veterinary Hospital, Hinjilicut
Politics
Current MLA from Hinjili Assembly Constituency is Naveen Patnaik of BJD, the Chief Minister of Odisha who won the seat in State elections of 2009 and also in 2004 and 2000. Previous MLAs from this seat were Udayanath Nayak of INC in 1995 and in 1985, Harihar Sahu of JD in 1990, and Brundaban Nayak who won in 1980 as JNP(SC) candidate and as an INC candidate in 1977.[10]
Hinjili is part of Aska (Lok Sabha constituency).[11]
Festivals
- Katu Yatra -Every Year on Buddha Purnima for 3 days:
Odisha has several festivals. All those festivals are celebrated in a grand way at Hinjilicut. But the Unique festivals of Hinjilicut are Dusshere & Katu Yatra. Dusshera is the festival of goddess Durga. It is celebrated with much fanfare throughout the city. Katu Yatra is held every year in the month of April on Buddha Purnima. Festival of Fire crackers of different Varieties can be seen in night on Bana Yatra.
- Katu – Jagannath Temple Ratha Yatra
- Hinjili- Last day of Danda nachha on Meru day.
- Kalua Jatra for one weak at – Ankorada- Before Kartik purnima.
- Bi-Annual Thakurani Jaatara-Berhampur – The Festival of the Goddess:
The city is agog with activities to welcome goddess Budhi Thakurani to her temporary abode for the biennial Thakurani Jatra festival at late night . The hereditary head of the festival, who is also regarded as the head of the weaver Dera community of the city, Desibehera dressed in his traditional attire reached the Budhi Thakurani temple to invite the goddess to her parental abode at his home on Saturday afternoon. His wife also accompanied him as per the tradition. They also offered ritualistic offerings at the Kalika temple. Changudi puja Rituals to welcome the deity for the festival started at the temporary temple built at Desibehera street from evening with the `Changudi Puja'. After rituals, flowers would be carried from Desibehera's house to the Budhi Thakurani temple in this special basket called `Changudi'. Special rituals After offering these flowers to the deity, special rituals would be conducted at the temple that would continue till some of these offered flowers fall down from the deity. These fallen flowers would be carried as representative of the deity to Desibehera street in a large decorated procession at late night. A special police outpost for Thakurani Jatra was opened up at Desibehera street .
Tourist places
It is situated on Taratirini hill near Purusottampur which is at a distance of 35 km from Berhampur. Twin Goddess Tara and tarini are worshiped in the temple on the top of a hill. River Rushikulya flows at the foot of the hill. The shrine draws huge crowd throughout the year especially on every Tuesday in the month of Chaitra. The place is well connected by regular bus service from Berhampur.
- Karaisuni
The most beautiful and sacred place near Hinjilicut just 4 km away. It comes under Kharida panchayat. The sangam of Rishikulya and Ghodahad is there. The bamboo jungle near karaisuni is really attractive.
- Potagarh
Potagarh is a historical place which was built by Britishers in the 18th Century. Situated close to river Rusikulya, the fort is surrounded by a moat. The remnants of fort houses and a buried tunnel specks, the melody of glorious past of Ganjam city, which was cursed by a dreadful epidemic plague in the year 1815 AD. The place attracts students, scholars and history lovers due to its best geographical location close to the confluence of location close to the confluence of river Rusikulya with Bay of Bengal, it is often opted as a picnic spot too.
Sikiri Some of the import locations in Sikiri are
- Sangam- Rishikulya and Ghodahada
- Gopinath Mandir
- Madan Mohan mandir
- Shiv Mandir
- Geeta Mandir
- Thakurani Mandir
Once upon a time Sikiri was the most important place in sense of tourist attraction. The people of Sikiri used to celebrate Krishna Leela in every 12 years. poople throughout the country used to visit the Krishna Leela.
Eminent persons
- Naveen Patnaik – Chief Minister of Odisha 2000,2004 & 2009 (3-Times Hinjili MLA).
- Late Shri Brundaban Nayak, Ex-Minister Odisha Govt, Twice Chairman of Berhampur Municipality, Founder of SMIT & Dainika Asha News Paper, 7-Times Hinjili MLA
- Harihar Sahu (Ex-MLA – 1 time)
- Udaya Nayak (Ex-MLA – 2 times)
- Late Udayanath Panda (1st Chairman of Hinjilicut NAC, 2 times Chairman)
- Late Kisor Chandra Panda (Ex-Head master & President award popular Teacher)
References
- ↑ Hinjilicut. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved on 2013-11-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NPR Report. Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved on 2013-11-16.
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ World Gazetteer: Ganjam - largest cities (per geographical entity). Archive.is. Retrieved on 2013-11-16.
- ↑ DCB | Branch & ATM Locator | Hinjilicut Locations. Dcbbank.com. Retrieved on 2013-11-16.
- ↑ » Blog Archive » Geetanjali gems and minerals proposes an SEZ in Orissa. Orissalinks.com (2008-09-08). Retrieved on 2013-11-16.
- ↑
- ↑ IBM HTTP Server. Kdscpochilima.dheorissa.in. Retrieved on 2013-11-16.
- ↑ http://www.kvsangathan.nic.in/CircularsDocs/92bog.pdf
- ↑ "State Elections 2004 – Partywise Comparison for 73 – Hinjili Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies – Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
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