Kujendri

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Kujendri
Village
Kujendri is located in Odisha
Kujendri
Kujendri
Location in Odisha, India
Kujendri is located in India
Kujendri
Kujendri
Kujendri (India)
Coordinates: 19°07′47″N 83°46′11″E / 19.12972°N 83.76972°E / 19.12972; 83.76972Coordinates: 19°07′47″N 83°46′11″E / 19.12972°N 83.76972°E / 19.12972; 83.76972
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictRayagada
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
Languages
 • OfficialOdia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
765023
Telephone code06862
Vehicle registrationOD 18
Websiteodisha.gov.in

Kujendri is a small village of Rayagada district in the state of Odisha, India. There is a Govt. High school of welfare department since 1949. The veteran Gandhian and Jamnalal Bajaj award winner Biswanath Pattnaik[1][2] came to kujendri in around 1940, founded Banabasi Seva Samiti[3] and worked for the development of local tribal people. The village is well known as the birthplace of the tribal lady freedom fighter Sandi Sabara.[2] who met Sri Patnaik there and worked in the Bhoodan movement.[4] Kujendri was an important place in the history of Bhoodan movement. The Bhoodan activists in a padayatra, in the leadership of Acharya Vinoba Bhave reached here on 8 March 1952 and mobilized the people of the area to donate lands.[5] It also has a temple-"Trinath temple", built by late shri Appana choudhury.

Demography[edit]

Kujendri is a tribal dominated village. The population of the village, as per India census 2011 is 3108, with 1594 males and 1514 females.[6]

Geography[edit]

Kujendri is situated at lat. 19°7′47″N 83°46′11″E / 19.12972°N 83.76972°E / 19.12972; 83.76972 and towards 43 km east of the dist. Headquarters as well as the nearest railway station Gunupur.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Jamnalal Bajaj award winner Biswanath Patnaik"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Odisha Review" An article by Rahunath Rath in Odisha Review 2010
  3. ↑ "Banabasi seba samiti and Agnya" Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Sandhi sabara - "a little known tribal lady freedom fighter of Kujendri"
  5. ↑ "Odisha Review 2013" An article on Bhoodan Movement in Koraput
  6. ↑ "Official website of census india"

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