Bhawanipatna
Bhawanipatna | |
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Bhawanipatna clockwise from top left: Doordarshan Tower, Phurlijharan, Durga Mandap (Big Ben of Bhawanipatna), Manikeshwari Mandir, Bhawanipatna Railway Station, Bhawanipatna Bus Stand | |
| Coordinates: 19°54′36″N 83°07′41″E / 19.91°N 83.128°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| Named after | The leading deity Bhawani-Shankar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipality Corporation |
| • MP | Basanta Kumar Panda |
| • MLA | Pradipta Kumar Naik |
| Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 83,756 |
| Demonym | Kalahandia |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 766001, 766002 |
| Telephone code | 06670 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-08 |
| UN/LOCODE | IN BWIP |
| Website | kalahandi |
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Bhawanipatna is a city and the headquarter of Kalahandi district in the state of Odisha, India. Bhawanipatna has numerous temples dedicated to different deities of the Hindu pantheon.