Borigumma

Borigumma is a town in Koraput district of Odisha state of India. It is situated strategically between 3 of the major towns of undivided Koraput district - Jeypore, Nabarangpur and Kotpad. Because of its location advantage Borigumma is known for its business activities.

Borigumma
town
Borigumma
Location in Odisha, India
Borigumma
Borigumma (India)
Coordinates: 19°2′52″N 82°33′13″E
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictKoraput
Elevation
588 m (1,929 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialOriya
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
764056
Telephone code06860
Vehicle registrationOR-
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityJeypore
ClimateAw (Köppen)
Websiteodisha.gov.in

Geography

It is located at .[1]

Demographics

The population of the Borigumma is above 150000.[2]

Location

National Highway 26 and National Highway 201 passes through it. Borigumma is a Junction for the Three Towns Jeypore, Nabarangpur and Kotpad.

Administration

Borigumma is the largest block of Odisha. It is also called land of Bhairaba. In Borigumma Block, there are 30 Grama Panchayats at present. Borigumma is in Koraput District.

According to local residence L.N.Patnaik the name Borigumma derived from two local words "Bori" means a fruit (boro koli) and "Gumma" means high land. According to local old people there used to be a tall boro koli tree in the center of town. The Bhairab Temple at Bhairabsingpur village of Borigumma is a protected monument.[3] Other temples in the area are the Jagannath Temple in the East, the Manikeswari Temple in the South, the Santoshimata Temple in the North, Hanuman Temple, Sriram Temple, Nilakantheswar Temple, Pataleswor Temple, Nilamadhab Temple, Meria Temple, Trinath Temple and Buddha Bhairab Temple.

Politics

Borigumma falls under Jeypore Vidhan Sabha constituency. Tara Prasad Bahinipati from INC is the current MLA for Jeypore constituency.

Borigumma falls uder Koraput lok sabha constituency. Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka from INC is the current MP for Koraput lok sabha constituency.

Local festivals

The major festivals observed in Borigumma are Magha Mandei and Bali Yatra festival. Magha Mandei is observed in the month of February where as Bali Yatra festival is observed in every three years interval .

References
  1. http://wikimapia.org/925577/Borigumma-the-Land-of-Bhairaba Wikimapia
  2. "Block Profile | Koraput District, Government Of Odisha | India". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEQ20060505010504&Page=Q&Title=OR%5B%5D ISSA&Topic=0 Article on the Bhairab Temple


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