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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Bhandarpuri<br />
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| settlement_type = [[Village]]<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|21|7|43.0428|N|82|43|18.552|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Odisha]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bargarh district|Bargarh]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| elevation_m = 344<br />
| population_total = 1362<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Odia language|Odia]]([[Sambalpuri language|Sambalpuri]])<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 768042<br />
| registration_plate = OD<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.bhandarpurigp.odishapr.gov.in/-/}} <br />
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'''Bhandarpuri''' is a village in [[Bargarh district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Odisha]].<ref>[http://www.moodisha.com/BHANDARPURI-village-BHANDARPURI-panchayat-JHARBANDH-block-BARGARH-district-ODISHA225012111135060222102005]</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Bhandarpuri is located at {{Coord|21.07|N|82.43|E|}}. It has an average elevation of {{convert|344|m|ft}}. It is almost {{convert|145|km|mi}} from its district headquarters, [[Bargarh]]. It is about {{convert|502|km|mi}} from its capital city of [[Bhubaneshwar|Bhubaneswar]].<br />
[[File:The Hil.jpg|thumb]]<br />
Bhandarpuri is a grampanchayat of [[Jharbandh]] [[Block (country subdivision)|block]] of [[Padampur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Padampur]] subdivision, distance from Bhandarpuri to [[Padampur, Bargarh district|Padampur]] is about 65&nbsp;km. This area is mostly hilly and the village is surrounded by many small to medium hills. The area around Bhandarpuri is rain-fed and hence is prone to frequent droughts.<br />
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[[File:A Sunset at School Playground.jpg|thumb|A Sunset at School Playground Bhandarpuri]]The [[Gandhamardhan hills]] is about {{convert|32|km|mi}} away and forms the borders between [[Bargarh]] and [[Balangir]] districts. Till date the beautiful locale has not been spoiled by industrialisation, but the per capita income is very low. The [[Nrusinghanath Temple]] of [[Gandhamardhan hills]] is known in [[Odisha, India|Odisha]] for Lord Nrusingha.<br />
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==Bhandarpuri gram panchayat==<br />
Bhandarpuri gram panchayat is made up of five villages, namely Bhandarpuri, Jampali, Kukripali, Sukmanipur and Keudadar.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
[[File:The Khajur.jpg|thumb|The beautiful Khajur Formation]]<br />
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=425731]</ref> Bhandarpuri had a population of 1362, out of which 665 are male and 697 are female.<br />
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==Education==<br />
[[File:Behind UGHS.jpg|thumb|The playground behind Bhandarpuri UGHS School]]<br />
Bhandarpuri has a high school named ''Upgraded Government High School Bhandarpuri'', which houses from 1 to 10th standard.<ref>[http://www.moodisha.com/schools-BHANDARPURI-UGHS-BHANDARPURI-BARAGARH-district-ODISHA079061142038054204250093]</ref> There are also three [[Anganwadi]]s for children below the age of 1.<br />
[[File:Inside the School.jpg|thumb|Inside the School]]<br />
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==Politics==<br />
Current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Padmapur]] Assembly Constituency is Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha of [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]] who won the seat in State elections in 2019. <br />
<ref>[http://myneta.info/odisha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=4839]</ref> He also won this seat earlier for [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]] in 2000 and for [[Janata Dal|JD]] in 1995 and in 1990 . He was succeeded by Pradip Purohit of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], who won the seat in state elections in 2014.<ref>[http://myneta.info/odisha2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=225]</ref><br />
. Other previous MLAs from this seat were Satya Narayan Sahu of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] who won this seat in 2004, in 1985 for INC and in 1980 representing INC(I).<br />
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==References==<br />
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