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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gunupur
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Jagannath temple at Gunupur,Rayagada.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Jagannath Temple at Gunupur
| pushpin_map = India Odisha#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India
| coordinates = {{coord|19.08|N|83.82|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Odisha]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rayagada district|Rayagada]]
| established_title
Sub Collector -Amrit Ruturaj, IAS = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Nagar Palika|Municipality]]
| governing_body = '''Gunupur Municipal Council'''
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 83
| population_total = 60000
| population_as_of = 2018
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Odia language|Odia]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 765022
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06857
| registration_plate = OR-18, OD-18
| website = {{URL|odisha.gov.in}}, {{URL|gunupurmunicipality.com}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Gunupur''' is a [[Nagar Palika|Municipality]] and one of the sub-divisional headquarters of [[Rayagada district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Odisha]]. It is the second biggest town in Rayagada district.

==History==
Gunupur was one of the important centers in the erstwhile [[Kingdom of Jeypore|Jeypore Kingdom]]. Rajah Narasingh Dev was the third son of Maharajah Vikram Dev I (1758–1781 CE) of Jeypore and was appointed as the ruler of Gunupur and [[Gudari, Rayagada|Gudari]] region. Whereas, his elder brother Maharajah Ramchandra Dev II ascended the royal seat of Jeypore in 1781. Another brother called Rajah Jagganath Dev became the king of [[Nabarangpur]].
Rajah Narasingh Dev ruled for a few years and was succeeded by his only son Rajah Krishna Dev who died in a few years with no progeny. Hence, Gunupur-Gudari were remerged to Jeypore kingdom. It was then ruled by the Maharajahs of Jeypore under British Administration. The state of Odisha was formed on 1 April 1936 with Koraput as one of the six districts and Gunupur came under [[Koraput]] district as a sub-division.

On 2 October 1992, Gunupur and [[Rayagada]] sub-division were carved out of the erstwhile [[Koraput]] district and formed a new district as [[Rayagada]].

== Demography ==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004 |title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 May 2015|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Gunupur has a population of 62,870. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Gunupur has an average literacy rate of 80.4%, higher than the national average of 74.4%: male literacy is 85.56% and female literacy is 70.40%. In Gunupur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Geography and Climate ==
Gunupur is located at {{Coord|19.08|N|83.82|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Gunupur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Gunupur]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|83|m|ft}}. It is located in the lap of the Eastern Ghat and on the banks of river Bansadhara. It has a mixed climate of mountains and Coastal Plain. Its outer region is completely covered by forests and Hills. [[Earthquake zones of India]] places Gunupur inside [[seismic zone]] II on a scale ranging from I to V in order of increasing susceptibility to earthquakes.

{{Weather box
|location= Gunupur
|width=auto
|metric first= yes
|single line= yes
|Jan record high C = 38.5
|Feb record high C = 33.2
|Mar record high C = 39.9
|Apr record high C = 38.4
|May record high C = 40.5
|Jun record high C = 40.5
|Jul record high C = 39.9
|Aug record high C = 37.2
|Sep record high C = 37.5
|Oct record high C = 36
|Nov record high C = 34.6
|Dec record high C = 32

|Jan high C= 27.8
|Feb high C= 29.3
|Mar high C= 30.9
|Apr high C= 31.8
|May high C= 33
|Jun high C= 32.3
|Jul high C= 31.2
|Aug high C= 31.3
|Sep high C= 31.3
|Oct high C= 31
|Nov high C= 29.8
|Dec high C= 28.2
|year high C= 33

|Jan low C= 20.5
|Feb low C= 22.2
|Mar low C= 24.5
|Apr low C= 26.2
|May low C= 27.4
|Jun low C= 27.2
|Jul low C= 26.2
|Aug low C= 25.9
|Sep low C= 25.8
|Oct low C= 25
|Nov low C= 23.1
|Dec low C= 20.8
|year low C= 20.8

|Jan record low C = 13.6
|Feb record low C = 14
|Mar record low C = 20
|Apr record low C = 21
|May record low C = 16.4
|Jun record low C = 20
|Jul record low C = 21.4
|Aug record low C = 21
|Sep record low C = 16.4
|Oct record low C = 15.6
|Nov record low C = 14.9
|Dec record low C = 10.6

|Jan precipitation mm= 12.4
|Feb precipitation mm= 31.7
|Mar precipitation mm= 18.6
|Apr precipitation mm= 18.8
|May precipitation mm= 99.8
|Jun precipitation mm= 124.7
|Jul precipitation mm= 133.2
|Aug precipitation mm= 154.1
|Sep precipitation mm= 219
|Oct precipitation mm= 202.4
|Nov precipitation mm= 99.3
|Dec precipitation mm= 10.9
|year precipitation mm=

|Jan humidity = 60
|Feb humidity = 61
|Mar humidity = 63
|Apr humidity = 66
|May humidity = 66
|Jun humidity = 74
|Jul humidity = 83
|Aug humidity = 85
|Sep humidity = 83
|Oct humidity = 76
|Nov humidity = 66
|Dec humidity = 60
|source= [http://www.meoweather.com/history/India/na/19.083333/83.816667/Gunupur.html Gunupur Weather]
|date= Jan 2015
}}

==Governance==
'''Courts'''

[[File:Court Campus, Gunupur.jpg|thumb|Court Campus, Gunupur]]
There are several Judicial courts at Gunupur under the control of District Court Rayagada.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ecourts.gov.in/odisha/rayagada |title="Official site of District Court, Rayagada" |access-date=14 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427024746/http://ecourts.gov.in/odisha/rayagada |archive-date=27 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Court of Senior Civil Judge-cum-Asst. Sessions Judge, the court of Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, the
Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class and other revenue courts like the Court
of Sub Divisional Executive Magistrate cum Sub Collector and the Court of Tahasildar
are situated here. As per the demand of the Bar Association, Gunupur and the litigant public, the Court of Additional District & Sessions Judge at Gunupur started functioning from 20 September 2014.

'''Politics'''

Current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Gunupur Assembly Constituency is Sri Raghunath Gomango of [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]], who won the seat in State elections of 2019. Previous MLAs from this seat include Rammurthy Mutika who won the seat in 2004 (BJD), Ram Murty Gamango who won this seat in 2000 as [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] candidate and as a [[Janata Dal|JD]] candidate in 1990, Akshaya Kumar Gomango of INC in 1995, and Bhagirathi Gomango who won this seat as INC candidate in 1985 and 1977 and as INC(I) candidate in 1980.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp80.htm
|title = State Elections 2004 – Partywise Comparison for 80-Gunupur Constituency of Odisha
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|access-date = 25 September 2008
}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Gunupur is part of [[Koraput (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf
|title = Assembly Constituencies – Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|access-date = 25 September 2008
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051108040424/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf
|archive-date = 8 November 2005
}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Gunupur Station.jpg|thumb|Gunupur Station]]

Gunupur is connected to other parts of [[Odisha]] by state highway SH17(Gunupur-Digapahandi-Berhampur) and SH04(Paralakhemundi-Gunupur-Rayagada-Koraput). It is also well connected with major cities of Andhra Pradesh. [[Odisha State Road Transport Corporation]], [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]], and Private buses run frequently between Gunupur to other parts of [[Odisha]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. [[Gunupur railway station|Gunupur]] is connected by the 90 km long Naupada-Gunupur branch railway line to [[Naupada]] railway junction on the [[Khurda Road-Visakhapatnam section]] of the [[Howrah]]-[[Chennai]] route. The nearest airport is the [[Visakhapatnam Airport]] at a distance of 200 km towards the south. The other nearest airport is the [[Bhubaneswar Airport]], which is about 360 km.

==Tourism==
Gunupur and its vicinity have of many charms, is a thrill to the searching eyes. It has the facilities to serve as a base for visiting the nearby place of interest.
[[File:Landscape, Puttasing Valley, Gunupur.jpg|thumb|Landscape, Puttasing Valley, Gunupur]]
* [[Minajhola]] is only 70 km from Gunupur. It is a beauty spot of nature, has a siva temple at the confluence of three rivers. It is situated in the heart of dense forest, rich in wildlife. Sivaratri is a popular festival of this place. Though there is no good all-weather road yet, the place is worth visiting. Regular bus service is available from Rayagada and Gunupur up to Gudari. The rest 25 km road is Jeepable.
* [[Padmapur, Rayagada|Padmapur]] houses the shrine of Manikeswari Siva. It is identified to be the seat of Dharmakirti, the Buddhist-Logician-philosopher. It is a 7th-century temple. In one of the temple something is written in some strange language (Pali) and the temple is built using only seven stones. It is 20 km from Gunupur.
* [[Chatikona]] is located about 60 km from Gunupur surrounded by a series of valleys and wooded hills of varying colours and the place is a center of pilgrimage for the temple of Mahadev. It offers picnickers gorgeous view of the waterfall. The Siva temple is the focus of hectic activities on Siva Ratri. The Dongaria Kondha of Chatikona represent the primitive section of the tribe.
* [[Maa Markama Temple]] is located at Bissam Cuttack, 70 km from Gunupur. The temple got a new look and surrounded by lush green forest. Many people visit from near and far especially on Tuesdays. The town college has also been named after Goddess Markama.
* [[Majhighariani Temple]] is located at Rayagada. This temple is famous in Southern Division of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Most of the devotees come from Madhya Pradesh Chhatishgarh, Andhra Pradesh including undivided Koraput District. During Sunday, Wednesday and Friday a large number of devotees come to worship the Maa MajhiGhariani. The temple is known for Chaitra-Parba, i.e., March–April of every year.

== Education ==
[[File:DJI 0059.00 04 32 19.Still004.jpg|thumb|GIET University]]
[[File:GIET Department of Computational Sciences.jpg|thumb|Department of Computational Sciences, ]]
[[File:GUNUPUR GOVT BOY'S HIGH SCHOOL 100 YEARS CELEBRATION.jpg|thumb|Gunupur Government Boy's High School Centennial Celebration]]
Gunupur is a tribal dominated area but the focus on education has been there from a long time. Its literacy rate is way above the national average. Gunupur had got its first high school way back in 1903 before Independence. It got it first Degree College Estd. 1972. Now Gunupur is a hub of fine educational institutions. [[GIET University, Gunupur]] [http://www.giet.edu www.giet.edu] famous for Engineering, Management, Agriculture, Basic Sciences education in India and abroad. It attracts students from all part of India and overseas. Maharshi gurukul +2 residential college started in the year of 2012, the college is not only for +2 it's also for +3 only for science stream. Gayatri College of Science started on 2017/07/06. Gandhi public school (CBSE Affiliated) is an eminent school of Gunupur.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Municipalities of Odisha}}
{{Nobility of the Raj}}
{{Rayagada district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Rayagada district]]

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