Bijayadhanurjayapur


Bijayadhanurjayapur previously known as Tentulia Sasan is a village near Bellaguntha of Ganjam district in Odisha, India. It is named after King Dhananjay Bhanja of Bhanja dynasty.

History

King Dhananjaya Bhanja donated a small piece of land to a group of Brahmin so they could assist him in worshiping the deities of the kingdom, as well as to look after the medical needs of the community.

Geography and institutions

Bijayadhanurjayapur is a semi-urban village located from the nearest town Bellaguntha. It is located 108 km towards north from District Headquarters Chhatrapur & 149 km from State capital Bhubaneswar through State Highway 21. The people from roughly 15 to 20 nearby villages depend on this road for communication and market access. The nearest railway station is away at Berhampur. The nearest airport is at Bhubaneswar, which is away.
The village has a degree college established in 1981. It has a girls high school, a co-educational high school, a M. E. school and a U.P. school.
The following temples are located in this village:
There is a Punjab National Bank, B.D.Pur Branch
An ancient folk drama group is also based in the village.