Patrapur
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Patrapur is one of the BLOCK headquarters of Ganjam
district situated south of Orissa
bordering to Andhra Pradesh
. It is located southwest of Berhampur
and southeast of Chikiti
. It is one the biggest village of Ganjam district, having more than 15,000 people.
Patrapur is a business center catering to surrounding villages. The major occupations are agriculture, trading and self-employment. People are dependent on rain for crops. There are 3 primary schools, one middle English school, one girls' high school and one coeducational high school. Commercial banks like Canara Bank
, state bank of india
cooperative banks, a court, a fire station, Tahasil offices, a hospital and other establishments encourage people from nearby villages to come to the town. People speak Oriya
as Mother Tongue, however Telugu
is an additional language because Patrapur borders with Andhra Pradesh
, recently Tahkurani yatra02-05-2011 to 11-05-2011 is concluded in much funfair, around 50000 people gethered daily for 10 days yatra, I was one of the luckiest to witness the yatra. It was great time there- Written by Chidananda Subudhi and few thing's edited by k.santosh kumar
Ganjam
Ganjam is a town and a notified area committee in Ganjam district in the state of Orissa, India.-Geography:Ganjam is located at . It has an average elevation of 3 metres .-Demographics:...
district situated south of Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
bordering to Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. It is located southwest of Berhampur
Berhampur
Brahmapur , nicknamed "The Silk City", is a city located in the eastern coastline of Ganjam district of the Indian state of Orissa, about south to state capital, Bhubaneswar.It is also dubbed as "The Dance City" of Orissa after Prince Dance Group and Harihar Das made the state famous in India's...
and southeast of Chikiti
Chikiti
Chikiti is a town and a notified area committee in Ganjam district in the state of Orissa, India.-Geography:Chikiti is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
. It is one the biggest village of Ganjam district, having more than 15,000 people.
Patrapur is a business center catering to surrounding villages. The major occupations are agriculture, trading and self-employment. People are dependent on rain for crops. There are 3 primary schools, one middle English school, one girls' high school and one coeducational high school. Commercial banks like Canara Bank
Canara Bank
Canara Bank is a state-owned financial services company in India. It was established in 1906, making it one of the oldest banks in the country. As on 2009 November, the bank had a network of 3057 branches, spread across India...
, state bank of india
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
cooperative banks, a court, a fire station, Tahasil offices, a hospital and other establishments encourage people from nearby villages to come to the town. People speak Oriya
Oriya language
Oriya , officially Odia from November, 2011, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Orissa and West Bengal...
as Mother Tongue, however Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
is an additional language because Patrapur borders with Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, recently Tahkurani yatra02-05-2011 to 11-05-2011 is concluded in much funfair, around 50000 people gethered daily for 10 days yatra, I was one of the luckiest to witness the yatra. It was great time there- Written by Chidananda Subudhi and few thing's edited by k.santosh kumar