Berhampur

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Not to be confused with Berhampore.

Berhampur Brahmapur
From top; left to right: Ramalingeswar Park, Brahmapur Railway Station, Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Berhampur University, MKCG Medical College, Gopalpur Sea Beach and Gopalpur Port
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Coordinates: 19.3150°N 84.7941°E / 19.3150; 84.7941
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Ganjam
First settled	1672[1]
Named for	Lord Brahmeshwar
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Brahmapur Municipal Corporation (BeMC)
• Mayor	Smt. Sanghamitra Dalei
• Municipal Commissioner	Shri J Sonal IAS
• SP, Berhampur Police District	Saravana Vivek M, IPS
• Member of Parliament	Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy (BJP)
• Member of Legislative Assembly	K. Anil Kumar (BJP)
Area [2]
• Total	86.82 km^2 (33.52 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	355,823
• Density	4,100/km^2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Berhampuria
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	760001–760010
Telephone code	0680
Vehicle registration	OR-07 (old) OD-07
Website	www.bdabrahmapur.in www.berhampur.gov.in

Berhampur (pronounced [bɾɔhmɔpuɾ]; also known as Brahmapur) is a city on the eastern coastline of Odisha, India.^[3][4]

Etymology

The name of the city is said to have been derived from the name of Lord Brahmeswara, a deity in Hinduism, worshipped in a temple at Lathi, 4 km from the main town.^[5]

Demographics

Literacy rates in Berhampur Male   93.83% Female   85.92% Total   90.04%

As of 2011^[update] Census of India (provisional), the population of Berhampur was 355,823, of which 185,584 were males and 170,239 were females making it the fourth most populous urban city in Odisha state^[6] and 126th in India.

The effective literacy rate of Berhampur was 90.04 %, higher than the national average of 74.04 %. Male and female literacy rates were 93.83 % and 85.92 %, respectively. 8.2 % of the population were children ages 0–6 years. The adult and child sex ratios were 917 and 898 females per 1000 males, respectively.^[6]

As of 2021^[update] Census of India (provisional), the population of Berhampur was 356,598, of which 185,754 were males and 170,844 were females making it the fourth most populous urban city in Odisha state^[7] and 126th in India.

The effective literacy rate of Berhampur was 81.20 %, higher than the national average of 77.70 %. Male and female literacy rates were 84.40 % and 77.73 %, respectively. 9.02 % of the population were children ages 0–6 years. The overall sex ratio was 919 and child sex ratio was 909.^[7]

Religion in Berhampur[8]
Hinduism			96.48%
Islam			2.03%
Christianity			1.18%

Languages spoken in Bramhapur Municipality (2011)^[9]

  Odia (83.99%)

  Telugu (12.79%)

  Urdu (1.53%)

  Hindi (1.00%)

  Others (0.69%)

History

Jaugada, 35 km away from Berhampur on the banks of the Rushikulya, was an ancient fort and city existing from 3rd century BC to 7th century AD. Its existence before and after this time period cannot be ruled out. Also called Samapa, it was a provincial headquarter of Maurya Dynasty along with Dhauli as evident from the edicts found at both places. Specific history about the place and civilisation does not exist after the Maurya Dynasty and the fort is now buried.^[5]

Berhampur is also known as the Silk city for its famous Berhampur Patta (silk) Sarees. The chief of the Dera community, Kota Chandramani Kubera Senapati, led his community people to migrate to Mohuri (Berhampur) who settle down into their hereditary profession of weaving tussar silken products or Patta Matha. They migrated to the city from Rajahmundry (they were known as Devangas there) sometime during 1662-1672 on the request of the then Raja Harihar Narayan Deo of Mohuri zamindari. The cult of Buddhi Thakurani Yatra also originated along with the emergence of weaver community in here. They started the Ghata Yatra (Pot Festival) for the purpose of highlighting the tradition of worshiping the Goddesses as well as to use it as a platform for sales promotion of their silken products.^[10][11]

Period of British Rule

The Ganjam Garhjat area was consisted of 22 zamindaris of various royal lineages. The French invaded Ganjam in 1759 (in the battle of Deccan) and quit in 1763. The British imposed their authority over southern Odisha in 1766 and placed the whole region under the Madras Presidency. The district headquarters of Ganjam district started functioning in 1768 from Potagarh. An epidemic broke out in 1815 and that forced the authorities to shift the headquarters to Berhampur including the civil and military personnels. Berhampur was the capital and residence of the Mohuri (Mahuri) zamindar. But the Ganjam collectorate could not continue for a long time and shifted to Chhatrapur in 1831 due to stiff resistance here. After the auction and abolishing the Ghumusar and Sorada zamindari in 1836, Britishers auctioned Mohuri zamindari in 1850 over non payment of tax dues and introduced Ryotwari system of tax collection which led to Raja Krushna Chandra Narendra Deo out of power. The then value of Mohuri, which was a leading zamindari, was valued at 50 lakh rupees but no Indian dared to come forward to bid for it. So, it was auctioned for only 100 rupees. Britishers were stationed at Bhapur area, at the centre of Berhampur. They built military lines, a military hospital (now City hospital), a magazine house and a parade ground (now Berhampur stadium) for sepoys there. Subsequently, Berhampur was formed into a Taluk and was kept under a senior Assistant Collector. The present Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) residence was his residence. In 1867, Berhampur was declared as a Municipality area and this being a part of Madras Presidency, it attracted further influx of settlers from south because of better engagement in business sectors. The bi-lingualism (Odia and Telugu) prevails since that time. The Brahmapur railway station started functioning by 1900. This had profound effects in the transport system and mobility of passengers. The population in 1901 was 25729 which increased to 62343 by 1951 as per census report. The colonial town generated a considerable amount of interest among Indian scholars who linked the important issues of modernity, national aspirations, notions of citizenship and the creation of new artistic sensibilities. The city is also known for its love for the theatre and cinema. The Ganjam Kala Parishad and Prakasam Hall are one of the oldest theatre halls in the country. The Sri Sitaram Vilas Talkies is the oldest movie hall in Odisha which was established in 1927 but closed down after the devastating 1999 Odisha cyclone.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Role in Orissa Province formation

Berhampur was where Odias assembled and started their agitations more than three decades prior to demanding introduction of Odia as a subject in the Madras University and recognition of Odia language in courts and government offices of Ganjam. This paved the path for the public grievances. In 1903 at the First Utkal Union Conference at Cuttack, Raghava Rao from Berhampur moved a resolution which called separation of the district of Ganjam, Ganjam Hill Tracts Agency and Vizagapatam Hill Tracts Agency from Madras Presidency. Subsequently, an annual conference of the Ganjam Jatiya Samiti (Ganjam National Conference) was held in 11 & 12 April 1903 at Berhampur. It saw the participation of some leaders from Odisha like Madhusudan Das, Gopabandhu Das, Radhanath Ray, Nanda Kishore Bal and Fakir Mohan Senapati. After continuous efforts the undivided Sambalpur district was transferred to Orissa division from Central Provinces and Berar on 1 September 1905. Although the long standing claims of Odias of Ganjam was ignored. On 1912, Bihar and Orissa Province formed without Ganjam district and Vizagapatnam Agency. Although Telugus opposed the amalgamation of Berhampur, the leaders of the Andhra Movement advocated that, provinces were to be created on a linguistic basis. Some Telugus like Dr. B.Pattabhisitarameya, a nationalist, proposed to include Odia regions of Ganjam and Vizagapatnam to merge with Orissa. N. Subha Rao, a Telugu member of the Imperial Legislative Council pleaded for the same with some compensatory gain. Sri Rama Rayanger, a member of Council of Governor-General of India strongly supported the amalgamation. He presided over a meeting at Berhampur where both Odias and Telugus attended and he said that both groups suffered under the Madras government. From 1920 to 1936, the Odia Movement became more active and vigorous after British administration ignored the demands of the Odias in their Government of India Act 1919. Prominent leaders of Odisha repeatedly put the amalgamation question in the Provincial Legislative Councils, the Imperial Legislative Council and even in the British Parliament. Mahatma Gandhi when he visited Berhampur on 29 March 1921 appealed to the non-odias to yield to the demand of Odisha amalgamation. When he returned he wrote an article supporting the demands of Odias in Young India. In 1928 when the Simon Commission visited India, Krushna Chandra Gajapati, the Maharaja of Paralakhemundi Estate and Bhubaneswar Rath of Berhampur appeared before the commission at Madras and presented memorandum claiming merger. The commission recommended the merger on the basis of linguistic pattern and appoint a sub-committee, to conduct detailed investigation. The report of the Simon Commission led to the summoning of the Round Table Conference in London in 1930. The Maharaja of Paralakhemundi, leading an Odia delegate to the conference circulated a pamphlet, The Oriyas, their need and reasons for separate state. The Government of India appointed a boundary commission for Orissa with S.P. O'Oonell as Chairman whose report was opposed by Odias as it only recommended the inclusion of the plains and the agency of Ganjam and excluded areas like Paralakhemundi, Manjusa, Tekali, Tarla etc. Odia speaking people in and around Berhampur town tried their best to justify the linguistic affinity and socio-cultural attachment with the Odias of Odisha and Odia speaking people outside Odisha. They argued how under non-odia census officers, the population of Odias decreased from census to census. People realised Berhampur could become a noble point in the growth of socio-political consciousness and that territorial dismemberment of Odia speaking areas was the reason for backwardness under British rule. On 25 March 1933, Sashibhusan Rath led an Odia delegation to the Collector of Ganjam. Similarly at many places in and around Berhampur protest meetings were organized demanding the merger of Paralakhemundi in Orissa. The Maharaja of Paralakhemundi again went to London to give evidence before the Joint Select Committee and after strenuous efforts he was able to include the Odia majority portion of Paralakhemundi Estate along with its town and Jeypore Estate in the new province of Orissa. In line with the recommendation of the Joint Select Committee, the Government of India Act of 1935 was passed by the British Parliament and the Orissa Province was formed in 1st April 1936.^[16]

Administration

The city is administered by the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC). The city used to be the first municipality which was formed in 1867, and was upgraded to a municipal corporation on 29 December 2008. The Municipal body completed its 150 years in 2017.^[17]

The Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) of Southern range is located in Berhampur and covers the undivided Ganjam, Koraput, Kandhamal, and Kalahandi districts.

The headquarters for Berhampur Tehsil, District Education Office (Ganjam) and Berhampur Sub-Division are also situated here.

Climate and regional setting

Maximum summer temperature is 40 °C; minimum winter temperature is 22 °C. The mean daily maximum temperature varies from 27 °C to 32 °C. May is the hottest month; January is the coldest. The average annual rainfall is 1190 mm and the region receives monsoon and torrential rainfall from July to October.

Climate data for Berhampur, Odisha
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27.4 (81.3)	29.1 (84.4)	30.9 (87.6)	31.7 (89.1)	32.8 (91.0)	32.5 (90.5)	30.8 (87.4)	31.0 (87.8)	31.5 (88.7)	31.0 (87.8)	29.2 (84.6)	27.5 (81.5)	30.5 (86.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16.7 (62.1)	19.3 (66.7)	22.4 (72.3)	25.1 (77.2)	26.8 (80.2)	26.8 (80.2)	25.9 (78.6)	25.9 (78.6)	25.7 (78.3)	23.7 (74.7)	19.3 (66.7)	16.5 (61.7)	22.8 (73.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	10 (0.4)	16 (0.6)	21 (0.8)	17 (0.7)	42 (1.7)	151 (5.9)	208 (8.2)	227 (8.9)	193 (7.6)	232 (9.1)	68 (2.7)	5 (0.2)	1,190 (46.8)
Source: en.climate-data.org

Educational institutions

• Berhampur University

• Binayak Acharya College
• Ganjam Law College^[18]
• IISER Berhampur
• Kalam Institute of Technology^[19]
• Khallikote Unitary University^[20]
• Lingaraj Law College^[21]
• Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital
• NIST University^[22]
• Parala Maharaja Engineering College
• Roland Institute of Technology^[23]
• Uma Charan Patnaik Engineering School^[24]
• Vignan Institute of Technology and Management^[25]

• Asian Institute of Social Science & Technology (AISST)^[26]
• Berhampur City College^[27]
• Berhampur School of Engineering & Technology^[28]
• Bharat Institute of Engineering & Technology Polytechnic College^[29]
• Biju Patnaik Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital^[30]
• Biswakarma ITI^[31]
• Brundaban Nayak Memorial Industrial Training Centre^[32]
• College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda (OUAT)^[33]
• College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mohuda^[34]
• Disha College of Management and Technology^[35]
• Gandhi Academy of Technology and Engineering (GATE)^[36]
• Gandhi School of Engineering (GSE)^[37]
• Gayatri Institute of Science & Technology^[38]
• Government ITI, Brahmapur^[39]
• Imperial College of Hotel Management & Tourism^[40]
• Kaviraj Ananta Tripathy Sharma Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital^[41]
• Mahamayee Mahila Mahavidyalaya
• New Hope Society School of Nursing^[42]
• Om Sai College of Pharmacy & Health Science^[43]
• PG Centre For Management Studies^[44]
• Rahul Institute of Technology^[45]
• Roland Institute of Computer and Management^[46]
• Roland Institute of Pharmaceutical Science^[47]
• Royal College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences^[48]
• Samrat College^[49]
• Sanjaya Memorial Institute of Technology^[50]
• Sashi Bhusan Rath Government Women's College^[51]
• School of Nursing & Health Sciences, Bijipur^[42]
• Shalom Institute of Management Studies^[52]
• Sivananda College of Pharmacy^[53]
• Xavier College of Hotel Management^[54]

Culture and contemporary life

Brahmapur is famous for its food, markets and also known as the food capital of Odisha.

The most famous markets are Annapurna Market, Bada Bazaar, Sano Bazaar, Bhapur Bazaar, Giri Market, Hanuman Market, Ganesh Market, and Sai Complex. The mango market of Brahmapur is one of the largest wholesale mango markets in India.^[55] The Balunkeswara Bana Market here is one of the largest in the state.^[5]

Arts

Brahmapur has been an important site of the state's culture due to its unique Odia culture and has held several national level Odia and Telugu literary meets.^[56]

Sri Sitaram Vilas Talkies (SSVT) was the first cinema theatre in Odisha.^[57]

There has been a critical lack of museums. The open air Scrap Museum near ITI is one of the largest in India.^[58]

Festivals

The Thakurani Jatra(biennial) is the most important festival in the city and is one of the state festivals of Odisha.^[10] The cult of Buddhi Thakurani originated along with the emergence of Brahmapur town in and around 1672 AD. The Ghata Yatra was initiated for the purpose of highlighting the tradition of worshiping Thakurani as well as to use it as a platform for sales promotion of silken products.

The date for Thakurani Yatra was fixed by the yatra management committee at the house of Desi Behera, Chief of the Dera community. Buddhi Thakurani is considered as the daughter of the Desi Behera and the deity stays with her father's family during the entire Yatra period.^[10]

Notable people

• Binayak Acharya, former Chief Minister of Odisha
• V. V. Giri, former President of India
• Kota Harinarayana, scientist, former Programme Director and Chief Designer of India's Light Combat Aircraft Tejas programme
• Celina Jaitly, actress and model, studied at Khallikote College ^[59]
• Madhu Sudhan Kanungo, Indian Scientist, Academician, Neurologist, Doctor & Teacher.
• K Ravi Kumar, won gold in weightlifting at 2010 Commonwealth Games and also participated in 2012 London Olympics.
• Lisa Mishra, American singer and actress
• Sisir Mishra, film director (Hindi, Odia)
• Sidhant Mohapatra, actor and politician.
• John Louis Nayar, physician, singer, freedom fighter and social reformer
• Lingaraj Panigrahi, former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and politician
• Sanjukta Panigrahi, Odissi dancer
• Sulagna Panigrahi, actress
• Arun K. Pati, quantum physicist
• A. P. Patro, Minister of Public Works and Education (Madras Presidency) (1921–1926)
• W. V. V. B. Ramalingam, mathematics teacher and freedom fighter
• Waheeda Rehman, actress and dancer started her career at Ganjam Kala Parishad, Berhampur.
• Anchal Sahu, television actress^[60]

Transportation

Road

Brahmapur city is connected with National Highways NH-16 (Chennai–Kolkata), NH-59 (Brahmapur-Khariar), NH-516 (Narendrapur-Gopalpur), State Highway 17 (Odisha) and State Highway 22 (Odisha) which connect almost all other cities and towns of Odisha.

Three-wheeler auto taxis are the most important mode of transportation in this city, with Taxis also on the city's roads. Online "C-cabs" and "ola" taxi-service app is also available. The state government has constructed a new bus station at Haladiapadar, at the outskirts of the city. The Ganjam Urban Transport Services Limited (GUTSL) with joint partnership with Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) have an agreement to run a city-bus service for Brahmapur to urban centres on its periphery (Chatrapur, Gopalpur and Hinjili, Taratarini, Bhairabi) since 27 February 2014.^[61][62]

Rail

Brahmapur is served by its own railway station under the Khurda Road division of East Coast Railway, and is situated in the Howrah - Chennai Main Line.

Air

The city has an airport at Rangeilunda.^[63] The airstrip was in use during British Raj and World War II. However, post independence, it has lied in a dilapidated condition with no scope of expansion due to its adjacence to Berhampur University. Demands for a new greenfield airport have been echoing throughout the years but have remained futile due to government inaction.^[63]

In 2018, the airport was selected for developing it into a commercial airport by the government's UDAN scheme. In view of this, in March 2023, it started commercial operations to Bhubaneswar, with flights operated twice a week.^[64]

Sea

The Gopalpur port was recommisioned after renovation and expansion.^[65]

Politics

Brahmapur is under the jurisdiction of Berhampur (Lok Sabha constituency). The part of Berhampur Assembly Constituency and Gopalpur Assembly Constituency spread over the city.

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