Ganjam district

Ganjam District is a district in the  state of  located on the border of. Ganjam's total area is 8,070 km² (3,116 mi²). Its population is approximately 2,704,056.Ganjam is known for its beaches bordering the, the most famous ones being (a famous tourist destination) and Dhavaleshwar. The most populous city in Ganjam,, is famous for silver and silk sarees woven with gold and silver threads.

The district headquarters is. Ganjam is divided into three subdivisions Chhatrapur,, and.

Major Towns/villages
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Eminent Personalities:Past

 * Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja
 * Kabisurya Baladev Rath
 * VV Giri
 * Laxman Nayak
 * Ranganath Dash

Eminent Personalities:Present

 * Somanatha Rath, Politician
 * Hayagriba Tripathy, educationist, columnist, social reformer
 * Padmasri Dr Ghanashyam Mishra, Ayurvidic Doctor
 * Kalyan Kumar Rath, BDO
 * Shri Dukhishyam Choudhary, teacher, founder, recipent of Binak Acharya Award

Places of Interest

 * Bhetanai near Aska for the famous Black Bucks
 * Gopalpur on Sea
 * Taratarini Temple
 * Dam near Bhanjanagar
 * Budhakhol near Buguda
 * Kalingaghat
 * Dhabaleswar Temple
 * Taptapani (hot spring)
 * Upendranagar (Kullada, Bagdevi Temple, Fort, Jagannath Temple)
 * Mahuri Kalua
 * Bhairavi Temple and Sonpur beach (15 km from temple)
 * Bhairavi Temple and Sonpur beach (15 km from temple)

ORISSA'S FIRST THE DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY(estd 1950) INFRONT OF SHRI RAGHUNATH TEMPLE. MAIN ROAD BHANJANAGAR GANJAM.