Rupsa is a town of Balasore district in Odisha.[2][3][4]

Rupsa
Town
Rupsa is located in Odisha
Rupsa
Rupsa
Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 21°37′N 87°1′E / 21.617°N 87.017°E / 21.617; 87.017
CountryIndia
StateOdisha
DistrictBalasore
Population
 (2024)
 • Total42,317
Languages
 • OfficialOdia, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN[1]
756028
Vehicle registrationOD
ClimateAw (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature45 °C (113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature12 °C (54 °F)
Websiteodisha.gov.in

History

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The Mayurbhanj State Railway was started by the erstwhile ruler of Mayurbhanj State Maharja Shri Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo. The first section of 52 km from Rupsa Junction[5] to Baripada was opened for traffic on 20 January 1905. Rupsa was the junction with the Bengal Nagpur Railway’s 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) line. An agreement was signed on 2 December 1918, between the Mayurbhanj State and Mayurbhanj Railway Company, for extending the line to Talband, 61.5 km away. This section was opened on 15 July 1920. From that date, the management of the entire Rupsa-Talband section was handed over to Mayurbhanj Railway Company, formed in 1920 to take over this line.[6]

Educational institutions

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  • Nilamani Mahavidyalaya, Rupsa[7]
  • Govt. High School, Hirapur, Rupsa
  • Harihar M. E. School, Rupsa
  • Mohapatra High School, Rupsa, Kasipada Panchayat high school Rupsa
  • Jogendra Higher Secondary School
  • Udaya Nath Mohapatra Uchha Vidya Niketan, Barapal
  • Bakharabad upme school

Festivals celebrated

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Apart from the normal festival celebrated there are some festivals celebrated with much attention. These are:

  • Rupsa Mohastav
  • Vijayadasami

Highways and railway station

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Rupsa Junction railway station

Healthcare institutions

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  • Rupsa Govt Hospital[8]

Industry presence

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  • Rupsa Jute Mill[9] (located near Rupsa Junction)

References

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  1. ^ Rupsa Pin Code
  2. ^ Rupsa, India
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ Iindian Railway - Rupsa-Jn ( Rop) Station Detail
  6. ^ Indian Express - Mayurbhanj State Railway
  7. ^ Nilamani Mahavidyalaya, Rupsa
  8. ^ "Rupsa Chc, Baleshwar, Odisha | Medindia". www.medindia.net. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  9. ^ http://www.jutecomm.gov.in/Documents/List%20of%20Indian%20Jute%20Mills/List%20of%20Indian%20Jute%20Mills.pdf [dead link]
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