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Bhanjanagar (/bhan-ja-na-gar/) is a town and a Notified Area Council in the Ganjam district in the state of Odisha, India. The city, earlier named as Russellkonda(Russell's Hill) after Mr.George Russel, President of then board of Revenue, was renamed later after Kabi Samrat (Poet King) Upendra Bhanja. Bhanjanagar is a town planned community situated in the confluence of rivers Loharakhandi and Badanadi. Bhanjanagar is located on State Highway No. 7, connecting Brahmapur to Phulabani. It is from Brahmapur and 85 km from Phulbani. Bhanjanagar has road connections to almost all towns of Odisha. This city is home to people of various religious beliefs and thus contains several temples, mosques and churches, as well as colleges, schools and other institutions.
Bhanjanagar (Sl. No.: 123) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district. Area of this constituencies include Bhanjanagar, Bhanjanagar block and Jagannathaprasad block.