Educational Institutions in Subarnapur District of Odisha

History and profile of the Subarnapur District of Odisha

Subarnapur which is later recognized as Sonepur is a town and district headquarters which belongs to Subarnapur district of Odisha. Formerly, a British Indian state had its capital as Sonepur during the British rule. The district has an widespread area of 2284.89 kilometer square. This district is also recognized as the second Varanasi of India due to its huge clusters of temples located. This city's architects had shown much importance in constructing the temples and their minute carvings. This city also produce efficient silk, handlooms, prawns, terracotta,etc., Many textile products are also famous in this district.

The Population of the Subarnapur District of Odisha

According to the census report collected on 2001, Sonepur district had a population of about 17,535 people. In this 53 percent of the population are males and 43 percent of the population are females. Sonepur district has a worthy average literacy rate of 74 percent which is higher than the average of the national literacy rate which is 59.5 percent. It has 85 percent of male literacy and 65 percent of female literacy.

The various Educational centers in Subarnapur District of Odisha:

The Subarnapur district of Odisha is very famous for various educational institutions. It has many colleges and schools with state art of technology and infrastructures.

The various Colleges in Subarnapur District of Odisha:

The one of the famous colleges in Subarnapur district known as Sonepur college is located in Sonepur town which is the headquarters of Subarnapur district of Odisha. The college was started at 1964 with Pre-University Arts class under Utkal University. This institute was put under the jurisdiction of Sambalpur University on 1st January, 1967. The institute started its B.Sc, I.Sc, and B.Sc on 1966, 1971 and 1975 respectively. Then it got affiliation in various Arts and Science subjects. Arts, Science and Commerce are the various departments that are available in Sonepur college. The hostel facilities for the students is also available. The principal is the head for the hostel facilities.

There are many colleges available in the Subarnapur District. The PS College is famous college in this district which is located in the town Ulunda. The other colleges in the District are Birmaharajpur College, Dunguripali College of Dunguripali, Subalaya College of Subalaya, A.E.S.College of Tarbha, Sidhartha College of Binka, Dharmasala College of Dharmasala, Bhutiapali College of Bhutiapali, Biju Pattnaik Womens College of Sonepur and Bal Gangadhar Tilak Law College of Sonepur. These colleges are offering many UG and PG courses in the Arts, Science and Commerce stream. These colleges also have well established departments and hostels. The good infrastructure and lab facilities are provided in these colleges and it creates smooth learning environment to the students. The nominal admission and college fees are collected from the rural and village students to admit on various courses.

The famous schools in Subarnapur District of Odisha:

The Subarnapur district has many private and government schools in all major towns and cities. There many government schools available in the villages. The Maharaja High School of Sonepur is a very famous for school educations. This school has huge strength of students by including boys and girls. The other famous school in this district are Birmaharajpur Boy's High School, Ulunda High School, Ulunda, Dharmasala High School, Dharmasala, ubalaya High School, Subalaya, Kamira High School and Jatesinga High School.