Kujendri

Village in Odisha, India

19°07′47″N 83°46′11″E / 19.12972°N 83.76972°E / 19.12972; 83.76972Country

IndiaStateOdishaDistrictRayagadaGovernment

• TypeDemocraticLanguages

• OfficialOdiaTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

765023

Telephone code06862Vehicle registrationOD 18Websiteodisha.gov.in

Kujendri is a small village of Rayagada district in the state of Odisha, India. There is a Govt. High school of welfare department since 1949. The veteran Gandhian and Jamnalal Bajaj award winner Biswanath Pattnaik^[1]^[2] came to kujendri in around 1940, founded Banabasi Seva Samiti^[3] and worked for the development of local tribal people. The village is well known as the birthplace of the tribal lady freedom fighter Sandi Sabara.^[2] who met Sri Patnaik there and worked in the Bhoodan movement.^[4] Kujendri was an important place in the history of Bhoodan movement. The Bhoodan activists in a padayatra, in the leadership of Acharya Vinoba Bhave reached here on 8 March 1952 and mobilized the people of the area to donate lands.^[5] It also has a temple-"Trinath temple", built by late shri Appana choudhury.

Demography

Kujendri is a tribal-dominated village. The population of the village, as per India census 2011 is 3108, with 1594 males and 1514 females.^[6]

Geography

Kujendri is situated at lat. 19°7′47″N 83°46′11″E / 19.12972°N 83.76972°E / 19.12972; 83.76972 and towards 43 km east of the dist. Headquarters as well as the nearest railway station Gunupur.