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As of the 2011 Census of India,[2] Bellaguntha had a population of 11297. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Bellaguntha has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Nrusinghanatha temple attracts thousands of pilgrims to get a darshan of Lakshmi Nrusingh. The temple was established in the 18th century under the Bhanja Dynasty.
Bellaguntha was a local market town for Boudh and Phulbani. Local crafts include brass, silver, copper, and woodwork. There are more than twenty temples in the town.
Sri LaxmiNrusingh Temple - an old temple of Odisha
Sri Jagannath Temple - Dadhibaman temple
Sri Balunkeswara Temple - a temple made of red rocks on the bank of a large pond
Maa Bramhanadevi Temple - temple in a bamboo forest
Sri Baidyanath Temple - a temple at Nayakpada a few kilometres away from the town
Anikata is near Jirol Village. There is a dam at the confluence of the Loharakhandi and Bada rivers, its main purpose was irrigation and flood protection
Sagar - ten fishery ponds excavated by Bhanja kings
Kumarsuni Hills
Sri Chandra Kalpeswar temple at Sasan Street.
Lachhaman Balaji temple - an old math of monks
Sri Bhagabat Temple Chasa Sahi
Biju Pattnaik children's Park
Climate and regional setting
Maximum summer temperature is 37 °C; minimum winter temperature is 14 °C. The mean daily temperature varies from 33 °C to 38 °C. May is the hottest month; December is the coldest. The average annual rainfall is 1250 mm and the region receives monsoon and torrential rainfall from July to October.
India
Odisha