Kujendri is a small village of

Rayagada district Rayagada district is a district in southern Odisha, a state in India, which became a separate district in October 1992. Its population consists mainly of tribes, primarily the Khonds and the Soras. In addition to Odia, Kui and Sora are s ...

in the state of

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

, India. There is a Govt. High school of welfare department since 1949. The veteran Gandhian and Jamnalal Bajaj award winner Biswanath Pattnaik"Odisha Review"
An article by Rahunath Rath in Odisha Review 2010 came to kujendri in around 1940, founded Banabasi Seva Samiti 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. who met Sri Patnaik there and worked in the Bhoodan movement. 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. 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."Official website of census India"
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Geography

Kujendri is situated at lat. and towards 43 km east of the dist. Headquarters as well as the nearest railway station Gunupur.

References

External links

Official website of Rayagada district
Cities and towns in Rayagada district Villages in Rayagada district {{Rayagada-geo-stub