About Sunabeda
Sunabeda is a municipal town in Koraput region of Odisha. An industrial town, Sunabeda is home to many many industrial units. The town takes pride in being associated with Indian defence establishments.
Geography of Sunabeda
Sunabeda is positioned at 18.73 degrees in North and 82.83 degrees in the East. Sunabeda is surrounded by lush green vegetation all over the hills. The picturesque view of the town attracts a lot of visitors to this place. The HAL Nursery is a must-visit. A deer park also exists adjacent to the nursery. In the suburbs of Sunabeda there is a museum which houses the factory and developmental history of the town.Economy of Sunabeda
Sunabeda enjoys presnce of many industrial units. The city is home to Engine division and Sukhoi division of the aircraft manufacturing
company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). HAL Township
gives shelter to about 6 thousand employees with
residential quarters for all the staff and employees working here. Other major establishments of this town are Naval Armament Depot (NAD),
State government offices, Sports Authority of India hostel, Central
University of Orissa (CUO) and Battalion headquarter of Commando
Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA).
Demography of Sunabeda
According to the census of 2001, the population of the town was 58647. The avg. literacy rate of Sunabeda is 62 percent. Odia is the official language of Sunabeda.History of Sunabeda
The planned township of Sunabeda was established in 1965. The main purpose to create this township was to provide accommodation for the HAL employees. This township is nestled at a height of approximately one thousand meter from the sea level. Earlier this place was famous as the Old Sunabeda which was taken by a local tribal community. After the Indo-Paki battle in the year 1971, a shelter camp was built for the refugees of Bangladesh which turned into Sunabeda 3, this mainly consists of the Hindu Bengalis.Culture of Sunabeda
Sunabeda houses several temples in the town where a variety of festivals are celebrated.Jagannath Temple: This is an ancient temple of Sunabeda where the Rath Yatra takes place every year which terminates at HAL. This is a very essential yearly event of the town.
Maa Banadurga Temple: This temple is located at Shantinagar and it happens to be the oldest temple of this area. Here the tribals rejoice the Chaitra Parba every year. This annual event is one of the oldest yearly events of the total Sunabeda area.
Apart from the above two temples there are several other temples like Hanuman Temple, Satyasaai Temple, Shiva Temple, Tarini Temple, Gayatri Temple, Mangala Temple and Santoshi Maa Temple. There are a number of temples located within the HAL Township as well. All these temples help in the spiritual enhancement of the locals of the Sunabeda town.
The main festivals of the town are Dussehra, Rath Yatra, Maha Shivraatri, Vishwakarma Pooja and a few other festivals as well.