Gunupur

Gunupur ଗୁଣପୁର
Town
Jagannath Temple at Gunupur
Gunupur Show map of Odisha Gunupur Show map of India Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 19°05′N 83°49′E / 19.08°N 83.82°E / 19.08; 83.82Coordinates: 19°05′N 83°49′E / 19.08°N 83.82°E / 19.08; 83.82
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Rayagada
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	150,000
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	765022
Telephone code	06857
Vehicle registration	OR-18, OD-18
Website	odisha.gov.in

Gunupur(Odia: )is a sub-divisional headquarter of Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the second biggest town in Rayagada district.

Gunupur was a part of Jeypore Kingdom ruled by the Vikram Dev I (1758–1781 CE) and by his offsprings before British rule. During 1781 the Jeypore Kingdom divided into Jeypore, Nabarangpur and Gudari sub-regions and the three sons of Vikram Dev I was given the responsibility of a sigle region each. Ramachandra Dev II (1781–1825), Jagannath Dev given the responsibility of Jeypore and Nabarangpur while Narasingh Dev was placed in charge of and Gudari regions. During this time Gunupur is ruled by Narasingh Dev under Gudari Sub-Kingdom. Later Jagannath Dev’s son Arjun Dev and Narasingha Dev’s son Chaitanya Dev were issueless. Hence, Nabarangpur and Gudari were remerged to Jeypore kingdom. Gunupur again came under Jeypore kingdom ruled by Ramachandra Dev IV (1920–31) under British Administration. After 1931 Vikram Dev IV ruled the Jeypore Kingdom up to 1 April, 1936 under British Administration. The state of Odisha was formed on 1 April, 1936 with Koraput as one of the six districts and Gunupur came under Koraput district as a sub-division.

On 2 October, 1992, Gunupur and Rayagada sub-division were carved out of the erstwhile Koraput district and formed a new district as Rayagada.

As of 2011^[update] India census, Gunupur has a population of 28,870. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Gunupur has an average literacy rate of 8.04%, higher than the national average of 74.4%: male literacy is 85.56% and female literacy is 70.40%. In Gunupur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.