Patrapur

Patrapur is one of the BLOCK headquarters of Ganjam district situated south of Orissa bordering to Andhra Pradesh. It is located southwest of Berhampur and southeast of Chikiti. It is one the biggest village of Ganjam district, having more than 15,000 people.

Patrapur is a business center catering to surrounding villages. The major ocupations are agriculture, trading and self-employment. People are dependent on rain for crops. There are 3 primary schools, one middle English school, one girls' high school and one coeducational high school. Commercial banks like Canara Bank, cooperative banks, a court, a fire station, Tahasil offices, a hospital and other establishments encourage people from nearby villages to come to the town. People speak Oriya as Matru Bhasa, however Telugu is a spoken language because Patrapur borders with Andhra Pradesh.

External links

* [http://justsamachar.com/local/1/congress-up-in-arms-over-patrapur/ A news story about Patrapur]