Bhawanipatna | |
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 Bhawanipatna clockwise from top left: Doordarshan Tower, Phurlijharan, Durga Mandap (Big Ben of Bhawanipatna), Manikeswari Mandir, Bhawanipatna Railway Station, Bhawanipatna Bus Stand | |
| Nickname: ଭବାନୀପାଟଣା | |
  Bhawanipatna  Bhawanipatna | |
| Coordinates: 19°54′36″N 83°07′41″E / 19.91°N 83.128°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| Division | Southern |
| District | Kalahandi |
| Named for | Bhabani Sankar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality (Pourapalika) |
| • Body | Bhawanipatna Municipality |
| • Chairperson | Sanjukta Behera |
| • Executive Officer | Dr. Satyasamparna Raut, OAS(JB) |
| Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 69,045 |
| Demonym | Bhawanipatna |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 766001, 766002 |
| Telephone code | 06670 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-08 |
| UN/LOCODE | IN BBIP |
| Website | kalahandi |
Bhawanipatna is a city and the headquarter of Kalahandi district in the state of Odisha, India. Bhawanipatna has numerous Hindu temples dedicated to different deities. It is named after the presiding deity, Bhabani-Sankar, and Patana, which means "place" in Odia.
Bhawanipatna municipality is the administrative head of the town, which is divided into twenty wards with different sub-areas called para (pronounced "padaa/ପଡ଼ା"). Bhawanipatna has more than forty padaas. Originally, these padaas were inhabited by people of different communities, but over the last few decades, they have become homogeneous.