Bijepur

Bijepur is a block and a Notified Area Council (NAC) in Bargarh district of Odisha, India.

Kuiltas and Dumals are presumed to be an offshoot of the original Chasa (agrarian) community and are synonymous with the Khandayats of the coastal region.

Agharias were migrated from the Mughal empire for establishing a cultivator community during war when Kuiltas were assigned the duty of part-time Kshatriyas.

The economy of Bijepur is largely dependent on farming vegetables and sambalpuri saree.

Ikkat Hand woven sarees and other Sambalpuri clothes are made in Bijepur.

Bijepur zamidar
Kalas Yatra
Bijepur College, Bijepur