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ASTARANG

Meaning:-

Astarang is a blend of two words ‘Asta’ and ‘Ranga’. In our odia language ‘Asta’ means Sunset and ‘Ranga’ means Colour so Astarang combinely means ‘Colourful Sunset’.

About:-

Astarang is a famous fishing village of Puri. It is one of the famous beach resort of Odisha. It attracts all the tourists to enjoy the natural scene of the beach. The sunset view of Astarang is incredible for visitors. The best time to visit Astarang is during June to October. The nearest rail head is Bhubaneswar and nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport at Bhubaneswar.

Location:-

Astarang is near the mouth of Devi River. It is about 60KM from holy city Puri towards east and lies on the Bay Of Bengal coast. It is about 20KM from Konark and 10KM from Bajapur.

Brief summary and info:-

The total geographical area of Astarang is 454 hectares. It has approx population of 3,092 peoples. There are nearly about 727 houses in this village.

The pin-code of Astarang is 752109 and postal head office is Astaranga.

>Nearby villages of Astarang:-

1-Nuakani

2-Birudipantal

3-Balipantal

4-Jharling

5-Damasun

6-Gopalpur

7-Kuhudi

8-Malada

9-Raghunathpur

10-Amaraula

11-Anko

>Nearby Attractions:-

Chandrabhaga, Ramachandi, Konark, Kakatpur, Kuruma, Chaurasi.

>Connectivity at Astarang:-

Public bus service- Available in 10KM of distance.

Private bus service- Available in village.

Railway station- Puri railway station 54KM near to Astarang.

>ATMs in Astarang:-

SBI ATM, Indicash ATM, Axis Bank ATM, Syndicate Bank ATM.

>Temples in Astarang:-

Maa ugatara temple, Maa ukulei temple, Nilakantheswar temple, Gadi Brahma temple.

>Hotels And Lodges:-

Sankar Niwas and Patras.

>Nearest Entertainment in Astarang:-

Astarang Hall, Laxmi Talkies, Apsara Cinema Hall, Kakatpur Cinema Hall.

>Nearest Health & Care:-

Primary Hospital, Agadhu Kamala Hospital by Prachi Youth Organisation, Kakatpur Hospital.

>Study & Learning:-

Silary College, Ratanpur Science College, Women’s College, Astaranga High school, Saraswati Shishu Mandir;Astaranga, Kuhudi High School, Gudubani Upper Primary School, Ananta Prathamika Bidhyalaya.