Achitarajapur is about 1.5 km from the Banapur town in the district of Puri. Here on mound of ruins, the obviously of a circular stupa, stands modern temple, on which several ancient Buddhist images have been fixed including the Buddha image.
Other attractions of Banapur are Bhagvati temple, Daksha Prajapati temple, Tikarai temple etc. Bhubaneswar is the nearest Airport at a distance of 100 kms away. Balugaon town is situated on National Highway No.5. This town is well connected by South Eastern Railway. The Calcutta-Chennai rail route touches Chilika lake at Balugaon, Chilika, Khalikote and Rambha.The Chennai bound National Highway No.5 linking Calcutta, Cuttack- Bhubaneswar Balugaon-Barkul-Rambha-Berhampur and Visakhapatnam