Dharmagada
Dharmagada | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Kalahandi Utsav 2011 | |
  Dharmagada Location in Odisha, India  Dharmagada Dharmagada (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°52′08″N 82°46′23″E / 19.868941°N 82.77319°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| District | Kalahandi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Notified Area Council (N.A.C.) |
| • Body | Dharmagada N.A.C. |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi (BJP) |
| • Member of Parliament | Malvika Devi (BJP) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 766015 |
| STD Telephone code | 06672 |
| Sub-division | Dharmagada |
| Block | Dharmagada |
| Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency | Dharamgarh |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Kalahandi |
Dharmagada[1] formerly Dharamgarh is one of the sub-divisional headquarters in the district of Kalahandi in Odisha, India and it is one of the three Notified Area Councils in Kalahandi.[2][3] It is also referred as Dharmagarh. Dharamgarh is known as the granary of Kalahandi district.[4] The Dharamgarh sub-division of Kalahandi includes Golamunda, Koksara, Jaipatna, Kalampur, Junagarh and Dharamgarh blocks.[5]
History and economy
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Dharamgarh became a sub-divisional headquarter in post-independence period when Kalahandi joined Odisha state. Dharamgarh sub-division is historically well known for rice production in the region. In post Upper Indravati irrigation project it among the leading rice producing sub-division in Odisha. Kalahandi contributed largest number of rice mill, out of which majority of the rice mills are in Dharamgarh sub-division.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2026-062676-Gazette Notification" (PDF). Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Odisha. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ "Notified Area Council Dharmagarh | Kalahandi District: Odisha". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ "The dynamic first chair person of Dharamgarh Notified Area Council Sushree Hira Bag completes one year in her office | Kalahandi Info:-". Kalahandi Info. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ "The Pioneer :: Home : >> Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to visit Sambalpur Kalahandi Cuttack from Dec 14". www.dailypioneer.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "Dharamgarh Village Population - Dharamgarh - Kalahandi, Orissa".
- ↑ "Paddy procurement to begin from Nov 1". The New Indian Express. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
External links
[edit]- kalahandi.nic.in
- www.dharamgarh.in Archived 9 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
