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Rayagada
Rayagada is a municipality in Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of Rayagada district. History The city of Rayagada was founded by King Vishwanath Dev Gajapati (1527-1531 CE) of the Suryavansh dynasty of Nandapur Kingdom. It served as the capital of an extensive dominion that stretched from the confines of Bengal to Telangana in the south and was a great center of trade and commerce in the coastal regions of the country. There was also a fort constructed by the king and a row of shrines built along the river Nagavali including the temple of Majhighariani Temple who was considered the guardian deity of the place. Until 1947, the city was in the domains of the Jeypore Maharajahs. Demographics India census, Rayagada had a population of 57,732. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. In Rayagada, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. The population of Rayagada town as per 2011 census is 71,208 ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayagada District
Rayagada district is a district in southern Odisha, a state in India, which became a separate district in October 1992. Its population consists mainly of tribes, primarily the Khonds and the Soras. In addition to Odia, Kui and Sora are spoken by the district's indigenous population. It was founded by Maharajah Biswanatha Deba Gajapati of the Surjyabansha dynasty of Jeypore. Rayagada covers an area of , and is divided into eleven blocks. Agriculture is the chief source of income, and paddy, wheat, ragi, green and black gram, groundnut, sweet potato and maize are the district's major crops. Administrative setup The 11 Blocks and Tahasils in Rayagada district under two administrative Sub-Divisions are listed in the following table. There are 17 Police Stations under the three Police Sub-Divisions in Rayagada district are listed in the following table. History In the third century BC, during the reign of Ashoka, Odisha was part of the Kalinga empire. The hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayagada (Odisha Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Rayagada (Sl. No.: 140) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rayagada district, Odisha. This constituency includes Rayagada, Rayagada block and Kashipur block. Elected Members Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2019.Elected members from the Rayagada constituency are: *2019: (140): Shri Makaranda Muduli (Independent) *2014: (140): Lal Bihari Himirika ( BJD) *2009: (140): Lal Bihari Himirika (BJD) *2004: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress) *2000: (82): Lal Bihari Himirika (BJD) *1995: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress) *1990: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress) *1985: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress) *1980: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress-I) *1977: (78): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress) *1974: (78): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress) *1971: (78): Himaruka Rukuna (Swatantra Party) *1967: (78): Anantaram Majhi (Congress) *1961: (10): Musuri Santa Pangi (Congress) *1957: (8): Kamayya Mandangi (Congress) *1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koraput (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Koraput is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sc .... Assembly Segments Assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency are: Members of Parliament Election Result 2019 Election Result 2014 Election Result In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jhina Hikaka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Giridhar Gamang by a margin of 19,328 votes. General Election 2009 References External linksKoraput lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule {{DEFAULTSORT:Koraput Lok Sabha constituency Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha Koraput district Rayagada district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majhighariani Temple
Majhighariani Temple is a shrine to a goddess in the Rayagada township of Odisha. It was built by King Vishwanath Dev Gajapati of the Suryavansh dynasty of Nandapur - Jeypore kingdom. It is believed that he made Rayagada his capital and after the construction of the temple he went on to conquer a vast dominion and expanded his kingdom from parts of Bengal to Telangana in south. Visitors come to the shrine, especially on Wednesdays and Fridays and for Dussehra in October and Chaitra parva in March–April. The nearest railhead is Rayagada. History According to the Odisha District Gazetteer, the 16th century Suryavanshi king Vishwanath Dev Gajapati Vishvanatha Deva Gajapati was the king of Kalinga who established a kingdom in the region of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, historically known as Kalinga. He belonged to the Suryavansha dynasty that was installed in the region by his grandfather Vin ... moved his capital to Rayagada from Nandapur and built a fort on the Nagavali river, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagavali
The River Nagavali also known as Langulya is one of the main rivers of Southern Odisha and North Andhra States in India, between Rushikulya and Godavari basins. Origin and course Nagavali River originates from a hill near Lakhbahal village in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi District. It touches Nakrundi, Kerpai areas of Kalahandi, Kalyansinghpur and Rayagada of Rayagada district of Odisha and merged in Bay of Bengal near Kallepalli village near Srikakulam after crossing by the side of Srikakulam of Andhra Pradesh. It is an independent river with its own basin. The total length of the river is about , of which are in Odisha and the rest in Andhra Pradesh. The catchment area of the basin is . Nagavali is an interstate river with and river basin area located in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh respectively. The river basin receives average rainfall annually. The yearly water availability in the river basin at Narayanapuram barrage is 1.117 billion cubic meters on average. The up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. It neighbours the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has a coastline of along the Bay of Bengal in Indian Ocean. The region is also known as Utkala and is also mentioned in India's national anthem, " Jana Gana Mana". The language of Odisha is Odia, which is one of the Classical Languages of India. The ancient kingdom of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka (which was again won back from them by King Kharavela) in 261 BCE resulting in the Kalinga War, coincides with the borders of modern-day Odisha. The modern boundaries of Odisha were demarcated by the British Indian government when Orissa Province was es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritesh Agarwal
Ritesh Agarwal is an Indian former billionaire entrepreneur who is a founder and CEO of OYO Rooms. Early years Ritesh Agarwal was born in a Marwari family in Bissam Cuttack, Odisha, India and brought up in Titilagarh. Ritesh comes from a family that used to run a small shop in Southern Odisha city called Rayagada and his schooling was completed from Sacred Heart School in Rayagada. At the age of 13, he started selling SIM cards. He graduated from St. Johns Senior Secondary School, Bundi Road, Kota, Rajasthan and moved to Delhi in 2011 for college. He dropped out of college, and was selected for the Thiel Fellowship (started by Peter Thiel) in 2013. Career Agarwal started a budget accommodation portal, Oravel Stays, for booking budget hotels. It was accepted into the accelerator program by Venture Nursery in September 2012, and later was one of the winners of the 2013 Thiel Fellowship program, receiving a grant of $100,000. The company was launched as OYO Rooms in May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka is a tribal Indian politician hailing from Rayagada, Koraput. He was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Koraput, Odisha in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British .... It is to be noted that he currently is the only member from Odisha Congress in the Lok Sabha Early life, Education, Career Hailing from a politically active family of South Odisha belonging to the Jatapu community, Saptagiri's father Ramachandra Ulaka was a two-time MP from Koraput, seven-time MLA from Rayagada. Saptagiri's mother Ratnamani Ulaka is a member of AICC and State vice President of Odisha Mahila Congress. Saptagiri is a software engineer by profession, as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giridhar Gamang
Giridhar Gamang (born 8 April 1943) is a former leader of the Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party and a former Chief Minister of Odisha. He has resigned BJP in 2023. He was born at Dibirisingi village in Rayagada district of Odisha. In 1972, he was elected for the first time to the 5th Lok Sabha from Koraput (Lok Sabha constituency), Koraput. Subsequently, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2004. He was the Chief Minister of Odisha from 17 February 1999 to 6 December 1999. His wife, Hema Gamang, won from Koraput district, Koraput constituency in the 1999 elections to the 13th Lok Sabha, while he was serving as the Chief Minister of Odisha. In 1998, while he was a member of the 12th parliament, he was asked to become Chief minister of Odisha. Two months later, there was a vote-of-confidence against the BJP government and Giridhar still went to the parliament to vote against the government as he was from congress ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Districts Of India
A district (''Zila (country subdivision), zila'') is an administrative division of an States and union territories of India, Indian state or territory. In some cases, districts are further subdivided into sub-divisions, and in others directly into tehsil, ''tehsils'' or ''talukas''. , there are a total of 766 districts, up from the 640 in the 2011 Census of India and the 593 recorded in the 2001 Census of India. District officials include: *District magistrate (India), District Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner or District Collector, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, in charge of Public administration, administration and revenue collection *Superintendent of Police (India), Superintendent of Police or Senior Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service, responsible for maintaining Law and order (politics), law and order *Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Jeypore
Jeypore Estate or Jeypore Zamindari was a Zamindari estate of the Madras Presidency in British India. Historically it was a kingdom known as Jeypore Kingdom, located in the highlands of the western interiors of the Kalinga region that existed from the mid-15th century to 1777 CE as a tributary state of the Gajapati Empire and following its decline retained various degrees of semi-independence until it became a vassal state of the British. It eventually formed a part of the linguistic Orissa Province in 1936 upon transfer from the Madras Province and became a part of the independent Union of India in 1947. History Vinayak Dev, a prince claiming descent from the mythical Suryavansh dynasty, took over the Jeypore area of the Eastern Ghats in 1453. The region was a hilly jungle, relatively unfertile, and populated mostly by aboriginal tribal peoples. The assimilation of tribal cult deities such as Majhighariani by Hindu invaders who sought to legitimize their rule and gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odia Language
Odia (, ISO: , ; formerly rendered Oriya ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the official language in Odisha (formerly rendered Orissa), where native speakers make up 82% of the population, and it is also spoken in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Odia is one of the many official languages of India; it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand. The language is also spoken by a sizeable population of 700,000 people in Chhattisgarh. Odia is the sixth Indian language to be designated a classical language, on the basis of having a long literary history and not having borrowed extensively from other languages. The earliest known inscription in Odia dates back to the 10th century CE. History Odia is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Aryan language family. It descends from Odra Prakrit, which evolved from Magadhi Prakrit, which was spoken in east I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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