Daringbadi is a hill station in Kandhmal district of

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. It is situated at an elevation of 915 metres and is a popular tourist destination. Back in the days of the British rule, there was a British officer named Daring Saheb who was in charge of this place. Over the years, this place was named after him, which spelled Daringbadi with Badi meaning village. More than 50% of the population here constitutes Scheduled Tribes, community of aboriginal tribal races. The temperature level of Daringbadi has often been recorded below 0 °C. It is famous for its production of superior quality, G.I. certified organic turmeric. It is also famous for ginger harvesting.

Travel

Daringbadi can be reached from Bhubaneswar (246 km), the state capital by regular bus services. The nearest railway station is at Brahmapur (119 km). Daringbadi can be reached from Brahmapur either via Sorada (NH-59) which is near about , or via Bhanjanagar - G.Udayagiri (NH-117) which is around or via Mohana-Bramhanigan route which is around . It is about from district headquarter Phulbani, from Balliguda and from Raikia.

References

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