Dhamara is a Town and Notified Area Council In the Bhadrak district of

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

state,

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. Dhamara was constituted as an NAC on 13 March 2024. It is a small community on the banks of the Dhamra River in the Bhadrak district of

state,

History

They were Shoodars before independence, as it's in history. Others believe they're descendants of Clan Loot. It developed as a port around the 15th century AD. The port was used for the coastal trade between northern Odisha and

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

to the northeast, and continued to be used to a small extent after independence in 1947. During April, 1998, an agreement was signed to develop the

Port of Dhamara The Dhamra Port is a port in Bhadrak district, Odisha, India, on the shore of the Bay of Bengal about seven kilometres from Dhamra town. The agreement to develop the port was signed in April 1998. The Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) was forme ...

, about seven kilometers away on the coast of the

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, as a deep water port.

Tourism Places

* Dhamarai Temple *

Dhamra Port The Dhamra Port is a port in Bhadrak district, Odisha, India, on the shore of the Bay of Bengal about seven kilometres from Dhamra town. The agreement to develop the port was signed in April 1998. The Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) was forme ...

* Dhamara Fishing Harbour * Dhamara Sea Beach * Shanidev Temple, Dhamara

Educational Institution

Colleges

* Dhamarai Junior College, Dhamara * Dhamarai Sanskrit Degree College, Narasinghpur

Schools

* Dhamara Nodal High School, Narasinghpur, Dhamara * Dhamarai U. G. M. E School, Dhamara * Sai Ananta International School, Dhamara

* G.P High School, Jagula * Dosinga Govt. High School, Dosingha * J.N high School, Kaithkhola * V.N.U.V.P High School, Kaithkhola * F.M Industrial Training Institute, Dhamra

Transportation

Roads

Dhamara town is well connected with the state of Odisha, and to other parts of the country as well. The town is well connected by Dhamara to Jamujhadi road via National Highway 16, northeast of

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, the state capital. Dhamra town has one bus stop, Which is the Main Bus Stand of the town. There are frequent buses to and from

Cuttack Cuttack (, or officially Kataka in Odia language, Odia ), is the former capital, deputy capital and the 2nd largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised f ...

Balasore Balasore, also known as Baleswar, is a city in the state of Odisha, about from the state capital Bhubaneswar and from Kolkata, in eastern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Balasore district and the largest city as well as heal ...

Rourkela Rourkela () is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of the state capital Bhubaneswar and is ...

Puri Puri, also known as Jagannath Puri, () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state ca ...

, and

Calcutta Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...

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Sambalpur Sambalpur () is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Samb ...

and more.

Rails

The Nearest Railway Station is Bhadrak railway station is at Charampa, which is from Dhamara.

Airport

The nearest airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport, southwest, near Bhubaneswar.The Dhamra Port Company Limited plans to build Dhamra Airport 20 km from

Ports

The nearest port is

, around 10 kilometers east of the town.

Hotels

* Hotel Golden Anchor, Dhamara

* Hotel DFC Residency, Dhamara Hotel DFC Complex

* Hotel JJ Resorts, Dhamara

* Maa Dhamarai Palace, Dhamara * Maa Tarini Guest House, Dhamara

Legend

The temple of the Goddess Maa Dhamarai is located in the town. Some say that the goddess was brought from

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by a local merchant who frequently traded with that island. Others say that she came from a place named ''Satabhaya''. She was thrown into the sea by her sisters who were angered by her pure vegetarianism, and was found floating by some fishermen who brought her to Dhamra. After an earlier temple had been destroyed, the present temple was built over a ten-year period, opening around 1990.

References

Cities and towns in Bhadrak district {{Bhadrak-geo-stub