Dharamgarh is one of the sub-divisional headquarters in the district of

Kalahandi Kalahandi district (Pron: Kaḷāhāṇḍi) is a district of Odisha in India. It was a princely state in British India and in post-independence period it merged with Odisha state in India as Kalahandi district comprising current Kalahandi d ...

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, India and it is one of the three Notified Area Councils in Kalahandi. It is also referred as Dharmagarh. Dharamgarh is known as the granary of

district. The Dharamgarh sub-division of Kalahandi includes Golamunda, Koksara, Jaipatna, Kalampur, Junagarh and Dharamgarh blocks.

History and economy

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.

contributed largest number of rice mill, out of which majority of the rice mills are in Dharamgarh sub-division.

References

External links

kalahandi.nic.in

www.dharamgarh.in
{{Kalahandi district Cities and towns in Kalahandi district