Debagarh
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Deogarh
Debagarh | |
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City | |
Deogarh | |
Nickname: Bamanda | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 768108 |
Vehicle registration | OD-28 |
UN/LOCODE | IN DEB |
Nearest city(s) | Sambalpur, Rourkela & Bhubaneswar |
Website | http://deogarh.nic.in[1] |
Debagarh, also known as Deogarh, is a city in
Geography
Debagarh is located at 21°32′N 84°44′E / 21.53°N 84.73°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 192 m (630 ft).
Deogarh is located between 21° 31′ 53″ N Latitude and 84° 43′ 2″ E Longitude. Deogarh Town is 90 km to the east of Sambalpur City on N.H-6. National Highway No.6 passes through the district acts as the main artery of inter-regional trade and other links.
History
Debagarh or Deogarh is the former capital of Bamanda or
Raja Shri Basudeb Sudhal Deb (1869–1903) was an enlightened ruler, he did much to further conditions in princely state and for the cause of
Bamanda–the citadel of creative artists dates back to 5th century A.D. when Mathara Royal Family was at the helm of the Administration. After this dynasty, Ganga Rulers came into power and established their capital at Deogarh. Deogarh attained all-round prosperity during the reign of Raja Basudev Sudhal Dev, the most enlightened rulers of this clan. A new horizon was innovated in the field of communication by the foundation of Jagannath Ballav press in 1886 and publication of a weekly magazine the "Sambalpur Hitaishini" in 1889. It was during his rule that the jail, police station, post offices, Dispensaries were established and irrigation system was introduced. He had a telephone line of 78 Miles connecting Bamara and Barkote in 1900 was the longest in India during that period. Bamanda's own postal system was very developed. It got affiliated to the British Postal system in 1895. Sir Sudhal Dev, the then King of Bamanda had coined and issued postage stamps in his own Kingdom. He had promulgated paper currency also in his state.
After him, his illustrious son Raja Sachidananda Tribhuban Dev undertook the improvement activities of the erstwhile estate. The most outstanding developmental activities was the introduction of the hydro-electric system in Kurdkot water fall by which the Palace, cloth loom, Sugar factory established in 1908 at Rambhei got power supply. During the reign of Bhanuganga Tribhuban Dev, the estate of Bamra was merged with Odisha i.e. on 1 January 1948 and it became a part of the District of Sambalpur.
Transportation
1. Air: – The nearest airports for visiting places of interest in Deogarh District are at Bhubaneswar (265 km), Raipur (376 km) and Jharsuguda (98 km) .
2. Rail: - The nearest rail heads for Deogarh are at Sambalpur (90 km), Bamra on the Rourkela-Jharsuguda section of Howrah-Mumbai line (103 km), Jharsuguda (98 km) and Rourkela (115 km)
3. Road: - Deogarh is connected with
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[4] Debagarh had a population of 52,390. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Debagarh has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74% and, female literacy is 59%. In the town, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
Current
Deogarh is part of
References
- ^ "Deogarh district".
- ^ "Deogarh". hypernerve.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Debagarh
- ^ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=400549 [dead link]
- ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 134-Deogarh Constituency of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2008.