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Nawarangapur
District :: Introduction
It
is one of the newly born districts of Orissa. This district
is inhabited by aborigines, forests, natural resources and
cultivable land. This district is famous for its contribution
towards the national freedom movement of our country. Indravati
river and irrigation & power project is one of the important
places of this district.
................Kelia, Papadahandi,
Podagarh and Umerkote are some of the visiting places of this
district.
Important
Places
Sri
Nilakantheswar Temple
: This famous temple is situated at Papadahandi.
This temple is built in the artistic style of the famous Lingaraj
temple of Bhubaneswar. This temple has some Buddhist religion
statues in it.
Pendrani
Temple : Maa Pendrani temple is
situated in Umarkot. This temple was built by king Chaitanya
Dev. Maa Pendrani is the most worshipped goddess of Koraput,
Kalahandi and Bolangir.
Kelia
Mahadev Temple : This temple is
situated on a hill named as Kelia in Debgaon tahsil. This
is one of the most famous Lord Shiva temples of Orissa.
General
Information About Nawarangpur District
| Area
|
5,294
Sq.Km. |
Forest
|
2462.73Sq.Km. |
| Population |
10,18,171 |
Literacy
Rate |
34.26% |
| Head
quarter |
Nawarangpur |
Vidhasabha
seats |
4 |
| Sub
division |
1 |
Villages |
897 |
| Blocks |
10 |
Grama
panchayat |
148 |
| Municipality |
1 |
Towns |
2 |
| N.A.C
|
1 |
Rainfall |
1303.2mm(Avg) |
| Tahasils |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| Blocks
|
Tahasils
|
Subdivisions
|
1.
Nawarngpur sadar
2. Umarkot
3. Raigarh
4. Chandahandi
5. Papadahandi
6. Dabugaon
7. Jharigaon
8. Tentulikhunti
9. Kosagumuda
10. Nandahandi |
1.
Nawarangpur
2. Umarkot
3. Kodinga |
1.
Nawarangpur |
Road
map of Nawarangpur District
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