| Voice of Nabarangapur
: Sushant Garoda
Nabarangpur is a tribal area. The women of Nabarangpur have to
face lot of hardships.
These women are illiterate and dependent on others for a living.
The literacy rate is very poor; especially women literacy.
Women empowerment is needed.
They lack awareness about sanitation and hygiene.
Nabarangapur
District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 5291.0 Km2
Population in Nabarangapur (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 1,218,762
Male : 604,046
Female : 614,716
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 28104
In seeing : 17114
In speech : 1699
In hearing : 2049
In movement : 5007
Mental : 2235
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 12
Sex Ratio Rank : 489
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 332 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 587 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Nabarangapur District
Nabarangpur
district was created on 02.10.1992. The geographical area is 5294.5
Sq Kms. The district extends in the West upto Bastar district of
Chattisgarh, in the East upto Kalahandi district, in the North upto
Raipur district of Chatisgarh and in the South to Koraput district.Nabarangpur
district is situated at 190-14’ Latitude and 82.32’ Longitude at
an Elevation of 1876’ from Sea level.
Climate
Most of Koraput District experiences the first arrival of monsoon
where as the rest of the state take about ten days more for the same
thrill. While the rest of Orissa gets rain due to monsoon from the
Bay of Bengal, the whole of Koraput derives it straight from the Arabian
Sea through the Southwest direction. The whole of Koraput enjoys a
generous rainfall and one hardly comes across a dry spell, acute shortage
of food, or drought . Also the whole of Koraput, notably the 2000
and 3000 feet plateaus, remain cool round the year and can be treated
as summer resort for those reeling under scorching heat elsewhere.
HISTORY OF NABARANGPUR
Nabarangpur District was inaugurated on 2 nd October
1992. Prior to that it was a big Sub-Division of the erstwhile Koraput
District, consideblack to be second largest district in the country
next to Bastar district in the former state of Madhya Pradesh. Though
Koraput was vivisected into four parts, each segment enjoys the
status of newly formed district.
The history of Nabarangpur is inextricably interlinked with that
of Koraput District. In a sense, its language, style of living,
heritage, geographical location flora and fauna and even climate
is not distinct from the rest of the component of Koraput district.
Its boundary stretches in the north to Kalahandi district west to
Jagadalpur district in Chatishgarh, east to Kalahandi and Rayagada
and south to Koraput district with the river Indravati separating
the two districts. Nabarangpur is located on the 2000 ft Plateau
(about 2000 ft above mean sea level) like that of the historically,
famous Jeypore town in the Koraput district. In the north, the Panabeda
area, recently renamed, as Chandahandi is only 500 ft above the
sea level and experience interchange of climate and social life
that of the adjacent Kalahandi district. The rest of Nabarangpur
district is mainly flat with a few pockets of low hills. The highest
peak Podagarh (an historical famous place) is 3050 ft high. There
are Patches of thick forests mostly containing sal seeds and those
provide sustenance to dependent villages
Koraput belonged to Atavika people who valiantly fought the Kalinga
war in the 3 rd century BC. They remained independent and dreaded.
Kalinga regained her former glory during Mahamegha Bahan dynasty
in the first century BC. The third king of this dynasty Kharabela
made the Kalinga empire and the Atavika land very strong. The
successive dynasties – the Satavahans (2nd century AD) two Ikshvakus
(3rd century AD) has their dominian dynasty belonged to the Nalas
(3rd and 4th century AD), with a head quarter located at Pushkari,
near the modern Umerkote town of Nabarangpur district. The Kesaribeda
excavations bear testimony to the
rule of King Bhabadatta Verman and King Arathapati. The inscriptions
of Podagarh refer to King Skanda Verman .The Nala King are traced
to the kings who ruled from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. Their rapid
growth landed them in Bastar –Koraput region. Around 10th century
AD one Nala king Bhimesen was ruling over a region now located
to the Koraput and Ganjam District. The erstwhile Koraput was
a small principality of Tri Kalinga under the Ganga era during
the 5 the century AD. The patches of Odra, Kalinga and Kosala
were brought under the control of Ganga kings. This dynasty became
prominent during the 11th century AD with the rise
of Somanakshi. Their suzerainty extended from the modern Sambalpur,
Sonepur to Bastar – Koraput regions and they enjoyed control till
the beginning of 14th century AD.
Matsya Family ruling over
Vaddadi region of modern Jeypore dominated the next generation.
The famous king included Bhanudeva, Narasingha Dev and others which
is evident from inscription of Simhachalam in Visakhapatnam district
of Andhra Pradesh.The next dynasty belonged
to the Famous Sailavansis.
Who ruled over Vindhya during 14th century AD. The earliest king
Ganga Raju was ruling over Nandapur, a former capital of the Maharaja
of Jeypore. Nandapur is famous for the throne of 32 steps erected
in the line of king Vikramaditya of Ujjain, Jainism and Shaktism
grew side by side in the kingdom of Nandapur.The last king of Sailavansa – Pratap Ganga Raju was succeeded
by Vinayak Dev of Surya Vansa whichlasted till the eno of the British
Empire. Vinayak Dev was said to be married to the daughter of the
last ruler of Silavansi Paratap Ganga Raju and ascended to the throne
of Nandapur Vinayak Dev and his six succeeding generation of kings
had only one son each and on advices from astrologers the headquarters
of the kingdom was switched from Nandapur to Jeypore.
During the Anglo-French
conflict, Vikram Dev I was successful in driving out the French
from Malkangiri area and the Marathas from the Umerkote belt.
King Vikram Dev I (1758
–1781 AD) was succeeded by Ramachandra Dev-II (1781 –1825) while
his other two sons Jagannath and Narasingh Dev were placed in charge
of Nabarangpur and Gudari regions. Jagannath Dev’s son Arjun Dev
and Narasingha Dev’s son Chaitanya Dev were issueless. Hence, Nabarangpur
and Gudari were remerged to Jeypore kingdom.
During the 20th century
Ramachandra Dev-IV (1920-31) was an honourable lieutenant in World
War-I .He was issueless and was succeeded by a benevolent, aged,
scholar king Vikram Dev IV, the son of Krishna Chandra Dev. During
this period the Boundary Commission headed by Sir O’Donnel was entrusted
with the task of writing the different Oriya speaking tracts. The
Commission went round Jeypore, Paralakhumendi, Ganjam, and Visakhapatnam
agency before finalizing. The state of Orissa was formed on 1st
April 1936 with Koraput as one of the six districts.
In 1951 Vikram Dev IV died at the ripe old age of 82 and
the Estate abolition Act was passed the next year. The Estate of
Jeypore was taken over by Government of Orissa.
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