?Koraput Orissa • India
Koraput
Coordinates: 18°49′N 82°43′E / 18.82, 82.72
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 870 m (2,854 ft)
District(s)	Koraput
Population	39,523 (2001)

Coordinates: 18°49′N 82°43′E / 18.82, 82.72 Koraput is a town and a notified area committee in Koraput District in the Indian state of Orissa. , Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Location of Mirzapur and the 82. ... The geography of India is diverse, with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts, plains, rainforests, hills, and plateaus. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... The divisions of a district. ... Koraput is a tribal dominated district of Orissa, India, and known for rich and diverse types of mineral deposits. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Koraput is a tribal dominated district of Orissa, India, and known for rich and diverse types of mineral deposits. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... , Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ...

HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, a defence enterprise of the Government of India) is only 15 km from Koraput town. The HAL factory makes military aircraft engines for MIG and expanding for Sukoi assembly line. The HAL factory and township is surrounded by hills and forest. It employs 6000 engineers and technicians, all are staying in the township next to the factory. Nearby Semliguda is developed to cater this population for marketing as well as entertainment. Semliguda is mostly inhabited by trading community. These traders and contractors are doing business in HAL, Sunabeda and NALCO, Damanjodi. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is a major aerospace company under the Ministry of Defence headquartered in Bangalore, India. ... , Sunabeda is a township in the state of Orissa, India, ensconced in the lush valleys of the Koraput region. ... Damonjodi is the town that houses the people related directly or indirectly to the Alumina extraction unit of NALCO. It houses the refinery plant and the mines of the PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) Aluminium Giant of India, Nalco. ...

History

The district of Koraput derives its name from its headquarters the present town of Koraput. In ancient times when the Nalas were ruling over this tract, Pushkari near modern Umarkot was the capital city. In the medieval period Nandapur developed as the capital under the Silavamsi kings and sometimes under the kings of the Solar dynasty. Viravikrama Deo of the Solar dynasty shifted his headquarters to Jeypore about the middle of the 17th century and this town prospered as the capital. Koraput was chosen by the British in 1870 for better health prospects. The origin of the name of Koraput is obscure. There are several theories, none of which is convincing.

Accroding to Mr. R.C.S.Bell the name of the town is ‘Kora-Putti’ or”the hamlet of the nux-vomica” and it is derived presumably from a tree or trees that must at one time have been prominent near the site. But today not a singly tree of nux-vomica is to be found near about the town of Koraput and so the assumption or Mr. Bell is open to question.

Accroding to second theory, Koraput is corrupted form of ‘Karaka pentho’ Karaka literally mans ‘hail-stone’. It is also believed that one ‘Khora Naiko’ laid foundation of the village during the time of Nandapur kings. He hailed probably from Ranpur and served under the Nandapur kings in the Militia, and for his faithful and meritorious services he has permitted to establish this village which was named after him as Khora Putu, and later on the name has beenabbreviated to ‘Koraput’.

Manas Kumar Panda

Tribal Identity

This district is the epicentre of why south Orissa is called as tribal belt. Maximum landmass was under thick forest cover few years ago. Many aboriginal tribes aboard is in this district. But due to deforestation & industrialisation and friendly tribal government schemes these tribals have almost come to modernity and are adopting new ways of life. Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... , Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ... http://www. ... This article is about the process of deforestation in the environment. ... A factory in Ilmenau (Germany) around 1860 Industrialisation (also spelt Industrialization) or an Industrial Revolution is a process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a pre-industrial society (an economy where the amount of capital accumulated per capita is low) to an industrial one...

Sabara Srikhestra

Koraput is mostly famous for its world famous Jagannath Temple also known as Sabara Srikhetra. Srikhetra is nomrally referred to Puri Jagannath, but the unique identity of koraput temple is for it tribal & lowly community's association. Sabara Srikhetra was founded with the blesings Of Lord Jagannatha by Many young persons.Some of them are Sri Abhaya Chandra Mohapatra ,the then Public Relation Officer of Government Of Orissa ,Sri Krushna Chandra Panigrahy,the Present Secretary Of Sabara Srikhetra Temple and Dr Nirod Gochhayat. Thousands flock to the temple everyday for darshan. The Temple trust has built huge accommodation centres for pilgrims and is an important force behind the growing number of tourist arrivals. The trust also runs COATS (Council of Analytical Tribal Studies), an university like educational institute is a successful attempt to restore and educate tribal way of life, customs, tradition, medicine, language, social structure and the history. History of Sri Jagannath Temple There was a great rotary king named INDRADUMNYNA ruling from the city of ABANTI in the state of MALAB. It is also believed that he was a great devotee of BHAISNAB DHAMA and 5th son of Lord VISHNU in a temple. ... Temple of Hephaestus, an Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC (western face depicted) For other uses, see Temple (disambiguation). ... Temple of Hephaestus, an Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC (western face depicted) For other uses, see Temple (disambiguation). ... This article is about a particular group of seventeenth-century European colonists of North America. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ...

Geography

Koraput is located at 18.82° N 82.72° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 870 metres (2854 feet). coor title dm|18|49|N|82|43|E|region:IN_type:city This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Hill Stations

Being at the heart of tribal belt in south orissa, it has also many hill station tourist attractions though not that famous as other hill stations of India. Places like Machkund, Onukadelli, Jalaput, Chindri, Hatipathar, etc are places to be visited for its scenic beauty. Kalimpong town as viewed from a distant hill. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Jalaput Dam is built on Machkund River which rises in the Mudugal hills of Visakhapatnam District and nearby Ondra Gadda it becomes the boundary between Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. ...

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Koraput had a population of 39,523. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Koraput has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 59%. In Koraput, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Koraput
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

Koraput: area: 8807 Sq Km Population is : 1180637 Males: 590743 Female: 589894 Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

Koraput travel guide from Wikitravel Wikitravel is a project to create an open content, complete, up-to-date, and reliable world-wide travel guide. ...