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Encyclopedia > Mayurbhanj district

Mayurbhanj District is an administrative district of Orissa state in eastern India. The district is situated in the northern part of the state of Orissa. It has four subdivisions: Baripada, Karanjia, Udala, and Rairangpur. Mayurbhanj was a princely state (gadajata) of British India, which merged with the state of Orissa on January 1, 1949. Mayurbhanj is famous for its Chhau dance. North Orissa University is located in Mayurbhanj District. Orissa   (Devanagari: उड़ीसा) is a state situated in the east coast of India. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... Baripada is a city and a municipality in Mayurbhanj district in the state of Orissa, India. ... Karanjia is a town and a notified area committee in Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Orissa. ... Situated at about 40 kilometers from Baripada-Distric headquater of Mayurbhanj,is a place in the lap of nature. ... Situated at about 85 kilometers from distric headquater-Baripada. ... A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince and is thus a principality taken in the broad sense. ... British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ... Chhau is a martial dance form often attributed to origins in Mayurbhanj, an erstwhile princely state and now the largest district in the state of Orissa, India. ...


One of the national park for tiger is situated in the district which is known as Shimilpal


External links

  • Mayurbhanj District web site


Districts of Orissa
Angul | Bargarh | Bhadrak | Balasore | Balangir | Boudh | Cuttack | Debagarh | Dhenkanal | Gajapati | Ganjam | Jagatsinghpur | Jajpur | Jharsuguda | Kalahandi | Kandhamal | Kendrapara | Kendujhar | Khordha | Koraput | Malkangiri | Mayurbhanj | Nuapada | Nabarangpur | Nayagarh | Puri | Rayagada | Sambalpur | Sonepur | Sundergarh


 

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