Baramba, India

Baramba
ବଡ଼ମ୍ବା
Block Area
Baramba
Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 20°25′15″N 85°22′41″E / 20.42083°N 85.37806°E / 20.42083; 85.37806Coordinates: 20°25′15″N 85°22′41″E / 20.42083°N 85.37806°E / 20.42083; 85.37806
Country India
State Odisha
District Cuttack
NAC Athagad
Named for Tourist Place
Languages
 • Official Odia, Hindi, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration OD
Ethnicity Odia people
Climate Aw (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature 45 °C (113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 10 °C (50 °F)
Website odisha.gov.in

Baramba is a tehsil (block) of Cuttack district. There are 36 village (panchayats) under the Baramba administrative division.[1]

Baramba is part of the Baramba (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) which includes Baramba block and Narasinghpur block.[2][3]

History

During the British Raj era, Baramba was the capital of Baramba State, one of several princely states of the Eastern States Agency.[4]

The Bhattarika Temple, located in Sasanga village, Baramba, is believed to have been constructed between the 6th and the 16th century. The major festivals celebrated at this temple are Pana Sankranti in April, Akshaya Tritiya in May, and Dussehra in October.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Baramba Block Information
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ Princely States of India
  5. ↑ "Orissa Tourism - Bhattarika Temple, Temples of Orissa | tourism.oriyaonline.com". tourism.oriyaonline.com. 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
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