Koraput is a district of Odisha, India, and known for rich and diverse types of mineral deposits. It is located along the Eastern Ghats.
Sunabeda is an industrial town and a municipality in the state of Odisha, India, located in the valleys of the Koraput region. The Engine division and Sukhoi division of the aircraft manufacturing company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a public sector undertaking (PSU) of Ministry of Defence is in Sunabeda.
Nabarangpur District, also known as Nabarangapur District and Nawarangpur District, is a district of Odisha, India. The city of Nabarangpur is the district headquarters. Most of its population is tribal, and most of the land is forested. Situated in the southwest corner of Odisha, it borders Koraput District. Nabarangpur district is situated at 19.14’ latitude and 82.32’ longitude at an average elevation of 1,876 feet (572 m).
The Jalaput Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the Machkund River, a tributary of the Godavari River in India which rises in the Mudugal hills of Visakhapatnam District and nearby Ondra Gadda it becomes the boundary between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. For over 48 km the river runs nearly north along a meandering course through the Padwa Valley. About 48 km south of Jeypore, it winds westward along the edge of the Plateau and then suddenly tums at a short angle to the south-west down a steep descent popularly known as Duduma Falls.
Rayagada is a municipality in Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of Rayagada district.
Gunupur is a Municipality and one of the sub-divisional headquarters of Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the second biggest town in Rayagada district.
Malkangiri district is a district of the state of Odisha, India.
Koraput is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Orissa. Assembly constituencies which constitute this parliamentary constituency are: Gunupur, Bissam-Cuttack, Rayagada, Lakshmipur, Pottangi, Koraput, Jeypore.
Vikram Dev College, Jeypore(Odia: ବିକ୍ରମଦେବ ସ୍ୱୟଂଶାସିତ ମହାବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ, ଜୟପୁର)is a autonomous college in India, located in the city of Jeypore, Koraput district in Odisha and a leading college in the undivided Koraput region of Odisha.
Odisha is a state in the Republic of India. It is situated in the eastern part of the country. It is surrounded by West Bengal to the north-east and in the east, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and north-west, Andhra Pradesh to the south. The state has an area of 155,707 km2 and extends for 1030 kilometres from north to south and 500 kilometres from east to west. Its coastline is 480 kilometres long. The state is divided into 30 districts which are further subdivided into 314 blocks.
Kothavalasa railway station located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Kothavalasa in Vizianagaram district. It is a major freight transit point with iron ore rakes travelling from mines around Kirandul and Bailadila in Chhattisgarh to Visakhapatnam Port.
Himansu Sekhar Nahak is an Indian entrepreneur, social worker & educationalist. He is currently the Administrative Officer of IEM Group Of Institutions.
Jeypore Airport is located 3 kilometres north-west of the city of Jeypore in Odisha, India. The airstrip was constructed in 1962 along with the establishment of a Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) factory nearby at Sunabeda. In the 1980s, Vayudoot operated a daily Bhubaneswar-bound flight via Visakhapatnam.
Kothavalasa–Kirandul line belongs to Waltair Railway Division of East Coast Railway Zone from 2003. It was under South Eastern Railway zone until 2003. It passes through three states - Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
Laichan Nayak was a veteran leader of undivided Koraput District. He was born in Jeypore in the district of Koraput in Odisha. Known as a 'Gentleman Politician' in Odisha, he has been associated in freedom fighting movement and an active politics since a very early age. He has also been working as an active worker of UTKAL SAMILANI. He worked for the development of weaker section and eradication of untouchability. In his political career that spanned across nearly one decade, he has won twice as a MLA of Jeypore in the elections of 1952 and 1957. In fact he was the first MLA from Jeypore after independence of India. He has represented the Jeypore constituency for two times [2] in the Odisha legislative assembly and besides being the Leader of Dalits in the assembly had worked hard for the empowerment of Dalits and Adivasis. During his tenure lots of development works have been taken up and he worked hard in the field of education. He died in the year 1979 leaving his family member consisting wife Smt. Kandrimani Nayak and a son Rama Chandra Nayak and also a daughter. His family members live in Laichan Nayak Marg, Bapuji Nagar, Jeypore.
Jagannath Temple, Gunupur, stands at the eastern end of the town Gunupur in the Old Gunupur area. The old temple was built by the Jeypore Maharaja Vikramadeb more than 100 years back.
National Highway 326 is a National Highway in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. It was formed as a new highway by up-gradation of former state highways of the states. It starts at Asika of Odisha and ends at Chinturu road of Andhra Pradesh.
Kolab Dam is a gravity dam situated near Jeypore town in Koraput district of Odisha, India. The dam impounds Kolab river which is a tributary of Godavari river.
