Surada Sorada | |
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Town | |
Nickname: SUD | |
Coordinates: 19°45′43″N84°26′18″E / 19.761959°N 84.438332°E | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
District | Ganjam |
First settled | 1476 |
Founded by | King Sandhadhanu Singh (Abhaya Pratap) |
Named for | Place of Devas (Suras) |
Government | |
• Type | Notified Area Council (N.A.C.) |
• Body | Surada N.A.C. |
• N.A.C. Chairman | Sibasankar Panda (BJD) |
• Executive Officer | Dutikrushna Patra |
• Member of Legislative Assembly | Purna Chandra Swain (BJD) |
• Member of Parliament | Pramila Bisoyi (BJD) |
Area | |
• Total | 15.15 km2 (5.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,867 |
• Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 761108 |
STD Telephone code | 06819 |
Vehicle registration | OD-32 (Old OR-07/OD-07) |
Sub-division | Bhanjanagar |
Block | Surada |
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency | Surada |
Lok Sabha Constituency | Aska |
Website | www |
Surada (also known as Sorada or Soroda) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Surada is located at 19°46′N84°26′E / 19.76°N 84.43°E . [1] It has an average elevation of 84 m (276 ft).
It is situated at the North-Western border of Ganjam district on the confluence of rivers Rushikulya and Jarau, bounded by Dharakot, Belaguntha, Bhanjanagar of Ganjam district and Daringibadi, Raikia of Kandhamal district.
The approximate area of Surada Tahasil (6 Revenue circles) is about 308.23 km2, Surada Block (Panchayat Samiti) is 97,474.15 Hectares while area of Surada N.A.C is approximately 15.15 km2 [2] Surada Block consists 26 Gram Panchayats with 270 villages in it, and Surada Town (N.A.C.) with 11 wards as an urban administrative body.
Amrutulu, Asurabandha, Badabadangi, Badagada, Badagochha, Borada, Borasingi, Bhagabanpur, Ekalapur, Gajalabadi, Gangapur, Genja, Gochha, Gopalpur Sasan, Goudagotha, Hinjalakuda, Hukuma, Kulangi, Lathipada, Merrikota, Nuagada, Palakatu, Raibandha, Sarabadi, Sidhapur, Suramani.
The name SURADA is derived from Sanskrit which is a combination of two words Sura & Adda which literally means The place of Devas .
This place was earlier known as Surada Gada (ସୁରଡ଼ା ଗଡ଼) under Khindirisrunga (ଖିଣ୍ଡିରିଶୃଙ୍ଗ) or Khidisingi (ଖିଡ଼ିସିଙ୍ଗି) Mandala which comprised present day Surada, Dharakot, Sheragada blocks of Ganjam district (also includes some parts of Mohana block of Gajapati district).
In 1476, Raja Baliar Singh divided the Khidisingi kingdom into four different estates due to early demise of his elder son. Sorada Estate went to his third son, Raja Sandhadhanu Singh. [3]
When Britishers annexed over Ganjam, they put this Zamindari under the administration of Madras Presidency which is mentioned in List of zamindari estates in Madras Presidency.
Now, former Badagada estate is under Surada Block and Dharakot, Sheragada are two separate blocks in Ganjam district.
As of 2011 [update] India census, [6] Surada had a population of 14,867. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Surada has an average literacy rate of 68.7%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 55.6%, and female literacy is 44.3%.
Maximum summer temperature is 37 °C; minimum winter temperature is 17 °C. The mean daily temperature varies from 33 °C to 38 °C. May is the hottest month; December is the coldest. The average annual rainfall is 1250 mm and the region receives monsoon and torrential rainfall from July to October.
Climate data for Surada, Odisha | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 29 (84) | 34 (93) | 36 (97) | 37 (99) | 34 (93) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 29 (84) | 27 (81) | 31 (88) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14 (57) | 18 (64) | 22 (72) | 26 (79) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 22 (72) | 18 (64) | 14 (57) | 22 (72) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 15.50 (0.61) | 17.40 (0.69) | 21.70 (0.85) | 21.00 (0.83) | 40.30 (1.59) | 156.00 (6.14) | 310.00 (12.20) | 294.50 (11.59) | 204.00 (8.03) | 96.10 (3.78) | 30.00 (1.18) | 18.60 (0.73) | 1,225.1 (48.22) |
Source: MSM Weather |
Surada is connected with National Highway 59 (India) (Khariar – Brahmapur) and State Highway 36 (Odisha) which connect Surada to other cities and towns of Odisha. The three-wheeler auto taxies and buses are the most important mode of transportation in this town.
Surada is a part of Surada Assembly Constituency. Current MLA from Surada Assembly Constituency is Purna Chandra Swain of BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2009, 2014 & 2019 thrice consecutively. Previous MLAs from this seat were Kishore Chandra Singhdeo (2004) of BJP, before that Usharani Panda of INC who won this seat in 2000, Ananta Narayan Singh Deo representing BJP in 1995 and representing JNP in 1977, Shanti Devi of JD in 1990, Sharat Chandra Panda of INC in 1985, and Gantayat Swain of INC(I) in 1980.
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Surada is a part of Aska (Lok Sabha constituency). [25]
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