Daringbadi
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Daringbadi ଦାରିଙ୍ଗବାଡି Daringibadi ଡେରିଙ୍ଗବାଡି Deringbadi |
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| Nickname(s): "ଓଡିଶାର କାଶ୍ମୀର" "The Kashmir of India" |
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 Daringbadi
 Daringbadi
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| Coordinates: 19°54′00″N 84°08′00″E / 19.9°N 84.133333°ECoordinates: 19°54′00″N 84°08′00″E / 19.9°N 84.133333°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Odisha |
| District | Kandhmal |
| Founded by | Daring Saheb |
| Named for | During the British rule, there is a British named Daring Saheb (Local people were saying) had discovered this place and named it followed by his own name as Daringbadi (der-ing-baa-di), badi is for a village. So an old person said about it that some officers pronounced in as Daringbadi (Daa-ring-baa-di), so it turned into Daa-ring-baa-di from Der-ing-baa-di. |
| Elevation | 914.4 m (3,000.0 ft) |
| Population (sensus-2011 (some very nearest streets are not included by mistake)) | |
| • Total | 9,000 (approximately) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | +91 (0)6849 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-12 |
| Nearest city | Phulbani(105 km), Baliguda(49km), Sorada (47km), Muniguda (142), Mohana (82km) |
| Website | odisha |
Daringibadi is a hill station in Odisha state of eastern India. It is widely known as "Kashmir of Odisha" , situated at a height of 915 m in Kandhmal district,the place has pine jungles, coffee gardens and beautiful valleys. Daringbadi is set in a beautiful spot surrounded by thick rain forests with wild animals, and is a popular summer resort.
Daringbadi can be reached from Bhubaneswar (251 km) and other important places of the state by regular bus services. The nearest railway station is at Brahmapur (120 km). There are three routes by which you can reach Daringbadi from Brahmapur by road. 1st is via Sorada which is near about 120 km, (NH-59) 2nd via Bhanjanagar-G.Udayagiri which is around 180 km(NH-117) and the 3rd is via Mohana-Bramhanigan which is around 145 km.The place is gifted with natural beauties such as pine jungles, coffee, black pepper, turmeric gardens, beautiful valleys and plateaus. It is the only place in Odisha where freezing of dew occurs during winters. As the temperature goes down below 0 degree early morning, the dew collected on the grass, leaves and ground turns to ice at low temperatures. The journey from the plains to the hills of Daringbadi is an experience in itself. This pretty hill station is 105 km from Phulbani, 49 km from Balliguda and 59 km. from G.Udayagiri. 46 km from Raikia. People come across from various place of world to explore the wild life.it is a block and tahasil in kandhamal district.With a latitude of 54 – 90 North and longitude of 84.05 to 84.20 East.
Daringbadi appeals to tourists by its scenic beauty. Several locations in Odisha related to tribal culture, tribal art and tribal beauty often are miss out by tourists. Located in the tribal dominated Kandhamal district, Daringbadi has many natural green valleys and most importantly the snow fall is popularly called as the ‘Kashmir of Odisha’. Here the dews turns into ice at the night. Surrounded by thick rain forests, wild animals, Daringbadi at 915-metre altitude above sea level has wonderful valleys and pine jungles. But unlike Kashmir, which is mostly visited by people in the summer, Daringbadi is not only popular in the hot summer but has thousands of visitors in the winter as well.
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