Koraput district
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Koraput କୋରାପୁଟ ଜିଲ୍ଲା |
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View at Laxmipur Road railway station, Koraput district
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 Location in Odisha, India |
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| Coordinates: 18°48′30″N 82°42′30″E / 18.8083°N 82.7083°ECoordinates: 18°48′30″N 82°42′30″E / 18.8083°N 82.7083°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Odisha |
| Headquarters | Koraput |
| Government | |
| • Collector | Shri Jayakumar V, IAS |
| • Member of Lok Sabha | Jhina Hikaka, BJD |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,379 km2 (3,235 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,376,934 |
| • Density | 140.58/km2 (364.1/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 764 020 |
| Vehicle registration | OD-10 |
| Sex ratio | 1.038 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 49.21% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Koraput |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 5 |
| Climate | Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 1,522 millimetres (59.9 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 38 °C (100 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 12 °C (54 °F) |
| Website | www |
Koraput (Odia: ) is a district of Odisha, India, and known for rich and diverse types of mineral deposits. It is located along the Eastern Ghats.
Koraput district was ruled by several dynasties such as Satavahanas, Ikshvakus, Nalas, Ganga kings and kings of Surya vansha. In ancient times when the Nalas ruled this tract with Pushkari near modern Umarkote was their capital city. In the medieval period Nandapur developed as the capital under the Silavamsi kings and after them under the kings of the solar dynasty. Viravikrama Deo of the solar dynasty shifted his capital to Jeypore about the middle of the 17th century and developed into a prospered town.
Koraput came under the French possession in 1753 A.D. At that time the French General was Bussy, who obtained it from Nizam. Anand Raju, the Raja of Vijayanagarm invited the English to expel the French from the Sarkar. On 1st Dec, 1758 A.D., at Rajahmundry a decisive battle took place where the French were defeated. The Raja of Jeypore Ramachandra Deo (1781-1825 A.D.)was granted a permanent Sanand by the British. With the march of time, Jeypore Estate was administered directly by the British under the Act XXVI of 1839.
It was a part of the erstwhile Madras Presidency and became a district of Odisha state on 1 April 1936 [1]. In October, 1992, erstwhile Koraput district was divided, resulting in the creation of Malkangiri, Rayagada and Nabarangpur district along with present Koraput district.
It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.
The district of Koraput derives its name from its headquarters, the present town of Koraput. According to Mr. R.C.S. Bell, the name of the town is ‘Kora-Putti’ or “the hamlet of the “Nux-vomica” and it is derived presumably from Kora that must at one time have been prominent near the site.
Some opine that the word is derived from KHORA a sect of people who still inhabit nearby villages. According to the second theory, Koraput is a corrupted form of ‘Karaka-Pentho’. Karaka literally means ‘hail-stone’.
Another opinion is often found that the term Kora that means the Sun God who was worshipped by the local tribals in ancient times. Hence the town was so named.
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