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ABOUT DISTRICT

Named after the headquarter town of Balangir, this district was formed on 1st November 1949. It is flanked in the northwest by the Gandhamardan hill. Many hill streams traverse it. The name Balangir is said to have been derived from Balaramgarh, a fort built here in the 16th Century by Balram Deo, the 19th Raja of Balangir and founder of Sambalpur kingdom.
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AT A GLANCE

  • Area: 6,575  Sq. Km
  • Population: 16,48,997
  • Villages: 1,783
  • Language: Odia
  • Male: 8,30,097
  • Female: 8,18,900
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Collector & District Magistrate, Balangir Shri Gaurav Shivaji Isalwar, IAS

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