About Nuapada District :

Nuapada District belongs to state of Odisha, India. The District is located in the western part of Odisha. It lies between 20 degree N and 21 degree 5’ latitude and 82 degree 40’ E longitude. The boundaries of Nuapada extends in the north, west and south to Raipur District of Chattishgarh and in the east to Bargarh, Balangir and Kalahandi Districts of Odisha. This district is spread over in an area of 3407.5 sqare K.m. The administrative headquarters of the District is located at Nuapada itself. The District of Nuapada was a part of Undivided Kalahandi District till early March 1993, but for the administrative convenience, Kalahandi District was divided into two parts i.e. Kalahandi and Nuapada vide State Government Notification No. DRC-44/93/14218/R. dated 27 March 1993. Present Nuapada District comprises one sub-division (Nuapada), five Tahsils (Nuapada ,Khariar, Komna, Boden and Sinapali) and five Blocks (Khariar, Sinapalli, Boden, Nuapada and Komna).

The plains of Naupada subdivision fringed by rugged hill ranges stretch southward, which belong to the main line of the Eastern Ghats and contains extensive plateaus of about 4000 ft (1200 m) in elevation with long tropical grass grown over them. They contain mineral deposits such as laterite, graphite and bauxite. The hill sides rising up precipitously from the plains are covered with dense sal forests. The forests of the District are managed under Forest Division named as Khariar Division. According to the composition of forests in the District, it can be classified into Sal forests, Teak forests, miscellaneous forests.There are other forest species such as Teak and Bamboo. All these are situated in the dry deciduous forest zone. Timber is by far the major forest products and Sal is no doubt, a major constituent of these products. Other important species of Nuapada forests, are Bija, Asan, Bandhan.

There are some other minor forest produces of this region which include Kendu leaf, Broom-grass, Mohua flower and Its seed, Antia bark and Sabai-grass. Timber, Bamboo and kendu leaf are the major produces which are exported outside of the state. Nuapada District was created on 1st April 1993 by carving out of undivided Kalahandi District with an area of 3408 Sq. Kms. it consists of 668 nos. of Revenue villages having population of 6,10,382 as per 2011 census. The total no. of rural households in the District is  1,44,299 as per the 2011 census. Total no. of BPL families is 99,465 in the District,which is 78% of the total population. As per the administrative is concerned there are 109 G.Ps, 3 N.A.Cs and 9 Police Stations. The total Scheduled Caste (SC) population of the District is 82,159 and Scheduled Tribe (ST)population is 2,06,327, which comprise 13.46 % and 33.80 % respectively of the total population. The profile of the district is indicated below:

District at a Glance :

Geographical Area : 3,852.00 sq.km Area under Forest : 1849.00 sq.km 48.00 % Population ( 2011 Census ) Total : 610,382 in % Male : 301,962 49.47 Female : 308,420 50.53 Rural : 576,328 94.42 Urban : 34,054 5.58 Scheduled Caste : 82,159 13.46 Scheduled Caste Male : 40,742 49.59 Scheduled Caste Female : 41,417 50.41 Scheduled Tribe : 206,327 33.80 Scheduled Tribe Male : 100,469 48.69 Scheduled Tribe Female : 105,858 51.31 Population Density : 158 (Per sq.km) Literacy Total Literate : 299,383 49.05 Literate Male : 180,903 60.43 Literate Female : 118,480 39.57 Total Illiterate : 310,999 50.95 Illiterate Male : 121,059 38.93 Illiterate Female : 189,940 61.07 Households Total Households : 152,210 Rural Households : 144,299 94.80 Urban Households : 7,911 5.20 BPL Households ( 2001 Census) : 85,130 — SC/ST Households ( 2011 Census) : 70,931 —

Administrative Setup :

Administrative setup of the District No. of Sub-Divisions : 1 No. of Tehsils : 5 No. of Municipalities/Corporation : 0 No. of N.A.Cs : 3 No. of Blocks : 5 No. of Police Stations : 9 No. of Gram Panchayats : 109 No. of Inhabited Villages : 656 No. of Uninhabited Villages : 15 No. of villages : 668

Tourist Places :

Patora :

On the bank of river Jonk is place of uncommon scenic charms. Engirdled on all sides by green clad hills. It holds in its bosom and irrigation project and culture dating back to pre-Christian era at Manikgarh.This is the Dam site of the Upper Jonk Irrigation Project situated at a distance of 20Km from the Dist Hqr. This place is also famous for YOGESWAR TEMPLE. This place has the potential of a tourist centre in future. There is a lot of scope for Boating in the Reservoir of the U.J.I.P. It has also been planned to start the Dist Museum and Pantha Nivas at the Dam site

Patalganga :

It is a nice spot in the bosom of nature with a perennial spring, the water of which is considered as sacred as that of the holy Ganges. Local people perform their obsequies in the downstream. Legend would have it that Rama, Laxman and Sita visited the spot during their exile where Sita felt thirsty. Laxman pierced the ground with his arrow occasioning the birth of the spring. On the day of solar eclipse and lunar eclipse. People here gather in large number to take their bath in the holy water.

Pataleswar Temple, Budhikomna :

Budhikomna houses the famous temple of Pataleswar made of bricks in pancharatha style unique in the state. A connoisseur of art and architecture finds immense pleasure in observing the different facets of this place. It is also a popular pilgrim centre in the locality

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