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Daringbadi

Coordinates: 19°54′26″N 84°07′22″E / 19.90722°N 84.12278°E / 19.90722; 84.12278
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Daringbadi
Deringabaadi
Hill station
Lovers point near Daringbadi
Lovers point near Daringbadi
Daringbadi is located in Odisha
Daringbadi
Daringbadi
Location in Odisha, India
Daringbadi is located in India
Daringbadi
Daringbadi
Daringbadi (India)
Coordinates: 19°54′26″N 84°07′22″E / 19.90722°N 84.12278°E / 19.90722; 84.12278
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictKandhmal
Founded byDering Saheb
Elevation
915 m (3,002 ft)
Population
 • Total6,996 [1]
Languages
 • OfficialOdia
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code+91-6849
Vehicle registrationOD-12
Nearest cityPhulbani(105 km), Baliguda(49km), Berhampur (119 km), Surada (47km), Aska (84), Muniguda (142), Mohana (82km)

Daringbadi is a hill station in Kandhmal district of Odisha state in eastern India. It is situated at an elevation of 915 metres and is a popular tourist destination.

Back in the days of the British rule, there was a British officer named Daring Saheb who was in charge of this place. Over the years, this place was named after him, which spelled DaringBadi with Badi meaning village. More than 50% of the population here constitutes ST community of aboriginal tribal races.

The temperature level of Daringbadi has often been recorded below 0 °C. It is also famous for its production of superior quality of organic turmeric which already got the G.I. tag.[2] It is also famous for ginger harvesting.

Travel

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Daringbadi can be reached from Bhubaneswar (246 km), the state capital by regular bus services. The nearest railway station is at Brahmapur (119 km).

Daringbadi can be reached from Brahmapur either via Sorada (NH-59) which is near about 120 kilometres (75 mi), or via Bhanjanagar - G.Udayagiri (NH-117) which is around 180 kilometres (110 mi) or via Mohana-Bramhanigan route which is around 145 kilometres (90 mi).

It is about 105 kilometres (65 mi) from Phulbani, 49 kilometres (30 mi) from Balliguda and 30.5 kilometres (19.0 mi) from Raikia.

References

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  1. ^ "Census of India: Search Details".
  2. ^ Behera, Nirmalya (April 2019). "On Foundation Day, Odisha receives GI tag for 'Kandhamal Haldi'". Business Standard India.