Dharakote famous for Lord Sri Jagannath temple, is a block in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

. It is located about 12 km north-west of the river Rishikulya ASKA, Ganjam

Ganjam District

Ganjam district is a district in the Indian state of Orissa located on the border of Andhra Pradesh. Ganjam's total area is 8,070 km² . Its population is approximately 2,704,056.Ganjam is known for its beaches bordering the Bay of Bengal, the most famous ones being Gopalpur and Dhavaleshwar...

. It is just 55 km from Silk City Brahmapur

Brahmapur

Brahmapur is a semi-rural suburb of Kolkata. It is located in the southern fringes of the city and is flanked by Bansdroni to the north and west, Naktala to the east and by Boral to the south.-History:...

,Orissa . Pincode of Dharakote is 761107

Administratively it consisted of three subdivisions: Jahada with 85 villages, Kunanogada with 37 villages and Sahasrango with 66 villages

Jagannath Temple

Dharakote is famous for Lord Sri Jagannath temple. The jagannath

Jagannath

Jagannath is a transcendental non-anthropotheistic Hindu god worshiped primarily by the people of Indian state of Orissa, and, to a great extent, West Bengal...

temple looks similar to Puri Temple and Ekadasi Cart festival is famous in local people.

Geography

Dharakote is located at 19.38°N 84.34°E. NH-217 (Gopalpur-Raipur) is passing through this city

Schools & Colleges

• Sri rajas high schoo(Simanchal)
• A.N Mahavidyalya
• Kishore Ch. Girls High School

Villages of Dharakote

1. Baharpur
2. Balarampur
3. Baradabili
4. Dharakote
5. Dhaugam
6. Golla Damodarpalli
7. Jaga Mohan
8. Jahada
9. Jhadabandha
10. Jharapari
11. Machhakot
12. Manikyapur
13. Mundamarai
14. Rugumu
15. Salia
16. Saradhapur
17. Sungipur

street of Dharakote
Badadanda street
kothari street
bazar street
Majhi sahi(Basanta)
Swain street(Simanchal)

List Of Rajas

• Raja HADU SINGH 1476-1540
• Raja RAI SINGH 1540-1602
• Raja NARAYAN SINGH 1602-1647
• Raja PURUSHOTTAM SINGH 1647-1699
• Raja RAM CHANDRA SINGH 1699-1731
• Raja JAI SINGH 1731-1748
• Raja RAJENDRA SINGH 1748-1780
• Raja DAMODAR SINGH 1780
• Raja KRUSHNA SINGH 1780-1788
• Raja JAGANATH SINGH 1788-1830
• Raja RAGHUNATH SINGH 1830-1863
• Raja BRAJA SUNDAR SINGH 1863-1880
• Raja MADAN MOHAN SINGH DEO 1880-1937
• Raja BRAJKISHORE SINGH DEO 1937-1938
• Raja PADMANABH SINGH DEO 1946-1949
• Raja ANANT NARAYAN SINGH Deo 1974/2003
• Raja KISHORE CHANDRA SINGH Deo
• Rani Sulakhyana Gitanjali Devi
• Raja Jagnath Singh (died in 1938 and end of the dev royal family and finally take over the power of governance by thr Britishers).