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History
Lanjigarh is a village situated to the southeast of Bhawanipatna near the KalahandiKoraput border. Since time
immemorial,thisregionhasbeenpredominantlyinhabitedbynativetribesdongaria.

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DerivingtheirnamefromtheNiyamgirihills,Dongarialiterallymeansthehillpeople.Thisisadiminishingraceofpeople
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belongingtotheKondhcommunitythatpopulatedthehillyforestsofEastIndiaforthousandyears.Theyworshipsupreme
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GodKingNiyamRaja,theirchiefmythologicalfigureandconsiderthemselvesthedirectorindirectdescendantsofNiyam
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Dynamics
GrowthAspects Kalahandidistrict,ofwhichLanjigarhisapart,assumedindependenceafterthecollapseoftheKalingaUtkalaEmpireof
AluminiumTrading the Gajapatis of Orissa in 1568 A.D. For long afterwards, it was chiefly ruled by The Marhattas of Nagpur till their
capitulation to British hegemony after the 3rd AngloMarhatta War in 1818. Kalahandi, though seized by the British,
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Marhatta rule till 1853, when the ruler Raghujee III died without an heir, allowing British
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administrationtotakeover.In1905,SambalpurandsomefeudatorystatesincludingKalahandiwereconsolidated.Onthe
ResearchonAluminium 1st January 1948, the new District of Kalahandi was formed with the exstates of Kalahandi, Patna and Sonepur, post

ProminentPersonalities integrationwithOrissa.

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Demographics
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ThesexratioofLanjigarhiscommendable.Outofatotalpopulationof75042,thereare37037malesand38005females.
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WelcometoLanjigarh Resources

Lanjigarhaboundsindensenaturalforeststhatgrowonveryfertilesoilandcover27636hectares.Vaststretchesofsandy
loampromotesthegrowthofsalwoods,bambootreesandagriculturalcrops.Maizeisgrownextensively.Mustardseeds
and pulses (Kandul), guava, orange and sugarcane are grown aplenty near Lanjigarh. Water is obtained from the river
Banadhara,whichoriginatesintheNiyamgirihills.

The Lanjigarh district is gifted with large reserves of bauxite, graphite, manganeese, iron and quartz. Of these, only
bauxiteandgraphitehavebeenextractedforcommercialpurposes.BauxiteisfoundinLanjigarhBlockinthehillyzoneof
Niyamgiri. While manganese deposits are found mostly in Khariar Plateau of Nawapara District, iron ore is available in
placesadjoiningKoraputdistrict.However,beingofinferiorgrade,theseareunfitforindustrialuse.

UniqueCulture
KalahandidistrictunderwhichLanjigarhfalls,boastsofnumerousruraldanceforms.TheGhumra,Dalkhai,Kandha,Parja,
BadikhelandUshkuushadanceformsaretypicaltothisregion.ApopulardancecalledSingliaisperformedwithamusical
instrument called the Nishan. Other dance forms include dancedramas called Nat Ramlila and tribal musical composition
onKrishnaRadharomancecalledDannat.

RecentDevelopments
TheOrissagovernmenthaseagerlysupporteddevelopmentalinitiativesintheLanjigarhdistrict.

Provisions for Midday meal for 18000 school going children were arranged in partnership with Vedanta Limited Limited
(VAL). Nutritious food has not only ensured better health but has also given an impetus to school enrolments and
minimizeddropouts.ThecentralizedkitchenwasinauguratedbyProf.P.K.Jena,ExDG,CSIRMr.ABTripathy,Former
DGP, Orissa Mr. Bijay Mohanty, noted Oriya Cine Star and Ms. Rita Ray, Head of Department of Sociology, Utkal
University.

PreschoolsorAnganwadicentresforchildrenweresetupinseveralplacesinLanjigarh

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TheDistrictTuberculosisControlCellandUnionagainstTuberculosisandLungDiseasesinassociationwithVALhastaken
activemeasuretocontrolTB,whichisamajorprobleminLanjigarh.

Intheinfrastructuralsegment,villageroadshavebeenrevampedandimportantroadwaysarebeingconstructed.Anew
rail track is under construction from Lanjigarh, a burgeoning industrial hub, to Junagarh passing through the district
headquartersatBhawanipatna.

ImportantIndustries
LanjigarhslargescaleindustriesincludeWesternSugar&ChemicalIndustriesLtd,KonarkGrowersCooperativeSpinning
Mills Ltd, Orissa Regional Cooperative Oil Seed Growers Union Ltd and the 1.4 mtpa alumina refinery set up by VAL and
the associated 90 MW captive power plant. Being a home to rich bauxite reserves, Lanjigarh supports bauxite mining,
whichhasbeenundertakenbyVAL.VALhasalsoenteredintoamemorandumofunderstanding(MOU)withNationalBank
forAgricultureandRuralDevelopment(NABARD)topromotethefoodprocessingindustryinLanjigarh.

TouristAttractions
Lanjigarhissurroundedbyfortificationsandisflankedbyalargemoat.ThetemplesofGopinathandafemaleDeitycalled
"Dokari" are worshipped here. In honour of the Gods, the local Jhami Yatra or Jhamu Yatra takes place in the month of
Chaitra(MarchApril).Thousandsofpeoplethrongtheplacetowitnessdevoteeswalkingonburningcharcoal.

Lanjigarh is a home to several ancient temples like the Bhawanipatna or the Maa Manikeswari Temple, Lankeshwari
temple,Paradeswartemple,BhimkhojandAmpaniBudharajaTemple,

AspecialtouristattractionofimmensescenicbeautyisthewaterfallorPhurlijharan.Withintheradiusofafewkilometres,
theKarlapatWildLifeSanctuaryandtheteaparkofThuamulRampurarelocated.

TheIndravatiLake,onwhichahugedamhasbeenconstructed,isalsoafavouritetouristspotforvisitorsandlocalsalike.

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