Dharamgarh | |
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Town/City | |
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  Dharamgarh  Dharamgarh  Dharamgarh .svg) Dharamgarh | |
| Coordinates:19°52′00″N82°47′00″E / 19.866667°N 82.783333°E /19.866667; 82.783333 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Kalahandi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Notified Area Council |
| • MP | Malvika Devi |
| • MLA | Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5:30 |
| PIN | 766015 |
| Telephone code | 06672 |
| Website | Kalahandi.nic.in |
Dharamgarh is one of the sub-divisional headquarters in the district ofKalahandi inOdisha, India and it is one of the three Notified Area Councils in Kalahandi.[1][2] It is also referred as Dharmagarh. Dharamgarh is known as the granary ofKalahandi district.[3] The Dharamgarh sub-division of Kalahandi includes Golamunda, Koksara, Jaipatna, Kalampur, Junagarh and Dharamgarh blocks.[4]
Dharamgarh became a sub-divisional headquarter in post-independence period when Kalahandi joined Odisha state. Dharamgarh sub-division is historically well known for rice production in the region. In post Upper Indravati irrigation project it among the leading rice producing sub-division in Odisha.Kalahandi contributed largest number of rice mill, out of which majority of the rice mills are in Dharamgarh sub-division.[5]