Athagad (also spelt as Athgarh) is a town"(N.A.C)" and a sub-division of Cuttack district in the state of

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sc ...

, India.

Geography

Athagad is located at . It has an average elevation of .

History

During the

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

, Athagad was the capital of the Athgarh State, one of the princely states of the Eastern States Agency.Malleson, G. B.: ''An historical sketch of the native states of India,'' London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984 The Rajguru of Athgarh lived near Gada (rani mahal).

List of Rulers of Athgarh

* 1681 - 1709 Raja SriKaran Narayana Bawarta Patnaik * 1709 - 1741 Raja SriKaran Rama Krishna Bawarta Patnaik * 1741 - 1771 Raja SriKaran Debia Singh Bawarta Patnaik * 1771 - 1821 Raja SriKaran Gopinath Bawarta Patnaik * 1821 - 1825 Raja SriKaran Krishna Chandra Bawarta Patnaik * 1825 - 1837 Raja SriKaran Rama Chandra Bawarta Patnaik * 1837 - 1862 Raja SriKaran Bhubaneswar Bawarta Patnaik * 1862 - 1869 Raja SriKaran Jagannath Bawarta Patnaik II (d. 1869) * 1869 - 1893 Raja SriKaran Bhagirathi Bawarta Patnaik (b. c.1844 - d. 1893) * 1893 - 25 Jan 1896 Raja SriKaran Raghunath Bawarta Patnaik (b. 1865 - d. 1896) * 25 Jan 1896 - 22 Jun 1918 Raja SriKaran Vishvanath Bawarta Patnaik (b. 1885 - d. 1918) * 25 Jan 1896 - 1908 .... -Regent * 22 Jun 1918 - 15 Aug 1947 Raja SriKaran Radhanath Bawarta Patnaik (b.1909 - d.1983) * 23 Aug 1983 - 30 Jan 1990 Raja SriKaran Sankar Prasad Bewarta Patnaik (b. 1948 - d. 1990) * 30 Jan 1990 ( present ) Raja SriKaran Subhrapada Bewarta Patnaik (b. 1970- present) * *

Demographics

India census, Athagad had a population of 15,850. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Athagad has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Blocks

* Athagad * Baramba *

Tigiria Tigiria is a tehsil (block) of Cuttack district. There are 14 ''(panchayats)'' with a total of 50 villages under the Tigiria administrative division. Tigiria is part of the Athagarh Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency which includes as well Athag ...

* Narasinghpur

Economy

Some large and medium scale industries have established their base in the area. Some of them are T.S. Alloy KVK Nilachal Power (P) Ltd. Aarati steel Maheswari Ispat Pvt Ltd Pradhan Steel & Power Ltd Amtek Metal &Mining Ltd Visa Power Arati Steel Ltd (power plant)

Famous Places

Dhabaleswar Bhattarika Temple Charchika Temple Ansupa Lake

Politics

Current MLA from Athgarh Assembly Constituency is Ranendra Pratap Swain, who won the seat in State elections of 2004 and also in 2000 representing BJD and as a JD candidate in 1995 and 1990. Other previous MLAs from this seat were

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (3 January 1927 – 21 April 2015) was an Indian politician who had been Governor of Assam from 2009 to 2014. A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of Odisha from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1995 ...

of INC who won this seat in 1985, Rasananda Sahoo of INC(I) in 1980, and Rasmanjari Devi of JNP in 1977. Athgarh is part of

Cuttack (Lok Sabha constituency) Cuttack Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India. Assembly Segments Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Parlia ...

References

{{Municipalities of Odisha Cities and towns in Cuttack district