Daringbadi is a

hill station A hill station is a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley. The term was used mostly in colonial Asia (particularly in India), but also in Africa (albeit rarely), for towns founded by European colonialists as refuges ...

in Kandhmal district of

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state in eastern

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. Widely known as "

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of Odisha", (for its climatic similarity), it is situated at a height 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. It is also famous for ginger harvesting.

Travel

Daringbadi can be reached from

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

(246 km), the state capital by regular bus services. The nearest railway station is at

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(119 km). Daringbadi can be reached from Brahmapur either via Sorada (NH-59) which is near about , or via Bhanjanagar - G.Udayagiri (NH-117) which is around or via Mohana-Bramhanigan route which is around . It is about from

Phulbani Phulbani is a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kandhamal district in the state of Odisha in India. History It is named after the lady 'Phulardei' who was sacrificed by the local inhabitants as an act of religious ritual to Mother ...

, from Balliguda and from Raikia.

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{{wikivoyage Cities and towns in Kandhamal district Hill stations in Odisha Tourism in Odisha