Aul is a town and the headquarters of Aul CD Block and Aul Tehsil in

Kendrapara district Kendrapara District is an administrative district of Odisha state in eastern India. The town of Kendrapara is the district headquarters. Kendrapara District is situated in the eastern portion of the state, and is bounded on the north by Bhadrak ...

in the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-indepen ...

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 ...

. It is 17 km from

Chandabali Chandabali (or Chandbali) is an old town in the Bhadrak district of Odisha on the bank of the River Baitarani. History Before the 19th century AD, Chandabali was a small fishing village, and a natural river port. In 1866, trading began from this ...

. Aul is surrounded by the river Kharasrota and

Brahmani Brahmani (Sanskrit: ब्रह्माणी, IAST: Brahmāṇī) or Brahmi (Sanskrit: ब्राह्मी, IAST: Brāhmī), is one of the seven Hindu mother goddesses known as Sapta Matrikas. She is a form of Saraswati and is considered ...

on north and south respectively. To its east is

Bhitarkanika National Park Bhitarkanika National Park is a large national park in northeast Kendrapara district in Odisha in eastern India. It was designated on 16 September 1998 and obtained the status of a Ramsar site on 19 August 2002. The area is also been designate ...

History

Aul has a clear history of establishment. This state is an outcome of the war between the Suryabanshis and Bhoi Banshis for the throne of Utkal at Cuttack. The ancestors of Aul raj family belonged to the last independent king Gajapati Mukunda Deb of Khurda. Gajapati Mukunda Deb ruled Odisha for a16 years long period from 1559 to 1567. His ancestors were considered as the feudal chiefs under the Gajapati and before acquiring the throne he worked there as the military chief. When Gajapati Maharaja Pratap Rudra Deb died in 1540 his minister played foul and started conspiracy against Kalua Deb Allias Ramachandra Deb-I and Kakharua Deb alias Purusottama Deb-II, the two legal sons of Gajapati maharaja. They were killed by him in 1541. After this incident, Minister Gobinda Bidyadhar acquired the throne at Cuttack and ruled till 1548. In the meantime Gobinda's nephew Raghubhanja Chhotray created chaos and attacked Gobinda to get the throne but could not succeed. During this period Utkal was threatened by the Afghans of Bengal also. Chakrapratapa became the King from 1548 to 1557 and after Chakrapratap, Raghuram Ray Chotaraya and Narasimha Ray Jena ruled Utkal till 1559. In 1559 Mukundra Deb the Army chief of Gajapati ascended the throne and started his reigning in the name of Gajapati Tailenga Mukunda Deb as an heir of Chalukya Dynasty. He fought bravely against the Afghans and became popular by digging ponds and establishing new villages in different places of Puri. But the Minister named Janarddan Bidyadhar started treachery against him. Looking forward to the throne of Gajapati, Janardan made friendship with the Afghans and dethroned Mukunda Deva by killing him in the Gohira Tikiri Fort. Janarddan made his son investiture on the Gajapati's throne in the name of Ramachandra Deb-II. The wife of Mukunda Deb ran away with some of the king's followers and her two kids Rama Chandra Deb and Chakadi Bhramarbar. They approached the Mughal emperor at Delhi but couldn't succeed. ''Mahanubhab Samarat'' Akbar sent two Hindu kings Todar Mall and Raja Maan Singh from his Durbar to Puri to look into the matter and have a solution. Janarddan tried much to establish Ramachandra Deb-II as the real Gajapati of Odisha. During the Chandan Yatra time Raja Maan Singh entitled Ramachandra Deb-II as the real Gajapati and offered him the Gaddi Prasad. On the other hand, he divided Utkal into three parts between Ramachandra Deb-II and other two brothers. Telenga Ramachandra Deva got Aul killa as his new Kingdom and Chhakadi Bhramarbar got Patia with Sarangagad fort. From that day Aul came to the front and prospered with Talenga Ramachandra Deb but always cheeked the Gajapati rule in Odisha. History says that they were always supported the external forces and tried to save their state and never cooperated with the Gajapati and his allies. Folk tale says something older in its story. Aul Palace

The current king of Aul is Shri Braja Keshari Deb. He is the elder son of Late Shri Sharat Kumar Deb.

Education

Colleges

* Aul College, Aul * Laxmi Barah College, Ayatpur * Olaver College, Olaver * Debaray Samarsingh College, Ganeswarpur * National ITC., Aul * Gandhi Memorial College, Gobindpur

High schools

* Godabarisha Bidyabhaban, Gobindpur * C.P.B.E.T. High School, Tunga * Sarat Kumar Dev High School, Giribandha * Aul High School * Samant Singhar Kelu Charan High School, Patrapur * Panchayat Sitaram Bidyapitha, Manikapatana * Damodar High School, Ayatpur * Chakradhar High School, Dahisahi * Nrusinghajew A.D.M High School, Aragal Sasan * Namouza High School * Batipada High School * Rameswar nial g p high school, chhotanathpur sasan * G.D. High School, Sanamanga * Utkalmani Uchha Bidyapitha, Atal * Mahu High School * Chandiagari High School * D.P.S. High School, Padanipal * Dadhibamanjew Bidyapitha, Desahi * Manapur High School * Janata High School, Palimi * Mohanpur Ganeswarpur High School * Panchayat High School, Sahira * S.C. High School, Madhuban * Janakalyan High School, Kusumi * Athapatana Binapani High School, Dasipur * Sahadev Girls High School, Demal * Ekamania U.G. High Schools. * Govt. U.G. High School, Chandan Nagar, Kolidiha * Gopabandhu Girls High School, Hinjal * Sansidha High School * Panchayat Girls High School, Desahi * Mendhapur G.P. High School, Padanpur * Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya, Belasarpur, Nial, Aul

Transportation

Road

SH-9A from Jagatpur, Cuttack to

passes through Aali. It connects it with

Pattamundai Pattamundai is a town and a municipality in Kendrapara district in the Indian state of Odisha, located on the centre of SH-9A from Cuttack to Chandbali along the south end of Brahmani River. It is also the headquarter of Pattamundai Block. Ety ...

and

Rajkanika Rajkanika is a town and block of Kendrapara district in the Indian state of Odisha. Geography Rajkanika is surrounded by rivers in three sides, the rivers are Brahmani, Baitarani, and Kharashrota. It is the north end block of Kendrapara distri ...

on either sides. The Manpur-Singhpur Road connects Alli with Jajpur. Another road connects Aali with SH-35 at Aradi,

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. It is also has a network of roads interconnecting the villages.

Rail

There is no railway station near to Aul in less than 10 km. However Cuttack RailWay Station is major railway station 87 km near to Aul. A newly constructed rail link from Paradip to Haridaspur is at final stage.

Distance from surrounding towns

– 11 km *

– 14 km *

Rajanagar Rajanagar (Sl. No.: 99) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha. This constituency includes Pattamundai (M), Rajanagar block and 18 Gram panchayats (Bachhara, Srirampur, Damarpur, Sansarphal, Khanata, Oupada, Chandanaga ...

- 35 km *

- 17 km *

Akhandalamani Temple Akhandalamani Temple () at Aradi village, Odisha, India, is dedicated to Lord Shiva (Baba Akhandalamani). Aradi is about away from Bhadrak. The present fifty-foot cement and concrete temple structure replaced a wooden temple some time between 183 ...

- 20 km * Jajapur – 45 km *

Kendrapara Kendrapara is a Town and a municipality in the Kendrapara district of the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of Kendrapara district. Geography Kendrapara is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is surrounded by Bhadrak, ...

-35 km *

– 57 km

Health

Aul block has one Community health Center at Aul and PHC(N)'s at Batipara, Dasipur, Govindpur, Mahu, Palimi, Sanamanga.

Law and order

The Court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class was established at Aul in 2011.

Politics

Aul (98) is one of the five Assembly Constituencies of Kendrapara Parliamentary constituency. It consists of Aul and Kanika Block with 315 polling stations and 237969 voters. * Odisha Vidhan Sabha in 1961 in the midterm election : Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanjdeo, Aul (INC) * 4th Bidhan Sabha (1967–71) : Dibakar Nathsharma Aul (INC) Total Votes : 73890 Part Won : Congress Votes Secured: 15049 * 5th Bidhan Sabha (1971–73) : Sharat Kumar Deb Aul Swatantra Total Votes : 81617 Part Won : Swatantra Votes Secured: * 6th Bidhan Sabha (1974–77) : Sharat Kumar Deb Party: Independent % of Votes: 34.08 * 7th Bidhan Sabha (1977–80) : Sharat Kumar Deb Party: Janata Dal % of Votes: 57.02 * 8th Bidhan Sabha (1980–85) : Sharat Kumar Deb Party: Janata (S) % of Votes: 52.00 * Devendra Sharma

9th Bidhan Sabha (1985–90) : Dolagovinda Nayak Party: Congress (I) % of Votes: 52.01 * 10th Bidhan Sabha (1990–95) : Smt.

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Party:

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% of Votes: 56.61 * 11th Bidhan Sabha (1995–2000) : Dolagovinda Nayak Party: Congress(I) * 12th Bidhan Sabha (2000–04) :

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Party: BJD % of Votes: 59.50 * 13th Vidhan Sabha (2004–09):

Party: BJD No of Votes Secured: 61,869 * 14th Vidhan Sabha (2009–14):

Party: BJD * 15th Vidhan Sabha (2014–19): Devendra Sharma Party:

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* 16th Vidhan Sabha (2019–24):

Party: BJD Aul Tehsil comes under Kendrapara parliament constituency and the current sitting MP is

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References

{{Kendrapara district Cities and towns in Kendrapara district