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{{short description|City in Odisha, India}}
{{Distinguish|Deoghar}}
{{About|the municipality in Odisha, India|its namesake district|Debagarh district}}
{{more footnotes|date=September 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Deogarh
| other_name = Bamanda
| nickname = Debagarh
| settlement_type = City
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| pushpin_map = India Odisha#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India
| coordinates = {{coord|21.53|N|84.73|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Orissa Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Odisha]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Debagarh district|Deogarh]]
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| governing_body = Deogarh Municipality
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 192
| population_total = 52,390
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Odia language|Odia]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 768108,768109
| registration_plate = OD-28
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city(s)
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Sambalpur]], [[Rourkela]] & [[Bhubaneswar]]
| website = http://deogarh.nic.in<ref>{{cite web|title=Deogarh district|url=http://deogarh.nic.in/}}</ref>
| blank_name_sec1 = [[UN/LOCODE]]
| blank_info_sec1 = IN DEB
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'''Debagarh''' (in [[Odia language|Odia]] language), also known as '''Deogarh''', is a city in [[Odisha]] state of eastern [[India]]. Located in the North-Western region of the state, it is the headquarters of [[Debagarh District]] that was created on 1 January 1994, after being bifurcated from [[Sambalpur District]].

==Geography==
Debagarh is located at {{Coord|21.53|N|84.73|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Deogarh.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Debagarh]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|192|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

Deogarh is located between 21° 31′ 53″ N Latitude and 84° 43′ 2″ E Longitude. Deogarh Town is 90 km to the east of Sambalpur City on N.H-6. National Highway No.6 passes through the district acts as the main artery of inter-regional trade and other links.

==History==
{{see also|Bamra State}}
Debagarh is the former capital of Bamanda or [[Bamra]] princely state of British India. The king of this princely state belongs to Ganga vamsi dynasty and one of the extended royal family of Gajapati emperor of Odisha.

Raja Shri Basudeb Sudhal Deb (1869–1903) was an enlightened ruler, he did much to further conditions in princely state and for the cause of Oriya nationalism. His contribution was more towards Literature, Education and Art. He established an educational institution, which is currently well known as [[Raja Basu Dev High School]]. His son had equally contributed to the social, cultural and scientific development of Debagarh. Bamanda was the first princely state to introduce postal, telegraph and electricity in India. Currently Jagannath sahitya sansad is actively inspiring and promoting local talent in the field of art and literature in Oriya language. The sansad was a combined effort of some real patriotic and creative people like Sh. Jagamohan Mishra, Sh. Yogesh Dalbehera,
Sh. Prafulla giri, Sh. Madhusudan Guru, Sh. durga Prasad Dwivedy, Sh. Prafulla Mahapatra etc.
A beautiful waterfall PRADHANPAT decorates the town and supply the clean drinking
water to the citizen. Pradhanpat ustav is celebrated annually near the fall.

'''Bamanda'''–the citadel of creative artists dates back to 5th century A.D. when [[Mathara dynasty|Mathara]] Royal Family was at the helm of the Administration. After this dynasty, Ganga Rulers came into power and established their capital at Deogarh. Deogarh attained all-round prosperity during the reign of Raja Basudev Sudhal Dev, the most enlightened rulers of this clan. A new horizon was innovated in the field of communication by the foundation of Jagannath Ballav press in 1886 and publication of a weekly magazine the "Sambalpur Hitaishini" in 1889. It was during his rule that the jail, police station, post offices, Dispensaries were established and irrigation system was introduced. He had a telephone line of 78 Miles connecting Bamara and Barkote in 1900 was the longest in India during that period. Bamanda's own postal system was very developed. It got affiliated to the British Postal system in 1895. Sir Sudhal Dev, the then King of Bamanda had coined and issued postage stamps in his own Kingdom. He had promulgated paper currency also in his state.

After him, his illustrious son Raja Sachidananda Tribhuban Dev undertook the improvement activities of the erstwhile estate. The most outstanding developmental activities was the introduction of the hydro-electric system in Kurdkot water fall by which the Palace, cloth loom, Sugar factory established in 1908 at Rambhei got power supply. During the reign of Bhanuganga Tribhuban Dev, the estate of Bamra was merged with Odisha i.e. on 1 January 1948 and it became a part of the District of Sambalpur.

==Transportation ==
1. Air: – The nearest airports for visiting places of interest in Deogarh District are at [[Bhubaneswar]] (265 km) , [[Raipur]] (376 km) and [[Jharsuguda]] (98 km) .

2. Rail: - The nearest rail heads for Deogarh are at Sambalpur (90 km), Bamra on the [[Rourkela-Jharsuguda section]] of [[Howrah-Mumbai line]] (103 km), [[Jharsuguda]] (98 km) and Rourkela (115 km)

3. Road: - Deogarh is connected with [[National Highway 6 (India)(old numbering)|NH6]] (Part of [[AH46]]) ([[Mumbai]]-[[Kolkata]]) and [[NH200]] ([[Raipur]]-[[Chandikhole]]).The city is 90 km from [[Sambalpur]], 115 km from [[Rourkela]] and 265 km from [[Bhubaneswar]].

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=400549</ref> Debagarh had a population of 52,390. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Debagarh has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74% and, female literacy is 59%. In the town, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Politics==
Current [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]] from Deogarh Sh.Nitesh Ganga Deb of Bharatiya Janata Party who won the seat in State elections of 2014 to previous MLAs from this seat include, Sh. Sanjib Pradhan of Biju Janata Dal in 2009, Sh.Nitish chandra ganga dev of congress who won this seat in 2004, Sh.Shubash ch. Panigrahi of BJP in 2000 and a byelection prior to it Pradipta Ganga Deb of [[Janata Dal|JD]] in 1995 and in 1990, Raj Kishore Pradhan of INC in 1985, Ashwini Kumar Behera of INC(I) in 1980, and Bhanu Ganga Tribhuban Deb of [[Janata Party|JNP]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp134.htm
|title = State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 134-Deogarh Constituency of Odisha
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|access-date = 2008-09-27
}}</ref>

Deogarh is part of [[Deogarh (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf
|title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|access-date=2008-09-27
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304184320/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf
|archive-date=2009-03-04
}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Debagarh district}}
{{Municipalities of Odisha}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Debagarh district]]

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