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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Dharakot<br />
| native_name =<br />
| native_name_lang = [[Odia language|Odia]]<br />
| other_name = Dharakotta<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = Badadanda Street.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Odisha#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|19.642|N|84.579|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Odisha]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date =<br />
1574<br />
| founder = Raja Hadu Singh <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = [[Gram Panchayat]]<br />
| governing_body = Dharakot GP<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 30<br />
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| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| population_demonym = <br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Odia people|Odia]]<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 761107<br />
| area_code = 06822<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| registration_plate ={{Unbulleted list<br />
| OR-07<br />
| OD-07<br />
}}<br />
| website =<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Dharakot''' is a semi-urban village and former zamindari estate in Dharakot [[Community Development Block]] of [[Ganjam district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Odisha]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Dharakot is located at {{Coord|19.38|N|84.34|E|}},<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Dharakota.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dharakote]</ref> about 12&nbsp;km north-west from [[Asika]] and 55&nbsp;km from Silk City [[Brahmapur, Odisha|Brahmapur]]. [[NH-59]] ([[Gopalpur, Odisha|Gopalpur]]-Khariar) passes through Dharakot.<br />
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Administratively it consists of three subdivisions: Jahada with 85 villages, Kunanogada with 37 villages, and Sahasrango with 66 villages.<br />
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===Villages of Dharakot===<br />
{{div col|colwidth=11em}}<br />
* Kanagiridi<br />
* Panibandha<br />
* Baharpur (12&nbsp;km)<br />
* Balarampur<br />
* Baradabili (12&nbsp;km)<br />
* Arjuna palli<br />
* Kahira palli<br />
* Dharakot<br />
* Dhaugam<br />
* Golla Damodarpalli<br />
* Jaga Mohan (2.4&nbsp;km)<br />
* Dasamaili<br />
* Haripur<br />
* Bethuar<br />
* Dakabaja<br />
* Jahada (4.4&nbsp;km)<br />
* Jhadabandha<br />
* Jharapari<br />
* Machhakot<br />
* Manikapur (27&nbsp;km)<br />
* Mundamarai (3&nbsp;km)<br />
* Rugumu (8&nbsp;km)<br />
* Saradhapur (5.5&nbsp;km)<br />
* Singipur<br />
* Pratapur (7&nbsp;km)<br />
{{div col end}}<br />
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==History==<br />
This place was earlier under Khindirisrunga (ଖିଣ୍ଡିରିଶୃଙ୍ଗ) or Khidisingi (ଖିଡ଼ିସିଙ୍ଗି) Mandala which comprised present day [[Surada]], Dharakot, [[Sheragada]] blocks of Ganjam district (also includes some parts of [[Mohana]] block of [[Gajapati district]]).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://gopabandhuacademy.gov.in/sites/default/files/gazetter/Ganjam_Gazetteer.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiWkf7GlrCFAxXt7jgGHctoDcgQFnoECDEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3m741mhyuMwm7N4nuTtdN2 | title = Odisha District Gazetteer Ganjam | publisher = GOPABANDHU ACADEMY OF ADMINISTRATION| access-date= 2024-04-07}}</ref><br />
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==Politics==<br />
Dharakot is a part of [[Sanakhemundi (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sanakhemundi Assembly Constituency]]. The [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Sanakhemundi Assembly Constituency is Ramesh Chandra Jena of [[Indian National Congress|INC]], who won the seat in state elections in 2019 and previously in 2009 after delimitation of seats. Therevious MLA from this seat was [[Nandini Devi]] (2014) of [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]].<br />
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Dharakot is a part of [[Aska (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<br />
<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf<br />
|title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha<br />
|publisher = Election Commission of India<br />
|access-date = 2024-04-26<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090206012916/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf<br />
|archive-date = 6 February 2009<br />
|df = dmy-all<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://archive.today/20130103145645/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-04/bhubaneswar/29735673_1_royal-family-rath-yatra-lord-jagannath Girl sweeps aside patriarchal rite]<br />
* [http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/d/dharakote.html DHARAKOTE (Zamindari)]<br />
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{{Ganjam district}}<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Ganjam district]]</div>
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