Pallahara
Pallahara | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 21°27′N 85°11′E / 21.450°N 85.183°E | |
Country | |
State | Odisha |
District | Angul |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia |
Time zone | UTC5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | OD-35 (Talcher) Nearest RTO OD-28 (Deogarh) |
Pal Lahara is a small town in Angul district of the state of Odisha and located on NH6, where it intersects with NH23, 91 kilometres (57 mi) by road north of Angul.[1] Not far from the banks of the Rengali Reservoir which is to the west, the Malayagiri Forest Range is to the southeast.[1] Pallahara is one of the subdivisional headquarters in the Angul district.
History
Pallahara was the capital of Pal Lahara State, which was a small princely state of British India.[2]
The forests in the area were traditionally rich in bamboo and the local Juang people are adept at basketry.[3]
Connectivity
Pallahara is the center of Odisha. It has good connectivity to Bhubaneswar[4] Keonjhaer[5], Rourkela [6], and Sambalpur [7] by night buses. There is no train line to Pallahara. The nearest railway station to Pallahara is Talcher road . The Bhubaneswar airport and Jharsuguda airport are nearly equal distances from Pallahara. The Pallahara is underdeveloped although it is the center of Odisha.
References
- ^ a b Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ India. Foreign and Political Dept (1930). A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighboring countries. Government of India Central Publication Branch. p. 340. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ Patnaik, Nihar Ranjan (1997). Economic History of Odisha. Indus Publishing. p. 373. ISBN 978-81-7387-075-0. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhubaneswar
- ^ [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendujhar
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rourkela
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambalpur
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