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About Athmallik
Athmallik is a sub-division and its headquarter in Angul district in Odisha, India, and also a notified area council. It previously came under Dhenkanal district but after the creation of Angul district in April 1993 it then came under Angul. The Athmallik sub-division of Angul district includes Athmallik and Kishorenagar blocks and tehsils.
From the Wikipedia article Athmallik (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Athmallik was initially an estate (jagir) which was recognized as a princely state in 1874. Athmallik was one of the 26 feudatory states of Odisha. Kaintragarh was the capital of Athmallik State, being carved out of the erstwhile Baudh ex-feudatory state.
In the 11th century, the princely state, established by King Pratap Deo, a scion of the Kadamba Dynasty. Pratap Deo was said to have found a Honda (Metal Vessel) which was considered to be lucky enough, after which the territory was then named as "Hondpa". In the course of time, one of the chiefs divided the ex-state into eight divisions and placed one sub-chief called "Malla" in each division with a view of suppressing the unruly tribes; on this basis the kingdom changed its name from "Hondpa" to "Athmallik".
One of the most prominent Zamindari includes Zamindari of Aida-Kalamati held by the House of Mishras-Sambalpur since the 1870s. The Zamindari was granted by the Raja of Athmallik state to be an independent functioning administrative Zamindari and thus they were allowed to use His Highness title informally along the Rajas. The state merged with Dhenknal from the rule of Kishore Chandra Deo in 1948 and remained under Dhenkanal District until 31 March 1993. Due to bifurcation of the District Athmallik, a Sub-Division, is now under Angul District, as from 1993.
From the History section of Athmallik on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Baud 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Phulbāni 41 km southwest, about 41 min by car
- Rāmpur 44 km northwest, about 44 min by car
- Subulia 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Daspalla 53 km southeast, about 53 min by car
- Angul 60 km east, about 1 h by car
- Danara 63 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Kandasar 65 km east, about 1 h by car
- Sonepur 65 km west, about 1 h by car
- Nalco 69 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Photo credits
- Panchadhara Ghati, Athmallik, Abhas Kumar Kheti, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Deulajhari Hot spring and Siddheswar Baba Temple,Athmallik,Angul,Odisha, Abhas Kumar Kheti, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS048-E-47942 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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