Udala, India

History

Udala was historically a small village within the Taldandi pir of Kaptipada estate. The estate merged with Mayurbhanj State in 1890, and its management was taken over by the state in 1898. Subsequently, the estate, along with four adjoining parganas of the Sadar subdivision, was reorganized into a subdivision in 1908. The administrative headquarters relocated from Kaptipada to Udala, the approximate center of the sub-divisional area in 1910, and in 1918, the new circular road connecting Udala to the state headquarters, Baripada, was constructed. Later, when the princely state merged with Odisha in 1949 following India's independence, Udala was informally designated as a town in 1950. In 1961, the region had a population of 3,022, comprising the town (de facto a village) Udala (1,261) and its surrounding villages: Mendhakhai (749), Jagannathi (561), Nagbani (266), Jantrida (140), and Jirida (45). With population growth over the years, the town declared as Notified Area Council (NAC) for self-governance in 1973, covering an area of 7.89 square kilometers by composing those six villages and organized into 12 wards.

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