Dharamgarh
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| leader_name = Malvika Devi
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| postal_code = 766015
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| area_code = 06672
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| website = Kalahandi.nic.in
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| leader_name1 = Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi
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Dharamgarh is one of the sub-divisional headquarters in the district of Kalahandi in Odisha, India and it is one of the three Notified Area Councils in Kalahandi.{{Cite web|url=https://kalahandi.nic.in/public-utility/notified-area-council-dharmagarh/|title=Notified Area Council Dharmagarh {{!}} Kalahandi District: Odisha|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalahandi.info/the-dynamic-first-chair-person-of-dharamgarh-notified-area-council/|title=The dynamic first chair person of Dharamgarh Notified Area Council Sushree Hira Bag completes one year in her office {{!}} Kalahandi Info:-|date=2016-04-21|website=Kalahandi Info|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-04}} It is also referred as Dharmagarh. Dharamgarh is known as the granary of Kalahandi district.http://www.dailypioneer.com/301018/Sri-Sri-Ravi-Shankar-to-visit-Sambalpur-Kalahandi-Cuttack-from-Dec-14.html {{Bare URL inline|date=September 2022}} The Dharamgarh sub-division of Kalahandi includes Golamunda, Koksara, Jaipatna, Kalampur, Junagarh and Dharamgarh blocks.{{Cite web|url=https://kalahandi.nic.in/demography/ |title=Dharamgarh Village Population - Dharamgarh - Kalahandi, Orissa}}
History and economy
Dharamgarh became a sub-divisional headquarter in post-independence period when Kalahandi joined Odisha state. Dharamgarh sub-division is historically well known for rice production in the region. In post Upper Indravati irrigation project it among the leading rice producing sub-division in Odisha. Kalahandi contributed largest number of rice mill, out of which majority of the rice mills are in Dharamgarh sub-division.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2017/oct/21/paddy-procurement-to-begin-from-nov-1-1679011.html|title=Paddy procurement to begin from Nov 1|date=21 October 2017|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=4 January 2019}}
References
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External links
- [http://kalahandi.nic.in/ kalahandi.nic.in]
- [http://www.dharamgarh.in www.dharamgarh.in] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209021702/http://www.dharamgarh.in/ |date=9 December 2012 }}
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