Baramba

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Baramba

One of the Tributary States of Orissa, Bengal, lying between 20 21' and 20 31' N. and 85 12' and 85 31' E., with an area of 134 square miles. It is bounded on the north by Hindol ; on the east by Tigiria ; on the south by Cuttack District and Khandpara (the boundary line being formed by the Mahanadl river) ; and on the west by Narsinghpur. Kanaka Peak (2,038 feet), the highest point of a hill range of the same name, is situated on the northern border.

A legend attributes the foundation of the State to a celebrated wrestler, to whom the Orissa monarch presented two villages which were owned and inhabited by Khonds ; the wrestler speedily drove out the abori- gines and then extended his territory, which received further accessions in the time of his successors. The State yields a revenue of Rs. 43,000, and pays Rs. 1,398 as tribute to the British Government. The popula- tion increased from 32,526 in 1891 to 38,260 in 1901, of whom 37,441 were Hindus. A few Buddhists are still found in one or two villages.

The most numerous castes are Chasas (11,000) and Pans (4,000). The population reside in 181 villages, and the density is 285 persons per square mile. The Mahanadl affords excellent water-carriage, and logs of timber and bamboos are floated down the river to Cuttack and Purl Districts. A good fair-weather road connects Baramba with Narsinghpur on one side and Tigiria on the other, joining the old Cuttack-Sambalpur road above Sankarpur in the Dhenkanal State. Excellent cotton and silk cloth is manufactured at the village of Maniabundha. The State maintains a charitable dispensary, a middle vernacular school, and 2 upper primary and 44 lower primary schools.