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‎Baramba

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''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.

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 =Baramba=
- One of the Tributary States of Orissa, Bengal, lying
+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

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Pdewan: Created page with " {| class="wikitable" |- |colspan="0"| This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLA..."

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THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.
OXFORD, AT THE CLA..."