The district of Balangir is named after the headquarters towns of Balangir. This town was also the headquarters of the feudatory state of Patna, since the eighties of the nineteenth century.Balaram Deo, the brother of Narasimha Deo, the 12th Raja of Patna, established Balangir . As Balaram Deo is known to have flourished about the middle of 16th century, the origin of the town of Balangir has also been attributed to that period. It is said that the town being founded by Balaram Deo was named after him as Balaramgarh, from which the present name Balangir has been derived. There is however no recorded evidence to support this theory.
Balangir is known for its rich cultural and social values. It is the biggest Municipal Council of Western Odisha. Our Council has started a vigorous ...