Khandapara

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Nayagarh district map

Khandapara (खण्डपड़ा) is a town and tahsil in Nayagarh district of Orissa.

Location

It is located in the valley of nine mountains.

Jat clans

Following Jat clans have similarity with places shown in bold in this tahsil/block. There is need to further research this correlation.

• Barada Clan
• Gandas
• Kadua
• Naga
• Punia
• Tank

List of villages in Khandapara Tahsil

Anlamda, Anlapata, Badabhuin, Bahada, Balabhadraprasad, Balaramprasad, Baradabari, Barakoli, Barapalli, Basantapur, Basudeipur, Bedangi, Bhramarbar Prasad, Chaupalli, Chhotabanpur, Chiatanpur, Dukhapalli, Duttapokhari, Gandasahi, Giridipalli, Giridipatna, Gochhabari, Gohirapada, Golasahi, Gopalipada, Gopinathpur, Goudapatna, Gousabodasa, Harada, Harichandanpur, Hatakata, Ichhapur, Jadunathpur Sasan, Jagannathpur, Jakela, Jogiapalli Ext, Kadua, Kaduanpalli, Kaduapada, Kaduapadapatna, Kaithapalli, Kalapangi, Kanasingh, Kandhapathara, Khandamirigi, Khuntabandha, Kiajharpatna, Kotapokhari, Krushnachandrapurpatna , Krushnaprasad, Krushneswarpatna, Kuahara, Kumundi, Kunjabelli, Kunjabihariprasad, Kunjabiharipur, Kusumitara, Kutakuni, Laxmiprasad, Madhuchoudhripatna, Madhupur, Mahdabereni, Mahulpada, Mainsibindha, Mangalpur Ranichheli, Mangrajpur, Maradarjprasad, Muraripur, Nagajhara, Natabarapursasan, Nimapatna, Nrusinghapurpatna, Nuagaon, Nuapada, Nuapalli, Paikadholamara, Panusahupatna, Pathara, Patharaganda, Pathardwar, Pathuria, Patna, Puania, Purushottampur, Raghunathpur, Rakesia, Ramachandrapur, Ramchandraprasad, Ratanpur, Sahaspur, Sambarbindha, Saradhapur, Sarapokhoria Gadiasahi, Serajanga, Singhibari, Statagochhia, Tankupada, Tentulipalli A, Udayapur, Ujulanga,

Khandpara State

Khandpara State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was located in present-day Nayagarh district, Odisha.

The state was bounded in the north by the Mahanadi River. The main town was Kantilo, but the capital was at Khandpara (Khandapada).

Khandpara State is said to be founded by Jadunath Singh Mangaraj, the youngest son of Raja Raghunath Singh of Nayagarh, who retained possession of four Garhs or forts, as his share, viz. Kadua, Ghuntasahi, Saradhapur, and Khedapada, which are located in Nayagarh region. Jadunath Singh is also said to have received the title Mangaraj from the Gajapati Maharaja. In the reign of Raja Narayan Singh Mangraj, Khandpara extended on the east up to Banki, on the west to Balaramprasad in Daspalla, on the north to Kantilo, and on the south up to Jogiapali.

The last ruler signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948, merging his state into Odisha forming a part of the Nayagarh district.