Daringbadi

Daringbadi is a hill station in Kandhmal district of Odisha state in eastern India. It is situated at an elevation of 915 metres and is a popular tourist destination.

Daringbadi Deringabaadi
Hill station
Lovers point near Daringbadi
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Coordinates: 19°54′26″N 84°07′22″E
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Kandhmal
Founded by	Dering Saheb
Elevation	915 m (3,002 ft)
Population
• Total	6,996 [1]
Languages
• Official	Odia
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	+91-6849
Vehicle registration	OD-12
Nearest city	Phulbani(105 km), Baliguda(49km), Berhampur (119 km), Surada (47km), Aska (84), Muniguda (142), Mohana (82km)

Back in the days of the British rule, there was a British officer named Daring Saheb who was in charge of this place. Over the years, this place was named after him, which spelled Daringbadi with Badi meaning village. More than 50% of the population here constitutes ST community of aboriginal tribal races.

The temperature level of Daringbadi has often been recorded below 0 °C. It is famous for its production of superior quality, G.I. certified organic turmeric.^[2] It is also famous for ginger harvesting.

Travel

Daringbadi can be reached from Bhubaneswar (246 km), the state capital by regular bus services. The nearest railway station is at Brahmapur (119 km).

Daringbadi can be reached from Brahmapur either via Sorada (NH-59) which is near about 120 kilometres (75 mi), or via Bhanjanagar - G.Udayagiri (NH-117) which is around 180 kilometres (110 mi) or via Mohana-Bramhanigan route which is around 145 kilometres (90 mi).

It is about 105 kilometres (65 mi) from Phulbani, 49 kilometres (30 mi) from Balliguda and 30.5 kilometres (19.0 mi) from Raikia.

References

1. "Census of India: Search Details".
2. Behera, Nirmalya (April 2019). "On Foundation Day, Odisha receives GI tag for 'Kandhamal Haldi'". Business Standard India.