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Baramba, India

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Country
  
India

District
  
Cuttack

Named for
  
Tourist Place

State
  
Odisha

NAC
  
Athagad

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Baramba, India

Baramba is a tehsil (block) of Cuttack district. There are 36 village (panchayats) under the Baramba administrative division.

Baramba is part of the Baramba (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) which includes Baramba block and Narasinghpur block.

History

During the British Raj era, Baramba was the capital of Baramba State, one of several princely states of the Eastern States Agency.

The Bhattarika Temple, located in Sasanga village, Baramba, is believed to have been constructed between the 6th and the 16th century. The major festivals celebrated at this temple are Pana Sankranti in April, Akshaya Tritiya in May, and Dussehra in October.

References

Baramba, India Wikipedia