Kotpad
Kotpad is a town and a notified area committee in Koraput district in the Indian state of Odisha. Nearest railway station to Kotpad is Kotpad Road station which is a part of East Coast railway.
Kotpad
Damayanti Nagar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kotpad Location in Odisha, India  Kotpad Kotpad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19.1624°N 82.3256°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Koraput |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 14,914 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | OD |
| Website | odisha |
Kotpad is famous for Saree and Handloom products. Kotpad Handloom is a vegetable-dyed fabric woven by the tribal weavers of the Mirgan community of Kotpad village in Koraput.
Kotpad recently came to limelight because of director Biswanath Rath's award winning movie Kotpad Weaving : The Story of a Race Against Time.
History
Kotpad has an intriguing history made famous by the feud between Bastar State and Kingdom of Jeypore. Historically, one Raja Daryao Bhanjdeo of Bastar was ousted by his brother Ajgar Bhanjdeo and was sheltered by Vikram Dev I, the king of Jeypore. Daryao wanted to reclaim the throne with the help of Jeypore and in return promised five forts of Kotpad, Umerkote, Churachunda, Raigadh and Podagada. Eventually, Vikram Dev I marched with his army to Bastar and defeated Ajgar in a few days. Daryao became the king and gifted the five forts to Vikram Dev I.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Kotpad had a population of 14,914. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kotpad has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 50%. In Kotpad, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.!!
Politics
Current MLA from Kotpad Assembly Constituency is Padmini Dian[2] of BJD . The previous MLA from Kotpad Assembly Constituency is Chandrasekhar Majhi of INC, He is the brother of Basudev Majhi who won the seat in State elections in 2009 and also in 2004, 2000, 1995, 1985, 1980 (as candidate of INC(I)) and 1977.
Kotpad is part of Nowrangpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]
References
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- "Odisha Legislative Assembly". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2008.