Athagarh

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Map of Cuttack District

Athagarh (आठगढ़) is a tahsil town in Cuttack district of Orissa, India.

Variants

• Athgarh
• Athagad

Jat clans

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

आठगढ़

आठगढ़ (Athagad) भारत के ओड़िशा राज्य के कटक ज़िले में स्थित एक नगर है।

History

During the British Raj, Athagad was the capital of the Athgarh State, one of the princely states of the Eastern States Agency. The Rajguru of Athgarh lived near Gada (rani mahal).

Athgarh State

Athgarh (ଆଠଗଡ) was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded by Raja Sri Karan Niladri Bebarta Patnaik of the Karan community in 1178 and had its capital in Athgarh (Athagad) town.

The founder of the state was Raja Sri Karan Niladri Bebarta Patnaik who belonged to the Karan community of Odisha . He was the minister of the Raja of Puri, who conferred on him the title of Raja and gave him Athgarh for his services,or according to another account, as a dowry on marrying the Raja's sister. The Rajguru of Athgarh lived near Gada (Rani Mahal). During the British Raj, Athgarh was one of the Feudatory States of Orissa and acceded to India following the independence of India when the last ruler Karan Radhanath Bebarta Patnaik signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948.

List of Villages in Athagad tahsil

Amrutamanipatna, Anantpur, Ankula, Arakhpatna, Badabhuindal, Baghera, Baghua, Bailo, Balarampur, Bali, Balipada, Balipur, Balisasan, Bamanpur, Banakhandi, Bandahata, Barhamapur, Baudhapur, Baula, Belda, Betakholi, Bhagirathipur, Bhogara, Bhuinbarei, Bishnupur, Bramhanabasta, Budhiapatna, Champapur, Champia, Chandrabalishyampur, Charabhaunri, Chhenakhianuagaon, Chhotiamba, Chunupada, Dahisara, Dalua, Dampatipur, Daspur, Dhanurjaypur, Dhurukudia, Gadadharpur, Gajamba, Gariapat, Gobindapur, Gobra Sasan, Gopal Prasad, Gopiballavpur, Gopinathpur , Gourangpur, Gudupada, Gundichapur, Haridagahira, Haripur , Indupur, Iswara, Jagamohanpur, Jaganathpur, Jagannathballvpur Sasan, Jagiapada , Jenadeipur, Jenapada Dal, Jenapur, Kadua Nuagaon, Kalankipur, Kansar, Kantania, Kanthpur, Kapursingh, Karakamal, Karikol, Keutapada, Khamara Nuagaon, Khanduali, Kolathapangi, Koranga, Kotar, Krushnashyampur, Kuanala, Kusupangi, Laxminarayanpur, Lingapada, Machhyapur, Madhapur, Mahalaxmipur , Maidharpur, Mantri, Mathurapur, Matikot, Muktadeipur, Nandeilo, Narangabasta, Narasinghpur, Nauratha, Nidhipur, Nuabandha, Nuagarh, Nuasasan, Pahilabara, Paikerapur, Parbatia, Parsurampur, Patalinga, Patanda, Patenigaon, Pithakhia, Prasanapur, Purusottampur, Radhaballavpur, Radhadamodarpur, Radhadarsanpur, Radhadhabpur, Radhagobindapur, Radhakantapur, Radhakeshabpur , Radhakrishnapur, Radhamadhabpur, Radhamohanpur, Radhapatipur, Radhaprasanpur, Radhapriyapur Sasan, Radharamanpur, Radhasaranpur, Radhashyampur, Raghunathpur Patna, Rahangola, Rajaballavpur, Ramashyampur, Rampei, Regedapada, Routraypur, Sabitripur, Santanibati, Saraswatipur, Sarkoli, Sarkuan, Sasanga, Sauria , Silapat , Sitarampur, Somanathpur, Suniamuhin, Tailamal, Talabasta, Talagarh, Tarsingh, Tentulia, Totapada, Udaypur Dal,

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