Daringbadi | |
Other Name: | Deringabaadi |
Settlement Type: | Hill station |
Pushpin Map: | India Odisha#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Odisha, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kandhmal |
Founder: | Dering Saheb |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 915 |
Population Total: | 6996 [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Odia |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 762104 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +91-6849 |
Registration Plate: | OD-12 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Phulbani(105 km), Baliguda(49km), Berhampur (119 km), Surada (47km), Aska (84), Muniguda (142), Mohana (82km) |
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.
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 also famous for its production of superior quality of organic turmeric which already got the G.I. tag.[2] It is also famous for ginger harvesting.
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, or via Bhanjanagar - G.Udayagiri (NH-117) which is around or via Mohana-Bramhanigan route which is around .
It is about from Phulbani, from Balliguda and from Raikia.