Narasinghpur

Narasinghpur is a town in Odisha, India. It is part of the Baramba (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) which includes Baramba block and Narasinghpur block. Sri Devi Prasad Mishra, MLA of the constituency is native of Narasinghpur.

Narasinghpur
ନରସିଂହପୁର
Block Area
Champanath Shiva Temple
Nickname: 
The Temple Town
Narasinghpur
Narasinghpur
Narasinghpur
Coordinates: 20.467°N 85.083°E / 20.467; 85.083
CountryIndia
StateOdisha
DistrictCuttack
Named forTourist Place
Population
 (2011)
  Total10,000
Languages
  OfficialOdia, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
754032
Telephone code06721-
Vehicle registrationOD
EthnicityOdia people
ClimateAw (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature45 °C (113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature10 °C (50 °F)
Websiteodisha.gov.in

Narasinghpur is named after its discoverer Narasingh who was later overthrown by Sri Mandardhar Harichandana Mohapatra. The small town has its own magnificent history. The local deity of the land is goddess "pragala".

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