Nayagarh State
Nayagarh State was one of the princely states of India from the period of the British Raj. It was located in present-day Nayagarh district, Odisha.
| Nayagarh State | |||||||
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| Princely State of British India | |||||||
| 1480–1948 | |||||||
Nayagarh State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1931 | 1,528 km2 (590 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1931 | 142,406 | ||||||
| • Type | Odisha government | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1480 | ||||||
| 1948 | |||||||
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The state was bounded in the north by Khandpara State and Puri District. The capital was at Nayagarh. The southern part of the state was forested and mountainous and was inhabited mainly by Khonds.
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