Ranpur State

Ranpur State was one of many princely non-salute states of India during the period of the British Raj. It was one of the four native states located in present-day Nayagarh district, Odisha.

Ranpur State
Princely State of British India
17th cen–1948

Ranpur State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
Area 
 1931
526 km2 (203 sq mi)
Population 
 1931
47,711
History 
 Established
17th cen
1948
Succeeded by
India

The state was bounded in the west by Nayagarh State and in all other directions by Puri district. It was very close to the seashore but had no coastline. Its southwestern part was thickly forested and was mostly uninhabited. The Ranpur ruling family claimed to belong to the most ancient lineage of the princely rulers of the Orissa Tributary States. The capital of the state was Ranpur, a small town near Kalupara Ghat railway station where the Raja resided.

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