Dharamgarh
Town/City
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Coordinates: 19°52′00″N 82°47′00″E / 19.866667°N 82.783333°E / 19.866667; 82.783333
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Government
• Body	Notified Area Council
• MP	Basanta Kumar Panda
• MLA	Mousadhi Bag
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5:30
PIN	766015
Telephone code	06672
Website	Kalahandi.nic.in

Dharamgarh is one of the sub-divisional headquarters in the district of Kalahandi in Odisha, India and it is one of the three Notified Area Councils in Kalahandi.^[1][2] It is also referred as Dharmagarh. Dharamgarh is known as the granary of Kalahandi district.^[3] The Dharamgarh sub-division of Kalahandi includes Golamunda, Koksara, Jaipatna, Kalampur, Junagarh and Dharamgarh blocks.^[4]

History and economy

Dharamgarh became a sub-divisional headquarter in post-independence period when Kalahandi joined Odisha state. Dharamgarh sub-division is historically well known for rice production in the region. In post Upper Indravati irrigation project it among the leading rice producing sub-division in Odisha. Kalahandi contributed largest number of rice mill, out of which majority of the rice mills are in Dharamgarh sub-division.^[5]