Tigiria

Block Area in Odisha, India
20°29′0″N 85°31′0″E / 20.48333°N 85.51667°E / 20.48333; 85.51667CountryIndiaStateOdishaDistrictCuttackNACAthagadNamed forFormer princely stateLanguages
 • OfficialOdia, Hindi, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
754030
STD code06723Vehicle registrationODEthnicityOdia peopleClimateAw (Köppen)Avg. summer temperature45 °C (113 °F)Avg. winter temperature10 °C (50 °F)Websiteodisha.gov.in

Tigiria is a tehsil (block) of Cuttack district. There are 14 (panchayats) with a total of 50 villages under the Tigiria administrative division.[1]

Tigiria is part of the Athagarh Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency which includes as well Athagad, Athagarh block and 5 Gram panchayats (Kakhadi, Sankarpur, Badasamantarapur, Mangarajpur and Brahmapur) of Tangi-Chowdwar block.[2][3]

History

During the British Raj era, Tigiria was the capital of Tigiria State. It was one of several princely states of the Eastern States Agency and the most densely populated one.[4]

References

  1. ^ Tigiria Block Panchayat List
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ Tigiria Princely State - "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 p. 539