ABOUT KORAPUT

KORAPUT

Koraput is a city in the state of Orissa, but it is quite near the borders of neighbouring states Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. It is in a hilly area. The aircraft engine plant of Hindustan Aeronatics Limited (HAL) is located atSunabeda about 20 km from Koraput. National Aluminium Corporation (Nalco) operates at Damanjodi near by.

By plane

The Visakhapatnam is the nearest airport and is about 5 hours by road.

By train

Koraput is connected to Vishakapatnam (by a day train) and Bhubaneswar by a night train. The Hirakand Express(train number 8447) leaves from Bhubaneswar at night(2000HRS), and reaches Koraput, the next morning(1015HRS). Most of the people get down at Viziangaram at around 0200 hrs (please tell the TTE to wake you up) and catches share taxis for Koraupt / Sunabeda / Jeypore takes around 3 hours and costs 250 bucks per person. An Express train(VSKP-KRDL-PASS, Train Number 1VK) leaves from Vishakapatnam in the morning(0650HRS), and reaches Koraput by evening(1320HRS). The journey through the scenic valley and hills make breathtaking.

Sambaleshwri Express has two sleeper, one ac three tire and some generel coaches for Koraput leaves Howrah at 2130 daily and takes almost 24 hours to reach Koraput via Rourkella, Sambalpur and Rayagada. Most of the people get down at Viziangaram (50 kilometer before Visakhapatnam from Kolkata side) and takes share taxis to Koraupt which takes 3 hours and costs around 150 per person.

From calcutta you can take the Howrah-koraput express.

By road

Koraput on the hills can be reached from most places in either Orissa or Andhra Pradesh by travelling up a heavily forested winding road (also called a ghat road), with many sharp hair-pin bends. The road trip from either state is quite scenic. It is the most travelled and well maintained. If travelling in the early morning or late evening, you definitely will spot wildlife feeding along the road, or even spot the odd carnivore. There are forests of sandalwod trees all the way.

Most of the people get down at Vizianagaram (50 kilometer before Visakhapatnam from Kolkata side) and catches share taxis to Koraput which takes 3 hours and costs around 250 bucks per person.

There are 2 ways to get to Koraput from visakhapatnam and vizianagaram:- 1. The route from visakhapatnam traverses along Pendurthi,kottavalsa,Srugaravarapu kota (S.Kota),aruku,aruku valley,jeypore,and koraput.This route is a bit long and is well paved till atleast the andhra pradesh orissa border. And aruku valley being the famous hill station in the northern parts of andhra pradesh one can get decent accommodation in one of the 3 Andhra Paradesh Tourism Department operated resorts at aruku valley. And from there go to koraput after a refreshing night in the laps of nature.This is also the route which the Visakhapatnam - aruku valley trains which is a very scenic ride and one ought not to miss it.

2. The other route to koraput from visakhapatnam goes via Vizianagaram,Gajapathi nagaram, Rambhdhrapuram, Salur, patungi, Simliguda, Sunabeda(HAL) and koraput.From vizianagaram the trip to Koraput is around 180kms.and the journey time is usually around 4 to 6 hrs depending on the road conditions,traffic conditions and weather.as mentioned above the road till the andhra pradesh and orissa border is well maintained on the andhra pradesh side but god only knows when the orissa government sanctioned funds to pave the road from koraput to the andhra pradesh border.

- The road from S.Kota to aruku valley is a ghat section or a winding mountain road which has 9 hair pin binds on route 1.

The journey to koraput is scenic and as mentioned above and you will definitely see wolves,fox,and if one is lucky enough hyenas and bears on the roads.and coming to the scenic part,it is a very scenic to watch but really dangerous to for the inexperienced driver who never drove on winding ghat roads(mountain roads).especially trying to avoid ditches,potholes and all other obstacles and especially the very rude and ignorant bus drivers of the orissa state department transport corporation who feel they have inherited the road from their fore fathers.

Roads on the andhra pradesh side are well maintained and marked very well even in the ghat sections of aruku and salur.But roads from the orissa border to koraput are the worst things on earth a person will ever encounter.they are full of potholes,ditches and the parapet wall of the road is never reconstructed after an accident happens and NO ROAD SIGNS OR WARNINGS.Just a handful written in the local language stating that these roads are maintained by R&B Department of orissa as this has been going on for the past god knows how many years there is virtually no boundary wall on this road and one usually finds its remnants like one finds the remnants of a lost city.and all the area is very dangerous due to robberies and dacoits.

See

The famous rath yatra is the main event. "Parab" is a Tribal Festibal organised by Unicef every year in November 16th to 18th Where you can find different tribes culture at one place who demonstrate their Dance and Arts. It is als a time to shop Decorated and handicraft items made by tribals. So be there without a miss to celebrate.banda

• Sabara Srikhetra Jagannath Temple (Mid of Town)
• Tribal Museum(be hind the Jagannath Temple)

• Eat

• The Jungle Restaurant. A unique place to dine in between the Forest garden of "Tibal Museum". However the food quality is not that good.

Drink

Please take mineral water in Bottle, purchase form nearest markets.

Sleep

• Atithi Bhawan, Koraput, Telephone +91 6852 250610/251688, Tariff Rs. 250 – 500
• • Atithi Nivas, Koraput, Telephone +91 6852 250254, Tariff Rs. 150
  • Yatri Nibas, Koraput, Telephone +91-6852-250610 Tariff Rs.175.00 to Rs.250.00
• Rajdhani Lodge, Koraput, Telephone +91 6852 252145, Tariff Rs. 5 - 100
• Maha Laxmi Lodge, Koraput, Telephone +91 6852 250485, Tariff Rs. 35 - 120
• D.N.K Guest House, Koraput, Telephone +91 6852 251598, Tariff Rs. 20 – 70
• Hotel Ambika Heavens, Koraput, Telephone +91 6852 251136, Tariff Rs. 120 - 400

HOW TO REACH KORAPUT

AIR :	Nearest AIR Ports: Vishakapatnam (Andhra Pradesh )--202 Kms Raipur(Chattisgarh)--400 Kms Bhubaneswar(Orissa)--500 Kms
TRAIN:	Well connected from Vishakapatnam,Bhubaneswar and Kolkata with Express Trains.
ROAD:	Convenient road transport facilities avilable NH43 passes through this district.
LOCAL TRANSPORT:	Cycle,Rikshaw,Auto and Taxis are available on hire.

DISTANCE FROM KORAPUT TO:

01	Bhubaneswar	499 Km
02	Raipur	400 Km
03	Visakhapatnam	202 Km
04	Sunabeda	18 Km
05	Jeypore	22 Km
06	Gupteswar	80 Km
07	Subai	34 Km
08	Nandapur	44 Km
09	Duduma	88 Km
10	Jolaput	77 Km
11	Maliguda	50 Km
12	Nilabadi	102 Km
13	Malkangiri	127 Km
14	Rayagada	109 Km
15	Hatipahar	112 Km
16	Nabarangapur	66 Km
17	Mudulipada (Bondaghat)	98 Km
18	Ankadelli	91 Km
19	Berhampur	320 Km
20	Sambalpur	429 Km
21	Titilagarh	355 Km

Accomodation Details:

Name/Address	Phone Number
Koraput:		Jeypore:
Special Ciruit House	06852 251324	Hotel Hello Jeypore	06854 231127,230900
DNK Guest House	06852 251598	Hotel Sai Krishna	06854 230253
Atithi Bhawan	06852 250610	Hotel Manikrishna	06854 231139
Raj Residency	06852 251591	Hotel Madhumati	06854 241377
Atithi Nivas	06852 250254	Hotel Princes	06854 230197
Mahalaxmi Lodge	9853539007	Hotel Apsara	06854 231273
Sri Krishna Lodge	--------	Hotel Shiva	06854 231606
Ambika Heavens	06852 250350	Hotel Subham	06854 230759
New Yatri Nivas	9337622637	Hotel Sai raj	06854 230756
Gupteswar:		Hotel Aproova	06854 230553
Panthasala	06852 250318	Hotel Shankar	06854 233150
Sunabeda:		Lodge Shanti Nivas	06854 232262
Panthika	06853 220310	Woodland Lodge	06854 232104
NAC Guest House	06853 220315	Lodge Oorbasi	06854 232654
Semiliguda:		Lodge Ravi	06854 232827
Hotel Sriram	06853 225388	Roseland Lodge	06854 230639
Jagannath Lodge	06853 225409	Manorama Lodge	06854 230330
Damanjodi:		Hotel Lalit Mahal	06854 233051
Maa Mangala Guest House	06853 253994	Indrabhawan Lodge	06854 231110
Maa Mangala Lodge	06853 254455	Apsara Lodge	9337262337

Bhavani Stay Lodge

9937293749

Fairs & Festivals

Festival	Place and Season
Pus Puni	All Over the district(Jan-Feb)
Jagar Mela	Gupteswar and all the Shiva pitha(Feb-Mar)
Bali Yatra	Borigumma,Kotpad and Jeypore(Feb-Mar)
Chaitra Parab	All Over the district(Apr-May)
Dola Purnima	Borigumma,Nandapur and Jeypore(Mar-Apr)
Mutyalamma Yatra	Koraput(Apr-May)
Neelabadi Yatra	Narayanpatna(Jan-Feb)
Batamangala Yatra	Koraput(Mar-Apr)
Agnigangamma	Pottangi(Apr-May)
Nua Khai	All Over the district(Aug-Sept)
Rath Yatra	Koraput,Jeypore,Kotia(June-July)
Dussehra	Jeypore,Korpaut(Sept-Oct)
Parab	Koraput(Nov. 16-18)
Mondei	Borigumma,Kotpad (Feb-Mar)

Restaurant
Koraput: Dolpin Plaza, Dolphin Restaurant, Hotel Annapurna, Hotel Basanta Vilas,

Raj Restaurant.
Jeypore: Hotel Hello Jeypore,Hotel Princess,Hotel Apsara,Hotel Madhumati,Hotel Maharaja,Yamuna-Radhika,Food Inn,Hotel Highway Inn.

GUIDES: 37 Trained tourist guides are available at District Headquarters,to provide services on payment of usual charges. 

Tribal Dances of Koraput: The tribal dances of Korpaut have their own traditional graces and rythamic charm.Those are Dhemsa, Rinjodi, Kathinacha, Narappa, Durua, Paraja, Gadaba.

Weekly Market:
MONDAY : Subai,Kakirigumma.
TUESDAY : Guneipada,Ramgiri,Kotapad.
WEDNESDAY : Nandapur,Podagada.
THURSDAY : Ankadeli,Padua.
FRIDAY : Kundli,Boipariguda.
SATURDAY : Lamtaput,Dumuriput,Laxmipur,Baligaon.
SUNDAY : Koraput.

BANKS:
SBI : Koraput,Sunabeda,Semliguda,Damanjodi,Jeypore,Bazar Branch with ATM
INDIAN BANK :Koraput,Jeypore
IOB:Koraput,Jeypore(ATM)
ANDHRA BANK :Koraput,Jeypore(ATM)
ALLAHABAD BANK :Sunabeda,Semliguda
AXIS,ICICI,HDFC,UCO,UNION and SYNDICATE BANK :Jeypore(ATM)
BANK OF INDIA :Jeypore,Sunabeda(ATM)

POST OFFICE: Head Post Office,Koraput and Jeypore with RMS and all the block headquarters with postal services.

HOSPITAL:
DISTRICT HEADQUARTER HOSPITAL : Koraput (06852 251222)
SUB-DIVISIONAL HOSPITAL : Jeypore
PHC :All Block Headquarters

EMERGENCY SERVICES:
AMBULANCE: Koraput (06852 251222)
FIRE : 101
POLICE :100,250245
RAILWAY ENQUIRY :131,251442
BUS ENQUIRY :251487

SUNABEDA(18 Kms), SUBAI(34 Kms), BAGRA(25 Kms), 

JOLAPUT(77 Kms), DEOMALI(60 Kms), BALDA CAVE(66 Kms), 

RAJA CAVE and BALMIKI ASHRAM(80 Kms), GULIMI(100 Kms), 

NARAYANPATNA(80 Kms), RANIGUDA(18 Kms),  NEELABADI(100 Kms), 

RAISIL(60 Kms), ANKADELI(90 Kms)  || PEDAPADU(90 Kms)  || KANSPABLI(12 Kms) || 

 || BIRAKHAMBA PITHA(50 Kms)  || CHINGUDI DARHA and RANGAPANI NALA(46 Kms)

 ||RAMGIRI(64 Kms) ||  || BADUDI PAHADA(70 Kms)  || TIKIRAGARH(67 Kms) ||

 || DHABALESWAR / JOGESWAR(71 Kms)  || BHAIRABSINGPUR(60 Kms)  || 

 || RANI DUDUMA(46 Kms)  || PAKJHOLA(40 Kms)  || MURAN DAM(60 Kms)  ||

 || DORA GUDA(64 Kms)  || CHANDAN MALI PATTADEVI GUMPHA(49 Kms)  || 

 || LUGUN GUMPHA(70 Kms)  || HATI BARI(65 Kms)  || TENTULIGUMMA(100 Kms)  ||

Assistance:

Government Of Orissa Tourist Office
Tourist Complex,Koraput(Near Circuit House)
Phone:06852 250318