Debagarh( Deogarh ) is a city in Odisha state, located in eastern India. It is located in the north-western region of the state. Deogarh is the headquarters of Debagarh District that was created on 1 January 1994, after being bifurcated from the Sambalpur District.

ଦେବଗଡ (ଦେଓଗଡ) ଓଡିଶା ରାଜ୍ୟର ଏକ ସହର, ଯାହା ପୂର୍ବ ଭାରତରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ | ଏହା ରାଜ୍ୟର ଉତ୍ତର-ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଅଞ୍ଚଳରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ | ଦେଓଗଡ ହେଉଛି ଦେବଗଡ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ମୁଖ୍ୟାଳୟ ଯାହା ସମ୍ବଲପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲାରୁ ବିଭାଜିତ ହେବା ପରେ 1 ଜାନୁଆରୀ 1994 ରେ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ହୋଇଥିଲା |

Geography :

Debagarh is located at 21.53°N 84.73°E. It has an average elevation of 192 m (630 ft).

Deogarh is located between 21° 31′ 53″ N Latitude and 84° 43′ 2″ E Longitude. Deogarh Town is 90 km to the east of Sambalpur City on N.H-6. National Highway No.6 passes through the district , and acts as the main artery of inter-regional trade and other links.

History :

Bamanda – the citadel of creative artists dates back to 5th century A.D. when Maratha Royal Family was at the helm of the Administration. After this dynasty, Ganga Rulers came into power and established their capital at Deogarh. Deogarh attained all-round prosperity during the reign of Raja Basudev Sudhal Dev, the most enlightened rulers of this clan. A new horizon was innovated in the field of communication by the foundation of Jagannath Ballav press in 1886 and publication of a weekly magazine the “Sambalpur Hitaishini” in 1889. It was during his rule that the jail, police station, postoffices, Dispensaries were established and irrigation system was introduced. He had a telephone line of 78 Miles connecting Bamara and Barkote in 1900 was the longest in India during that period. Bamanda’s own postal system was very developed. It got affiliated to the British Postal system in 1895. Sir Sudhal Dev, the then King of Bamanda had coined and issued postage stamps in his own Kingdom. He had promulgated paper currency also in his state.

After him, his illustrious son Raja Sachidananda Tribhuban Dev undertook the improvement activities of the erstwhile estate. The most outstanding developmental activities was the introduction of the hydro-electric system in Kodarkot water fall by which the Palace, cloth loom, Sugar factory established in 1908 at Rambhei got power supply. During the reign of Bhanuganga Tribhuban Dev, the estate of Bamra was merged with Odisha i,e. on 1st January, 1948 and it became a part of the District of Sambalpur.