Odisha Government Releases Corrected District Names Replacing Impure English Spellings
State government publishes official list of corrected names for districts, sub-divisions, blocks, and urban areas in place of impure English names. Corrected district names have been announced by the state government through an official advertisement. The notification covers corrected names for various districts, sub-divisions, blocks, and urban areas. These replace earlier impure English names. The advertisement focuses on standardizing names across the state. It includes changes at district level, sub-division level, block level, and for urban areas. Authorities aim to correct the previous versions that used impure English spellings or names.
| Current Spelling | Revised Spelling |
|---|---|
| Angul | ANUGOLA |
| Pallahara | PALALAHADA |
| Talcher | TALACHER |
| Bolangir | BALANGIR |
| Bangamunda | BANGOMUNDA |
| Balasore | BALESHWAR |
| Nilgiri | NILAGIRI |
| Soro | SORA |
| Bargarh | BARAGADA |
| Rajborasambar | RAJBODASAMBAR |
| Bonth | BANTA |
| Boudhgarh | BOUDHAGADA |
| Cuttack | KATAKA |
| Salipur | SALEPUR |
| Baramba | BADAMBA |
| Athagarh | ATHAGADA |
| Deogarh | DEBAGADA |
| Reamal | RIAMAL |
| Berhampur | BRAHMAPUR |
| Hinjilicut | HINJILIKATU |
| Aska | ASIKA |
| Surada | SORADA |
| Dasarathpur | DASHARATHPUR |
| Dharmasala | DHARMASHALA |
| Belpahar | BELPAHAD |
| Junagarh | JUNAGADA |
| Dharamgarh | DHARMAGADA |
| Jaipatna | JAYAPATANA |
| Lanjigarh | LANJIGADA |
| Bhawanipatna | BHABANIPATANA |
| Kandhamal / Khondmal | KANDHAMALA |
| Kendrapara | KENDRAPADA |
| Aul | AALI |
| Mahakalapara | MAHAKALAPADA |
| Keonjhar | KENDUJHAR |
| Barbil | BADABIL |
| Keonjhargarh | KENDUJHARGADA |
| Khurda | KHORDHA |
| Bolagarh | BOLAGADA |
| Banpur | BANAPUR |
| Jatni | JATANI |
| Jeypore | JAYAPUR |
| Podia | PADIA |
| Betnoti | BETANATI |
| Samakhunta | SHAMAKHUNTA |
| Moroda | MORADA |
| Rasgovindpur | RASAGOBINDAPUR |
| Panchpir | PANCHAPIDHA |
| Umerkote | UMARKOT |
| Nayagarh | NAYAGADA |
| Daspalla | DASHAPALLA |
| Khariar | KHADIAL |
| Nimapara | NIMAPADA |
| Rairakhol | REDHAKHOL |
| Sonepur | SONPUR |
| Binka | BINIKA |
| Sundargarh | SUNDARAGADA |
| Bonaigarh | BANAIGADA |
| Koira | KOIDA |
| Lephripara | LEPHRIPADA |
| Subdega | SABDEGA |
| Bargaon | BADAGAN |
| Lahunipara | LAHUNIPADA |
| Rourkela | RAURKELA |

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