Surada (also known as Sorada or Soroda) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Geography
Surada is located at . It has an average elevation of .
It is situated at the North-Western border of Ganjam district on the confluence of river Rushikulya and Jarau, bounded by Dharakote, Bellaguntha, Bhanjanagar of Ganjam District and Daringibadi, Raikia of Kandhamal District.
The approximate area of Surada Tahasil (6 Revenue circles) is about 308.23 km2, Surada Block (Panchayat Samiti) is 97,474.15 Hectares while area of Surada N.A.C is approximately 15.15 km2 Surada Block consists 26 Gram Panchayats with 270 villages in it, and Surada Town (N.A.C.) with 11 wards as an urban administrative body.
Gram Panchayats under Surada Block
Amrutulu, Asurabandha, Badabadangi, Badagada, Badagochha, Borada, Borasingi, Bhagabanpur, Ekalapur, Gajalabadi, Gangapur, Genja, Gochha, Gopalpur Sasan, Goudagotha, Hinjalakuda, Hukuma, Kulangi, Lathipada, Merrikota, Nuagada, Palakatu, Raibandha, Sarabadi, Sidhapur, Suramani.
Demographics
India census, Surada had a population of 14,867. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Surada has an average literacy rate of 68.7%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 55.6%, and female literacy is 44.3%.
History
The name SURADA is derived from Sanskrit which is a combination of two words Sura + Adda which literally means The place of Devas.
This place was earlier known as Surada Gada (ସୁରଡ଼ା ଗଡ଼) under Khidisingi kingdom which includes present day Surada, Dharakote, Sheragada blocks of Ganjam district (also includes some parts of Mohana block of Gajapati district).
In 1476, Raja Baliar Singh divided the Khidisingi (Sorada) kingdom into four different states due to early demise of his elder son. Sorada Estate went to his third son, Raja Sandhadhanu Singh.
Badagada – Raja Daman Singh (Baliar Singh's grandson from his eldest son) Dharakote – Raja Hadu Singh Sorada – Raja Sandhadhanu Singh (also known as Abhaya Pratap) Sheragada – Raja Parsuram Singh (Minor) (Represented by Raja Baliar himself).
When Britishers annexed over Surada they put this Zamindari under the administration of Madras Presidency which is mentioned in List of zamindari estates in Madras Presidency.
Now, former Badagada estate is under Surada Block and Dharakote, Sheragada are two separate blocks in Ganjam district.
Rajas of Khidisingi
Bera Patta Mallik (Last Kandha king) Raja Sobha Chandra Singh (Nala dynasty descendant) Raja Purusottama Singh Raja Krushna Singh Raja Rai Singh Raja Preeti Singh Raja Kirti Singh Raja Padmanabha Singh Raja Bikram Singh Raja Baliar Singh (Last Khidisingi king)
Rajas of Sorada
Raja Sandhadhanu Singh a.k.a. Abhaya Pratap (1st Surada King) Raja Bhagaban Singh Raja Harihara Singh Raja Krushna Singh (2) Raja Gopal Singh Raja Rai Singh Raja Shyamasundara Singh Raja Gadadhara Singh (Raja Shyamasundara's brother) Raja Kunjabihari Singh (Raja Shyamasundara's brother) Rani Radhamani Devi (Raja Kunjabihari's wife) Raja Upendra Singh (Raja Shyamasundara's brother) Raja Shyamasundara Singh (2) (Raja Upendra's son) Raja Radhacharana Singh (Raja Upendra's son) Raja Laxminarayan Singh (Raja Upendra's son) Raja Janardana Singh (Raja Upendra's son)