Gunupur

Gunupur()is a sub-divisional headquarter of Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the second biggest town in Rayagada district.HistoryGunupur was a part of Jeypore Kingdom ruled by the Vikram Dev I (1758–1781 CE) and by his offsprings before British rule. During 1781 the Jeypore Kingdom divided into Jeypore, Nabarangpur and Gudari sub-regions and the three sons of Vikram Dev I was given the responsibility of a sigle region each. Ramachandra Dev II (1781–1825), Jagannath Dev given the responsibility of Jeypore and Nabarangpur while Narasingh Dev was placed in charge of and Gudari regions. During this time Gunupur is ruled by Narasingh Dev under Gudari Sub-Kingdom. Later Jagannath Dev’s son Arjun Dev and Narasingha Dev’s son Chaitanya Dev were issueless. Hence, Nabarangpur and Gudari were remerged to Jeypore kingdom. Gunupur again came under Jeypore kingdom ruled by Ramachandra Dev IV (1920–31) under British Administration. After 1931 Vikram Dev IV ruled the Jeypore Kingdom up to 1 April, 1936 under British Administration. The state of Odisha was formed on 1 April, 1936 with Koraput as one of the six districts and Gunupur came under Koraput district as a sub-division.On 2 October, 1992, Gunupur and Rayagada sub-division were carved out of the erstwhile Koraput district and formed a new district as Rayagada.