Udala

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Place details

Locality: Udala
Region: Odisha
Country: India
Population: 13,152
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Udala
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from Top: Sub-divisional head office, Sub-divisional Judicial Office, Sub-divisional Medical, Devkund waterfall, Kalo Dam
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Odisha#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Odisha, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Odisha
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mayurbhanj
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.named_for: Uddalaka
Settlement.government_type: NAC
Settlement.leader_title: Chairperson
Settlement.leader_name: Pramila Panda
Settlement.leader_party: BJP
Settlement.leader_title2: Executive officer

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Wikidata facts

Area: 7.89
Elevation: 57
Dialing code: 6795

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postal code: 757041

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12 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Demographics
Religions
Languages
Media
Places of interest
Politics
Notable people
References
External links

Udala (colloquially Udla) is a town and headquarter of Kaptipada subdivision of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. It is also a NAC of Mayurbhanj district.

== Etymology == The name 'Udala' is believed to have been derived from the sage Uddalaka, whose adherents used to practice religious asceticism adjacent to the Sono river.