Larambha
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Larambha is a village in the Bargarh
Bargarh
Bargarh, is a town and a municipality in Bargarh district in the state of Orissa, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bargarh District.- Geography :...

 district in Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

. India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It belongs to Attabira block.

It consists of the hamlets of Larambha, Amastala, Karnatikra, and Garmuda. Its population is about 10,000. It is about 6 km from NH 6; SH 54 also touches the village.

Cultivation is main occupation of the people. It is irrigated by the Hirakud Dam
Hirakud Dam
Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Orissa in India. Built in 1957, the dam is one of the world's longest earthen dam....

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Education

Larambha is famous for its educational institutions. Larambha High School is one of the oldest high schools in undivided Sambalpur district
Sambalpur District
Sambalpur District is a district in the western part of state of Orissa, India. The historic city of Sambalpur is the district headquarters.The district is located in the Mahanadi River basin. It has a total area of 6,702 square kilometers, of which almost 60% of the district is covered in dense...

. It was established in 1938 by the late Braja Mohan Panda
Braja Mohan Panda
Braja mohan panda was an educationalist and a poet.He was born in village of Larambha in undivided district of Sambalpur in Orissa in 1890.His father was a landlord...

. Initially it was a residential high school.

http://Larambha%20CollegeLarambha College
Larambha College
Larambha College is situated in the Larambha village of Bargarh district in Orissa, India.The college is located at a distance of 0.75 km from State highway of Godbhaga-Sonepur that joins National Highway No 6 at Godbhaga which is 7.5 km away from Larambha...

] (Braja Vihar) was established in 1964 by Mr B.M. Panda. It was started in the model of Shanti Niketan. Now it is a full-fledged college with Arts and Science streams.
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