History of Dhenkanal

By 16th AD , a tribal chief namely ‘Dhenka’ was ruling over Ghumuranali,Dudianali &Kantanali.He was a shabara and was ferocious.However ,Sridhar Bhanja of Besalia defeated and killed him in the battle.His kingdom was annexed.He named the kingdom “Dhenkanal” after the shabara chief ‘Dhenka’ .Subsequently , Hari Singh Vidyadhar who was a commander of Gajapati Pratprudra deva defeated the Bhanja kings and occupied Dhenkanal and Karamul ,its capital in 1529 AD.Subsequently, the capital was shifted from Karamul to Dhenkapidha and the kingdom was named Dhenkanal.
The erstwhile King Major Kamakshya Prasad Singdeo is a famouse political leader in the country and currently heading the State Congress.Dhenkanal was the work area of one of the greatest socialist political leaders of India, late Smt. Nandini Satpathy ( Ex-Chief Minister of Orissa ).
The BB Highschool was established in 1896. The Govt college had started in 1959 and became autonmous later.