In the backdrop of green valleys contemplating immaculate freshness, Koraput district is the hub of the tribal population in Orissa. Bounty of meadows, forests, waterfalls, terraced valleys and darting springs dotted over the district makes it alluring to the nature loving people. Only with a small geographical area of about 8379 Sq.Km, the Koraput district is one of the historical district of the state of Orissa.

Regarding the historical facts of Koraput, not much is known. Since the past records of the Koraput district is limited to the excavated facts and the mere assumptions of the historians, a codified historical document of the Koraput district does not exist.

As far as the history of Koraput is concerned, the region of Koraput existed far back in the 3rd century when it belonged to the valiant and dreaded Atavika people. The vigorous Atavika, the original inhabitants of the Koraput fought hard to retain their kingdom and glory but unfortunately subdued by the Mauryas in the Kalinga warfare. As the chronicle of Koraput runs, Koraput was under the Mauryas for a consid erable period of time. The region successively came to be ruled by several dynasties, like Satavahans, Ikshvakus, Nalas, Ganga kings and kings of Surya vansha, who dominated the Koraput region before the arrival of the British. It was the British, who composed the separate district of Koraput in the year of 1936 and in the post independence period it was adjoined with the Orissa province of Indian Union.