Kotpad
Kotpad
Damayanti Nagar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 19°09′45″N 82°19′32″E / 19.1624°N 82.3256°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Koraput |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 14,914 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | OD 10 |
| Website | odisha |
Kotpad is a town and a notified area committee in Koraput district in the Indian state of Odisha. Nearest railway station to Kotpad is Kotpad Road station which is a part of East Coast railway.
Kotpad is famous for Saree and Handloom products. Kotpad Handloom is a vegetable-dyed fabric woven by the tribal weavers of the Mirgan community of Kotpad village in Koraput.
Kotpad recently came to limelight because of director Biswanath Rath's award-winning movie Kotpad Weaving : The Story of a Race Against Time.