Ogi, Angul

Ogi is a village located in Angul district, in the Indian state of Odisha. The Village of Ogi which is often called Ogi-Para because of its close proximity to Para village is well known from the British colonial era. Notable People including Pabitra Mohan Pradhan, Sarangadhar Das, and Mahatma Gandhi had also visited the Ogi village in its history.

The village Ogi is surrounded by a green belt with high rising mountains and is famous for its traditional Odia culture with festivities throughout the year. Despite being a typical Odissan village, Ogi still boosts her rich religious customs associated with Budha Thakura traditions believed to have started centuries ago. It is said that there was a leisure palace of the last Khonds or Kandha chieftain called Anu Kandha in Ogi and the area was a constant point of watch by the British government because the tribal chieftain was the only one who did not succumb to the alien power in the region.

The village is 28 km from the district headquarters Angul and is accessible by surface transport. Till 2018, National Highway 42 was two kilometers away from the village merging at two places namely at Jarapada and Kanjara. But Now, Highways constructed and become the National Highway 55 at Jarapada and Kanjara two kilometers away from Ogi. The nearest railway station Jarapada is about two and half kilometers away. There is regular private and public bus services available from Ogi to the district headquarters. Some of the adjacent villages connecting to Ogi are Para, Jarapada, Tukuda, Kanjara, Durgapur and Antulia.

The village institutions in Ogi include a post office, a primary school, a high school, a Grama panchayat Office, an ANM Center. There are few minor irrigation projects in the village irrigation especially during summer season. The area is covered by several Indian cellular services such as Airtel, Aircel, BSNL, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, Jio.