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Surla

Coordinates: 19°07′47″N 84°45′02″E / 19.12972°N 84.75056°E / 19.12972; 84.75056
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Surla
Surla is located in Odisha
Surla
Surla is located in India
Surla
Coordinates: 19°07′47″N 84°45′02″E / 19.12972°N 84.75056°E / 19.12972; 84.75056
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictGanjam

Surala is a village in Chikti Block of Ganjam district ,Odisha, India at Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border on National Highway 5. On the other side of the Andhra-Odisha border on NH-5 is the Ichchapuram municipality. There is a railway station named Surla Road near to village Surla on Howrah-Chennai main line. There's Primary Health Center just outside the village.

The Surla Road railway station is adjacent to a small mountain called Govardhangiri which is around 8km from the main village.

Sunapur (literally "golden village", in Oriya, the local language) is a small village of fishermen is one mile from Surala village. Bahuda, an ancient river, flows into the Bay of Bengal here. Visitors have to cross the mouth of the river to enjoy the vast golden sands of the quiet beach. Berhampur (now renamed 'Brahmapur') is the nearest city with fairly good facilities to stay is 15 miles (24 km) away. Taxi and Odisha state bus services are available from here to go to Surla and Sunapur.

There is a small village, Jagannathpur (Komma Gaan) on the other side of Govardhangiri. A clan of Marellas still reside there. History says they migrated from a village called Marella, now in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh.

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