Semiliguda is a small town located in the Koraput district

Koraput District

Koraput is a tribal dominated district of Orissa, India, and known for rich and diverse types of mineral deposits. It is located along the Eastern Ghats.-History:...

 of the state Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

, India. The population of comprises migrants from other parts of Orissa, Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

, Jharkhand

Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...

, West Bengal

West Bengal

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 and Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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History

Semiliguda was a small village in dense forest, inhabited by the native Koraputiya or Domba

Domba

The Domba or Dom are an ethnic or social group, or groups, scattered across India. They are usually segregated from the mainstream community as outcastes.The Domba are sometimes also called "Chandala". Both terms also came to be used in the sense of "outcaste" in general...

. With the development of the two townships nearby: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

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 in 1968 and National Aluminium Company

National Aluminium Company

National Aluminium Company Limited, abbreviated as NALCO, has units all over India at places like Angul and Damanjodi...

 in 1981, the area witnessed rapid development and commercialization.

Present day

Semiliguda has been a victim of the Naxalism, with several incidents of business men being killed, or threatened for ransom, by the Naxals. Such violence has resulted in a slowing of development in Semiliguda. The land prices, once rising at a rate of more than 30-40 per cent per year, have fallen.