[4][5] The stadium has been named after the tribal leader, Birsa Munda, who was a famous freedom fighter from Khunti, Jharkhand.

[4][9] The responsibility of constructing the stadium was handed over to Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO).

[4] The chairman of IDCO, Sanjay Kumar Singh, also said, "The Government of Odisha has assigned us to construct a world class stadium for the Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 within the given timeline of 12 months."

The foundation stone of the stadium was laid by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik in February 2021.

The 2023 version of the cup held jointly between two cities in the state of Odisha, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.