[7] The Ganjam area was a part of the ancient Kalinga empire which was occupied by King Ashoka in 261 B.C During this period it was the main route of South and East for shipping.

In 1757 it was French Commander Bussy, who marched into Ganjam and realized areas of tribute from feudal chiefs.

Ganjam district separated from Madras Presidency and formed a part of the newly created Orissa Province with effect from 1 April 1936.

[8] As of 2011[update] India census,[9] Chhatrapur town had a population of 22,027 (Second biggest city in the district of Ganjam after Brahmapur).

Chhatrapur is the administrative capital of Ganjam and gateway to south Odisha, and has a well-developed transportation network.

The Ganjam Urban Transport Services Limited (GUTSL) with joint partnership with Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) have come up with an agreement, valid for one year, to run a city-bus service for Berhampur to Chhatrapur and urban centres on its periphery (Gopalpur, and Hinjli) on 27 February 2014.

It is directly connected to New Delhi, Ahmadabad, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Chennai, Cuttack, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Puri, Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Raipur, Sambalpur and many more cities of India.

[13] In this year five political party filled Nomination in election of MLA in Chhatrapur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constitution).