The land mass is spread over 97 mouzas (administrative districts) of Krushnaprasad panchayat samiti.

The settlement Janhikuda is located at the easternmost end of the island and acts as an access point to Puri.

Because Bankara came under attack from the East India Company, Raja of Bankad Sri Harisevak Mansingh went to Parikud and established his capital Nrusinghgarh at Gurubai.

Raja Bhagirathi Mansingh shifted his capital to Krishnaprasad and erected a royal palace in 1798.

When the British invaded Odisha from the south in 1803, the traitor Fateh Muhammed, a ferry owner from Kandakhai (Malud), met them on the shores of Chilika Lake.

In return, Fateh Muhammed was given freehold of Malud and Parikud, most of which is today called Garh Krishnaprasad.

They walked into Gurubai, which was next to Puri, and built their state in Parikud and shifted to protect it from British.

The royal state of Parikud extended from Kuhuri to Banpur, Gurubai and Krushna Prasad.