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Abstract: Education is an indispensable need of mankind. It aims at educating the masses to become better citizen and more useful of society. Therefore, all over the world, women education has been viewed as an important instrument for an all-round development of individuals. Education is associated with the quality of life related to production and interlinked with the promotion of social and national integration. Sambalpur, the most important district of Western Odisha has been named after the head quarter town Sambalpur. It is situated between 200 44' and 200 14' North Latitude and between 820 39' and 840 23'East Longitude. It is surrounded by the undivided district of Sundargarh on the North, on the South by Bolangir, on the East by Dhenkanal and the North west and west by Raigarh and Raipur district of Chhattisgarh. The district had play an important role in the field of education as well as socio-political consciousness during British rules. After independence, women's emancipation has taken a long leap. Article 14 and 15 of our constitution have ensure complete equality and freedom of women. Our study on "Growth of Women Education in undivided Sambalpur district of Odisha 1950-1992" will be deal with (a)Historical background (b) Growth of primary education (c) Spread of secondary & Higher education (d) Impact of Women education. Therefore, we propose to attempt a systematic codification of the efforts made for development of women education in undivided Sambalpur district and historical analysis of its impact on society. In this context the growth of women education assumes a special significance for the educational history, its impact upon the society and its success in achieving these objectives in the post-independence period. Through the chapters of this work attempts have been made in bring out the salient creatures of the process leading towards the qualitative and quantitative growth of women education in undivided Sambalpur district of Odisha.