Badagada Explained

Badagada
Native Name:	ବଡ଼ଗଡ଼
Native Name Lang:	or
Settlement Type:	Census Town
Pushpin Map:	India Odisha#India
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:	19.65°N 84.4°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Type3:	Tehsil
Subdivision Name1:	Odisha
Subdivision Name2:	Ganjam
Subdivision Name3:	Surada
Unit Pref:	Metric
Elevation M:	27
Population Total:	6982^[1]
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	PIN
Postal Code:	761109
Area Code:	06819
Area Code Type:	STD telephone code
Demographics1 Info1:	Odia

Badagada (also Bada-Gada) is a census town and former Zamindari estate in the Surada Block of Ganjam district, Odisha, India.

Geography

Badagada is located on the banks of the River Jarau at .^[2] It has an average elevation of 27m (89feet).^[3]

History

This place was earlier under Khindirisrunga (ଖିଣ୍ଡିରିଶୃଙ୍ଗ) or Khidisingi (ଖିଡ଼ିସିଙ୍ଗି) Mandala which comprised present day Surada, Dharakot, Sheragada blocks of Ganjam district (also includes some parts of Mohana block of Gajapati district). In 1476, Raja Baliar Singh divided the Khidisingi kingdom into four different estates due to early demise of his elder son. Badagada went to his grandson, Raja Daman Singh. Since Daman Singh was the successor of Baliar Singh's eldest son the naming of this place became Badagada which means The Big One's Fort.^[4]

• Badagada – Raja Daman Singh (Baliar Singh's grandson from his eldest son)
• Dharakot – Raja Hadu Singh
• Sorada – Raja Sandhadhanu Singh (also known as Abhaya Pratap)
• Sheragada – Raja Parsuram Singh (Minor) (Represented by Raja Baliar himself).

Educational Institutions

• Biju Patnaik Science Degree College
• Biju Patnaik Science Higher Secondary School
• Government Higher Secondary School, Borada
• Hadu Sarab Nodal High School
• Govt. Girl's High School
• Maa Saraswati Sishu Mandir

Financial Institutions/Banks

• State Bank of India
• Union Bank of India
• Bank of India
• SBI ATM, Badagada
• Bank of India ATM, Badagada

Politics

Badagada is a part of Surada Assembly Constituency. Current MLA from Surada Assembly Constituency is Nilamani Bisoyi of BJP, who won the seat in State general assembly election in 2024.^[5]

Badagada is a part of Aska (Lok Sabha constituency).^[6]

Connectivity

Badagada is about 16 km from Surada and 68 km from Brahmapur. It is connected by road to Surada and Sheragada by the State Highway 36 (Odisha).

Sources

• Web site: Odisha govt site.
• http://www.worksodisha.gov.in/shdp.html

Notes and References

1. Web site: Badagada Town Population Census 2011 - 2024 . Census2011.co.in. 2024-04-07.
2. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Barhagarh.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Barhagarh
3. Web site: Badagada . Caligraph.org . 2024-04-08.
4. Web site: Odisha District Gazetteer Ganjam . GOPABANDHU ACADEMY OF ADMINISTRATION. 2024-04-07.
5. Web site: General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results June 2024 Assembly Constituency 129 Surada (Odisha) . Election Commission of India . 2024-06-06.
6. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha . Election Commission of India . 2008-09-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206012916/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf . 6 February 2009 . dmy-all.