Badamba, Odisha Explained

Badamba
Other Name:Badambagarh
Nickname:Bruhadamba Khetra
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Odisha
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:20.4208°N 85.3781°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Odisha
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Cuttack
Subdivision Type3:Notified Area Council
Subdivision Name3:Badamba
Established Title:Badambagada
Established Date:1305 CE
Founder:King Hatakeshwar Raut
Governing Body:Badamba N.A.C.
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:vacant
Leader Title2:Executive officer
Leader Name2:vacant
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:149,793
Population Density Km2:420.91
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Odia, Hindi, English
Blank1 Name:Ethnicity
Blank1 Info:Odia people
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:754031
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:OD 05
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Aw (Köppen)
Blank3 Name Sec2:Avg. summer temperature
Blank3 Info Sec2:45°C
Blank4 Name Sec2:Avg. winter temperature
Blank4 Info Sec2:10°C

Badamba is a town and Notified Area Council in Cuttack district in the Indian state of Odisha.

There are 138 villages in 38 (Gram Panchayats) under the Badamba Block.[1] On 24 February 2024, the Government of Odisha upgraded Badamba village to be a NAC.[2]

Badamba is a beautiful historical place located in the middle of Mahanadi River and the mountain ranges. There are many various natural tourist attraction spots along with the ancient temples that attract tourists from far and wide for their beauty and amazing legends.

History

During the British Raj era, Baramba was the capital of Baramba State, one of several princely states of the Eastern States Agency.[3]

The Bhattarika Temple, located in Sasanga village, Baramba, is believed to have been constructed between the 6th and the 16th century. The major festivals celebrated at this temple are Pana Sankranti in April, Akshaya Tritiya in May, and Dussehra in October.[4]

Politics

Badamba is part of the Baramba constituency, which includes Baramba block and Narasinghpur block.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baramba Block Information.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170623180907/http://naveenpatnaik.com/Baramba-Block-nac-municipality-60.html . 2017-06-23 . 2022-12-27 . naveenpatnaik.com.
  2. News: 24 February 2024. Odisha creates 39 urban local bodies for socio-economic development. The Print. 19 March 2024.
  3. http://punarnavbharat.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/princely-states-of-india-a-j/ Princely States of India
  4. Web site: Orissa Tourism - Bhattarika Temple, Temples of Orissa . tourism.oriyaonline.com . 2012 . 2 October 2012 . 2 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120602065559/http://tourism.oriyaonline.com/bhattarika.html . dead .
  5. http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  6. http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha