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