| Boden | |
| Settlement Type: | Town/Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Odisha #India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Odisha, India |
| Coordinates: | 20.2459°N 82.56°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nuapada |
| Government Type: | Gram Panchayat Samiti |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Odia, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 766111 |
| Registration Plate: | OD-26 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 49.5:50.5 ♂/♀ |
| Footnotes: | Block in Nuapada district |
| Leader Title: | MP |
| Leader Name: | Basanta Kumar Panda (BJP) |
| Leader Title1: | MLA |
| Leader Name1: | Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi (BJD) |
Boden is one of the five blocks in the Nuapada District in the Indian state of Odisha. The five blocks are Khariar, Nuapada, Komna, Boden and Sinapali. The main town is Boden, 27 kilometres from Khariar, and 97 kilometres from Nuapada district headquarters. Fourteen Gram Panchayats and eighty-nine Revenue Villages make up in Boden block.[1]
According to the 2011 Census of India, the Boden block contains a total population of 81,687 people (40,014 males and 41,673 females), including 21,253 families.[2]
The total population is 99.45% Hindu, with the other 0.55% is unidentified.
The literacy is 53.3%; the male literacy rate sits at 57.23%, while female literacy is 34.13%.
Nearly 11,300 children are under age seven, making up 15% of the total population.
The Odia language is the primary language, while Odia and English are used for educational purposes in most schools.
Most other Hindu Festivals are celebrated throughout Boden block.
Patalganga, hosts a natural spring and is considered a holy place.[3] [4]
According to the local legend, Lakshmana and Sita traveled to this spot during the exile of Lord Rama. Feeling thirsty and finding no water, Lakshmana pierced the ground with his arrow, birthing the spring.