Boudh Explained

Boudh
Native Name Lang:or
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Odisha#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:20.84°N 84.32°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1: Odisha
Subdivision Name2:Boudh
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:20,424
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Local
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:762014
Registration Plate:OD-27
Demographics1 Info1:Odia

Boudh also known as Boudhgarh is a town and a Municipality in Boudh district in the state of Odisha, India. It is the district headquarters of Boudh district. It is located on the bank of Mahanadi, the largest river of the state of Odisha.

Geography

Boudh is located at .[1]

Demographics

India census,[2] Boudhgarh had a population of 20,424. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Boudhgarh has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Current MLA from Boudh Assembly Constituency is Pradip Kumar Amat, Ex-Speaker in State Legislative Assembly Odisha. He was also the finance minister of Odisha for some period of time after he won 2014 election and then he was changed to speaker now. He was previously also a speaker in 2009–2014. He won the seat in State elections of 2014,2009, 2004 of BJD and also in 2000 as an independent candidate. Previous MLAs from this seat include Sachidananda Dalal of JD who won this seat in 1995 and 1990, Sujit Kumar Padhi of INC in 1985, Himanshu Sekhar Pandhi of INC(I) in 1980, and Natabar Pradhan of JNP in 1977.[3]

Boudh is part of Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.[4]

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yahoo maps location of Boudh. Yahoo maps. 2008-12-31.
  2. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=435680{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. Web site: State Elections 2004 - Party wise Comparison for 105-Boudh Constituency of ODISHA. Election Commission of India. 2008-09-26.
  4. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha . Election Commission of India . 2008-09-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304184320/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf . 2009-03-04 .