Badagada
Badagada | |
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Census Town | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| Tehsil | Surada |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,982[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 761109 |
| STD telephone code | 06819 |
| Vehicle registration |
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Badagada (also Bada-Gada) is a census town and former zamindari (feudal) estate in the Surada Block of Ganjam district, Odisha, India.
Geography
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History
[edit | edit source]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.[3]
- 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).
Politics
[edit | edit source]Badagada is a part of Surada Assembly Constituency. The MLA from Surada Assembly Constituency is Nilamani Bisoyi of BJP, who won the seat in the state general assembly election in 2024.[4]
Badagada is a part of Aska (Lok Sabha constituency). [5]
References
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Sources
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- http://www.worksodisha.gov.in/shdp.html