Boudh(also known as Baudhgarh) is a town and a notified area committee in Boudh district

Boudh District

Boudh District, also called Bauda District, is an administrative district of Orissa state in eastern India. The city of Boudh is the district headquarters. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Orissa , after Debagarh....

  in the state of Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

, India

India

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. It is the district headquarters of Boudh district. It is located on the bank of Mahanadi

Mahanadi River

The Mahanadi in East Central India. It drains an area of around 141,600 km2 and has a total course of 858 km. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Orissa.-Source:...

, the largest river of the state of Orissa.

History

Boudh was made the headquarters of the new district by the then Chief Minister Biju Pattanaik, during whose tenure the old Phulbani district was split in January 1994.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Baudhgarh had a population of 17,996. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Baudhgarh 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.

The population of the district is 373,000. Most of the population engage in agriculture, and are thus vulnerable to periods of drought and hunger; the region is among the poorest in Orissa.

Politics

Current MLA from Boudh Assembly Constituency is Pradip Kumar Amat, also Speaker in State Legislative Assembly Orissa. he who won the seat in State elections of 2009 , 2004 and also in 2000 as an independent candidate. Previous MLAs from this seat include Sachidananda Dalal of JD

Janata Dal

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 who won this seat in 1995 and 1990, Sujit Kumar Padhi of INC

Indian National Congress

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 in 1985, Himanshu Sekhar Pandhi of INC(I) in 1980, and Natabar Pradhan of JNP

Janata Party

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 in 1977.

Boudh is part of Phulbani (Lok Sabha constituency)

Phulbani (Lok Sabha constituency)

Phulbani Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in Orissa state in eastern India till 2008.-Assembly segments:Assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Bhanjanagar, Balliguda, Udaygiri, Phulbani, Boudh, Sonepur and Binka.-Members of Parliament:*1962:...

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Education

JNV, Boudh

Kendriya Vidyalaya Boudh

J D High School, Boudh

Govt. Girl's High School,Boudh

Boudh Panchayat College,Boudh

Women's College, Boudh

Places of interest

Buddha Statue

Ramanath Temple

Jogindra Villa Palace

Hanuman Temple (In side Mahanadi River)

Chandra Chuda & Matengeswar Temple

Bhiarabi & Madan Mohan temple

Bhairabi Temple,Purunakatak