Badasahi (community development block)

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Badasahi is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Baripada subdivision of Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha. [1] The block has six RI circles, i.e. (1) Pratappur (2) Khanua (3) Sankerko (4) Kuradiha (5) Durgapur (6) Manatri. Inhabited by around two lakh people and distributed in 30 panchayats and 224 revenue villages. [2] [3]

Badasahi
Community development block
Badasahi (community development block)
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Badasahi in Mayurbhanj district.
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Badasahi
Location in Odisha
Coordinates: 21°43′38″N86°44′27″E / 21.7271°N 86.7409°E / 21.7271; 86.7409
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Parliamentary constituency Mayurbhanj
Assembly constituency Badasahi
FormedAugust 15, 1996
Area
  Total14.15 sq mi (36.64 km2)
Elevation
167 ft (51 m)
Population
 (2011)
  Total132,580
  Density9,400/sq mi (3,600/km2)
Time zone UTC+5.30 (IST)
PIN
757026
Vehicle registration OD–11
Literacy Rate63.89 per cent

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References

  1. "Subdivision & Blocks | Mayurbhanj District, Government of Odisha | India" . Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  2. "Tahasil Office, Badasahi, Mayurbhanj". www.rtiodisha.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  3. "Call for sub-division status to Badasahi". Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2022-09-05.