Ballipadar

Ballipadar
Village
Ballipadar Location in Odisha, India Show map of Odisha Ballipadar Ballipadar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 19°44′00″N84°43′00″E / 19.7333°N 84.7167°E / 19.7333; 84.7167
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Ganjam
Elevation	84 m (276 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	15,000
Languages
• Official	Oriya
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	761117
Telephone code	06818
Vehicle registration	OR-07 OD-07
Website	odisha.gov.in

Ballipadar is a village in Odisha, India, under the Buguda block of Ganjam district. It is also a "Grama Panchayat," consisting of 3 villages: Balipadar, Sadasiba Pur Sasan and Sana Balipadar. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 5417 in 1166 households. ^[1]

It should not be confused with Balipadar in the Badagada subdistrict or Balipadar in the Brahmapur Sadar subdistrict.

Jogigumpha, situated in the southwest of Balipdar, is famous for the Bhanj dynasty workshop of Silpi Jogi Maharana. Jogi Maharana belongs to the Soma Vansa Bhardwaj Gotra. He made a wooden doll named Kalabati that looked like a beautiful living girl.

References

1. "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". Census of India Website. Retrieved 3 May 2021.