Badagada (also Bada-Gada) is a
census town
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
and former
zamindar
A zamindar in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semi-autonomous feudal lord of a ''zamindari'' (feudal estate). The term itself came into use during the Mughal Empire, when Persian was the official language; ''zamindar'' is the ...
i (feudal) estate in the
Surada Block of Ganjam district, Odisha, India.
Geography
Badagada is located on the banks of the River Jarau at . It has an average elevation of .
History
This place was earlier under Khindirisrunga (ଖିଣ୍ଡିରିଶୃଙ୍ଗ) or Khidisingi (ଖିଡ଼ିସିଙ୍ଗି) Mandala which comprised present day
Surada
Surada (also known as Sorada or Soroda) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Geography
Surada is located at . It has an average elevation of .
It is situated at the North-Western border of G ...
,
Dharakot,
Sheragada blocks of Ganjam district (also includes some parts of
Mohana
Mohana is Hill Valley town and community development block in the Gajapati district of Odisha state in India. The town comes under the administrative control of Mohana Police station.
The town had a population of 15,197 in 2024 census and 5,7 ...
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.
*Badagada – Raja Daman Singh (Baliar Singh's grandson from his eldest son)
*
Dharakot – Raja Hadu Singh
*
Sorada
Surada (also known as Sorada or Soroda) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Geography
Surada is located at . It has an average elevation of .
It is situated at the North-Western border of Ga ...
– Raja Sandhadhanu Singh (also known as Abhaya Pratap)
*
Sheragada – Raja Parsuram Singh (Minor) (Represented by Raja Baliar himself).
Politics
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.
Badagada is a part of
Aska (Lok Sabha constituency)
Aska Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
Assembly Segments
Presently, after the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, the following 7 Legislative ...
.
References
Sources
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* http://www.worksodisha.gov.in/shdp.html
{{Ganjam district
Villages in Ganjam district