Bahanaga, a small village, is the block headquarters of the Bahanaga block in
Balasore
Balasore, also known as Baleswar, is a city in the state of Odisha, about from the state capital Bhubaneswar and from Kolkata, in eastern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Balasore district and the largest city as well as heal ...
district of the Indian state of
Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
. It's one of the major business spots in the Balasore district.
Overview
Bahanaga block consists of 21
grampanchayats. The block office itself resides in Bahanaga.
Geography
Bahanaga village is situated near
National Highway 16
Route 16, or Highway 16, can refer to:
International
* AH16, Asian Highway 16
* European route E16
* European route E016
Australia
– Thompsons Road (Victoria)
– South Australia
Canada
;Parts of the Trans-Canada Highway:
*Ye ...
(NH-16), making it a commercial hub. A part of the block is on the sea shore of the Bay of Bengal, 10–12 km (East) away from the block headquarters. The climate is temperate.
Demographics and culture
census,
there is a total of 151 houses, with a population of 593, of which there are 310 males and 283 females. Children of the age range, 0-6, are 81 (41 males and 40 females). There are 85 schedule caste and 164 scheduled tribes in this village. Literacy in this locality is 66.41% and improving.
Communication and transportation
The block headquarters, Bahanaga, is well connected with its nearest cities, Soro and
Balasore
Balasore, also known as Baleswar, is a city in the state of Odisha, about from the state capital Bhubaneswar and from Kolkata, in eastern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Balasore district and the largest city as well as heal ...
by both road and railways. The
Bahanaga Bazar railway station
Bahanaga Bazar railway station is a railway station on Kharagpur–Puri line, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone. It is situated at Asimila, Bahanaga in Balasore district in t ...
serves almost a thousand people daily. Some local trains halt here. The nearest big railway stations are
Soro and Balasore. By the National highway 16, Bahanaga is almost connected with the rest of Odisha. The other major big places, Gopalpur and
Khantapara are also connected with other places either via the roadways or railways.
It was the site of the
2023 Odisha train collision.
References
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External links
Indiawater.gov.in Integrated Management Information System, (IMIS) Reports
Villages in Balasore district