Baripada

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Baripada
Baripada
State - District(s)	Orissa - Mayurbhanj
Coordinates	21.94° N 86.72° E
Area - Elevation	- 36 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	94,947 -

Baripada is a city and a municipality in Mayurbhanj district in the state of Orissa, India. Baripada is the district headquarters. It is an excellent place to stay and tour the Mayurbhanj region, a region with one of the most important wildlife parks of India (Similipal), lush valleys, forest lands and scores of ancient temples. Baripada is the seat for North Orissa University. It is home to the Maharajah Palace College (MPC), to which many students come from different parts of Orissa and also from neighbouring states. Earlier Baripada was connected by a narrow gauge rail network to the Howrah-Chennai railway corridor. Now a broad gauge railway line has replaced it which has benefited over 100,000 of this city's population. Now a new train from this city to the state capital is on the cards.

Rathyatra (Car Festival) is one of the main attractions of Baripada. Baripada is also the home of Mayurbhanj Chhau dance, an ancient Hindu dance form.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable People
4 References
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[edit] Geography

Baripada is located at 21.94° N 86.72° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Baripada had a population of 94,947. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Baripada has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.