Boudh

Boudh Baudhgarh
—  town  —
Boudh Location of Boudh in Orissa and India
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Orissa
District(s)	Boudh
Population	17,996 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Boudh (Oriya:ବୌଦ୍ଧ)(also known as Baudhgarh) is a town and a notified area committee in Boudh district in the state of Orissa, India. It is the district headquarters of Boudh district. It is located on the bank of Mahanadi, the largest river of the state of Orissa.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Politics 5 Education 6 Places of interest 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External links

History

Boudh was made the headquarters of the new district by the then Chief Minister Biju Pattanaik, during whose tenure the old Phulbani district was split in January 1994.

Geography

Boudh is located at .^[1]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Baudhgarh had a population of 17,996. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Baudhgarh has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The population of the district is 373,000. Most of the population engage in agriculture, and are thus vulnerable to periods of drought and hunger; the region is among the poorest in Orissa.

Politics

Current MLA from Boudh Assembly Constituency is Pradip Kumar Amat, also Speaker in State Legislative Assembly Orissa. he who won the seat in State elections of 2009 , 2004 and also in 2000 as an independent candidate. Previous MLAs from this seat include Sachidananda Dalal of JD who won this seat in 1995 and 1990, Sujit Kumar Padhi of INC in 1985, Himanshu Sekhar Pandhi of INC(I) in 1980, and Natabar Pradhan of JNP in 1977.^[3]

Boudh is part of Phulbani (Lok Sabha constituency).^[4]

Education

JNV, Boudh

Kendriya Vidyalaya Boudh

J D High School, Boudh

Govt. Girl's High School,Boudh

Boudh Panchayat College,Boudh

Women's College, Boudh

Places of interest

Buddha Statue

Ramanath Temple

Jogindra Villa Palace

Hanuman Temple (In side Mahanadi River)

Chandra Chuda & Matengeswar Temple

Bhiarabi & Madan Mohan temple

Bhairabi Temple,Purunakatak

References

Official Website: http://boudh.nic.in

Bibliography

• Bailey, F. G. (1963). Politics and Social Change in Orissa. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Pasayat, C. (1998), Tribe, Caste and Folkculture, Jaipur/New Delhi: Rawat Publications.

Pasayat, C. (2003), Glimpses of Tribal and Folkculture, New Delhi: Anmol Pub. Pvt. Ltd.

Pasayat, C. (2007), Tribe, Caste and Society, New Delhi: Mohit Publications.

Pasayat, C. (2007), History of Tribal Society and Culture, New Delhi: Zenith Books International.

Pasayat, C. (2007), Tribal Non-tribal Divide: Myth and Reality, Bhubaneswar.

Pasayat, C. (2008), Oral Tradition, Society and History, New Delhi: Mohit Publications.

Pasayat, C. (2008), Paschima Odisara Lokageeta (in Oriya), Bhubaneswar: Folklore Foundation.

Pasayat, C. and Sudam Naik (2008), Subarnapur Darbari Sahitya (in Oriya), Bhubaneswar: Gyanajuga Publications.

• Parishada, O. S. (1995). Studies in Buddhism. Institute of Orissan Culture.

External links

• Official website

Cities and towns in Boudh district Boudh Boudh Purunakatak Cities and towns in other districts Angul Balangir Balasore Bargarh Bhadrak Cuttack Debagarh Dhenkanal Gajapati Ganjam Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jharsuguda Kalahandi Kandhamal Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nabarangpur Nayagarh Nuapada Puri Rayagada Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundergarh