Badagam
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Badagam | |
|---|---|
  Badagam Location in Odisha, India  Badagam Badagam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°48′N 84°12′E / 18.8°N 84.2°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Gajapati |
| Blocks | Rayagada |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 2,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 761212 |
| Telephone code | 06815 |
| Vehicle registration | OD |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Berhampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rayagada |
| Literacy | 95% |
| Website | odisha |
Badagam is a small village in the Rayagada Block and Parlakhemundi municipality in Gajapati district in the Indian state of Odisha. The major languages spoken in this place are Kui and Oriya.
As of 2001 India census, Badagam had a population of 720. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Badagam has a literacy rate of 95%, higher than the Gajapati district`s average of 61%.
The majority of the people residing in Badagam are Hindu. Christians are the second largest religious community.
State-->Odisha, District-->Gajapati district, Tahsil-->Parlakhemundi, Village--> Badagam, Male Population-->640, Female Population-->660, Total Population-->1300[1]
History
The Binnala, Gedela, Kappala, Routhu and Sivala are the known and ancient families staying here for the last 100 years since the Madras Presidency days.
After the formation of Odisha Badagam was earlier under the Ganjam district which is now part of the new Gajapati district which came into being with effect from 2 October 1992. Prior to this it was a part (Sub-Division) of Ganjam district.[2]
Geography and climate
Landscape Badagam lies in the south-east of the east Indian state of Odisha. It is close to the banks of Mahendratanaya River and few miles away from the Bay of Bengal. The climate is subtropical with high humidity. The temperature varies between 18 and 48 degrees Celsius. Summer is extremely hot with some thunderstorms and minor cyclones. Badagam receives rainfall from the southwest monsoons, and the wettest months are July, August and September.
Education
Schools located in the village include Govt Boys' High School built by Gopi Nath Naidu few decades ago and now dedicated to the Government of Odisha. The Famous SKCG College and Centurion University are just few miles away. Literacy rate has rapidly grown up in the last decade. People started focusing towards technical education, and there are many employees across India and the globe (Singapore, US, Dubai) who represent Badagam. Most of the employees of Badagam are teachers and Army personnel representing India.
Badagam Govt. School --> Primary School
NM High School,
SKCG and Centurion University -->Graduation and PG schools [3]
Civic Administration
This village comes under the Narayanapur Panchayat and Rayagada Block. It comes under the Gajapati district where Parlakhemundi is the headquarters.