Bahalda
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Bahalda | |
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Town | |
  Bahalda Location in Odisha, India  Bahalda Bahalda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°24′N 86°05′E / 22.40°N 86.08°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Mayurbhanj |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,425 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 757046 |
| Vehicle registration | OD 11 |
Bahalda is a small town in the Mayurbhanj district of northern Odisha, India. Bahalda is the second capital of Mayurbhanj and Bahalda is the second largest town in the Bamanghaty subdivision, and was the capital of Mayurbhanj in the 14th century. Maa Kichakeswari Temple, one of the most famous in northern Odisha sites in the town.
Bahalda was headquarters of Bamanghati subdivision until 1919, when the headquarters relocated to Rairangpur.[1]
Geography
Bahalda is located at 22°24′N 86°05′E / 22.40°N 86.08°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 234 m (768 ft). It is situated 57 km away from Jamshedpur, 97 km from Baripada, the district headquarters, and 300 km from State capital Bhubaneswar.
Administration
It has a police station, Tahsildar office, block offices, post office, and forest office. There are also a number of banks, including branches of the Bank of India, State Bank of India, Bandhan Bank, Mayurbhanj central co-operative bank, Axis bank and the Odisha Gramya Bank. Local schools include a government high school, a girls' high school, and Ananda Marga,St. Michael,St. Xavier school,Sararaswati sisu Niketan and kids play school a private play school.
Demographics
Transport
It is connected with the state capital Bhubaneswar by bus which are plied during the night. The nearest railway station is Bahalda Rd on Tata-Badampahar rail route.