Buguda
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Buguda | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 The Jagannath temple at Buguda | |
  Buguda Location in Odisha, India  Buguda Buguda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°49′N 84°48′E / 19.82°N 84.8°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,176[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Oriya |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 761118 |
| Telephone code | 06818 |
| Vehicle registration |
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| Website | odisha |
Buguda is a town in the Ghumusara area of Ganjam district in the state of Odisha, India. Buguda is approximately 70 kilometres from Berhampur, a major city in Odisha.
Buguda is located at 19°49′N 84°48′E / 19.82°N 84.8°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 84 meteres (275 feet).
Demographics
As of 2011[update]'s India census,[3] Buguda had a population of 13,253. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Buguda has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with a male literacy rate of 76% and a female literacy rate of 58%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Climate and regional setting
Maximum summer temperature is 37 °C; minimum winter temperature is 14 °C. The mean daily temperature varies from 33 °C to 38 °C. May is the hottest month; December is the coldest. The average annual rainfall is 1250 mm and the region receives monsoon and torrential rainfall from July to October.
| Climate data for Buguda, Odisha | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
29 (84) |
34 (93) |
36 (97) |
37 (99) |
34 (93) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
31 (88) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
18 (64) |
22 (72) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
14 (57) |
22 (72) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 15.50 (0.61) |
17.40 (0.69) |
21.70 (0.85) |
21.00 (0.83) |
40.30 (1.59) |
156.00 (6.14) |
310.00 (12.20) |
294.50 (11.59) |
204.00 (8.03) |
96.10 (3.78) |
30.00 (1.18) |
18.60 (0.73) |
1,225.1 (48.22) |
| Source: MSM Weather | |||||||||||||
Features
Buguda has a Court of Law, Tahasil office, block office, sub-registration office, and a police station. A well-equipped government hospital is the prime institution of health care in the region.
Two major learning institutions in Buguda are People's High School for Boys, and Sri Biranchi Narayan Girls High School for Girls. A Bachelors Graduate college with Honors facility is the main institution of higher education in the vicinity.
