Badamba
Badambagarh
Block and Tehsil Area
Baramba
Maa Bhattarika Temple
Maa Bhattarika Temple
Nickname: 
Bruhadamba Khetra
Badamba is located in Odisha
Badamba
Badamba
Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 20°25′15″N 85°22′41″E / 20.42083°N 85.37806°E / 20.42083; 85.37806
CountryIndia
StateOdisha
DistrictCuttack
NACBarambagarh
Founded byKing Hatakeshwar Raut in 1305 CE
Named forTourist Place
Population
  Total149,793
  Density420.91/km2 (1,090.2/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialOdia, Hindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
754031
Vehicle registrationOD 05
EthnicityOdia people
ClimateAw (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature45 °C (113 °F)
Avg. winter temperature10 °C (50 °F)
Websiteodisha.gov.in

Badamba is a Town and tehsil (block) of Cuttack district and a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha. There are 138 villages and 38 gram (panchayats) under the Baramba administrative division.[1] Badamba is a beautiful historical place located in the middle of Mahanadi River and the mountain ranges. There are many various natural tourist attraction spots along with the ancient temples that attract tourists from far and wide for their beauty and amazing legends.

Baramba is part of the Baramba (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) . which includes Baramba block and Narasinghpur block.[2][3]

History

During the British Raj era, Baramba was the capital of Baramba State, one of several princely states of the Eastern States Agency.[4]

The Bhattarika Temple, located in Sasanga village, Baramba, is believed to have been constructed between the 6th and the 16th century. The major festivals celebrated at this temple are Pana Sankranti in April, Akshaya Tritiya in May, and Dussehra in October.[5]

References

  1. "Baramba Block Information.com". naveenpatnaik.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. Princely States of India
  5. "Orissa Tourism - Bhattarika Temple, Temples of Orissa". tourism.oriyaonline.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
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