Ballipadar

Ballipadar
Village
Ballipadar is located in Odisha
Ballipadar
Ballipadar
Location in Odisha, India
Ballipadar is located in India
Ballipadar
Ballipadar
Ballipadar (India)
Coordinates: 19°44′00″N 84°43′00″E / 19.7333°N 84.7167°E / 19.7333; 84.7167
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictGanjam
Elevation
84 m (276 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
15,000
Languages
 • OfficialOriya
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
761117
Telephone code06818
Vehicle registration
  • OR-07
  • OD-07
Websiteodisha.gov.in

Ballipadar is a village under Buguda block of Ganjam district located in Odisha, India. It is also a "Grama Panchayat", consisting of 3 villages: Balipadar, Sadasiba Pur Sasan and Sana Balipadar. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 5417 in 1166 households.[1]

It should not be confused with Balipadar in the Badagada subdistrict or Balipadar in the Brahmapur Sadar subdistrict.

Jogigumpha, situated at the south-west of Balipdar, is famous for the Bhanj dynasty workshop of Silpi Jogi Maharana. Jogi Maharana belongs to Soma Vansa Bhardwaj Gotra. He made a wooden doll named Kalabati that looked like a beautiful living girl.

References

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  1. ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". Census of India Website. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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