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
 (2001)
  Total15,000
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 living in 1166 households.[1]

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

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

References

  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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