General Information About Bhadrak District

Geography

Bhadrak is located at 21°03′N 86°31′E / 21.05°N 86.52°E / 21.05; 86.52. It has an average elevation of 23 m (75 ft).
Area=2,677Sq.Km,Forest=97.07Sq.Kms

Population=13,32,249,Literacy Rate=98%

Head quarter Bhadrak Tahasils=6 N.A.C=3

Sub division=1 Villages=1,307 Grama panchayat=1,307

Vidhansabha seats=5

Blocks:-

Bhadrak , Basudevpur, Chandabali ,Tihidi,Dhamnagar and Bhandaripokhari

Tahasils:-

Bhadrak ,Basudevpur, Chandabali ,Tihidi, Bhandaripokhari andDhamnagar

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Bhadrak had a population of 92,397. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Bhadrak has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of males and 43% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Attractions

Aradi,Chandabali,RaktatiethaEram(Basudevpur),Dhamanagar, DhamaraPort,Guamala,Nuasasan, Arharpada,Bhadrakaliand Ishwarpur(Dappanaikani) etc are some of the places of tourist interest.

How to Reach

Road: The National Highway No. 5 passes through the district and runs nearly 40 km. This road connects Bhadrak with Bhubaneswar (the State Capital), Cuttack, Jajpur, Balasore and Mayurbhanj.
Rail: Bhadrak is an important railhead on the east coast railway line. All important trains passing through the district take halt at Bhadrak station.