Badagada


Badagada is a census town and former zamindari estate in the Surada Block of Ganjam district, Odisha, India.

Geography

Badagada is located on the banks of the River Jarau at. It has an average elevation of.

History

This place was earlier under Khindirisrunga or Khidisingi Mandala which comprised present day Surada, Dharakot, Sheragada blocks of Ganjam district. In 1476, Raja Baliar Singh divided the Khidisingi kingdom into four different estates due to early demise of his elder son. Badagada went to his grandson, Raja Daman Singh. Since Daman Singh was the successor of Baliar Singh's eldest son the naming of this place became Badagada which means The Big One's Fort.
  • Badagada – Raja Daman Singh
  • Dharakot – Raja Hadu Singh
  • Sorada – Raja Sandhadhanu Singh
  • Sheragada – Raja Parsuram Singh .

    Politics

Badagada is a part of Surada Assembly Constituency. The MLA from Surada Assembly Constituency is Nilamani Bisoyi of BJP, who won
the seat in the state general assembly election in 2024.
Badagada is a part of Aska.