Coordinates: 21.94° N 86.72° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Baripada
Baripada
State  - District(s)	Orissa  - Mayurbhanj
Coordinates	21.94° N 86.72° E
Area  - Elevation	- 36 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)  - Density	94,947  -

Baripada is a city and a municipality in Mayurbhanj district in the state of Orissa, India. Baripada is the district headquarters. It is an excellent place to stay and tour the Mayurbhanj region, a region with one of the most important wildlife parks of India (Similipal), lush valleys, forest lands and scores of ancient temples. Baripada is the seat for North Orissa University. It is home to the Maharaja Purna Chandra College (MPC), to which many students come from different parts of Orissa and also from neighbouring states. Earlier Baripada was connected by a narrow gauge rail network to the Howrah-Chennai railway corridor. Now a broad gauge railway line has replaced it which has benefited over 100,000 of this city's population. Now a new train from this city to the state capital is on the cards. Image File history File links India-locator-map-blank. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... The divisions of a district. ... Orissa   (Devanagari: उड़ीसा) is a state situated in the east coast of India. ... Mayurbhanj District is an administrative district of Orissa state in eastern India. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time zone for India. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Mayurbhanj District is an administrative district of Orissa state in eastern India. ... Orissa   (Devanagari: उड़ीसा) is a state situated in the east coast of India. ...

Rathyatra (Car Festival) is one of the main attractions of Baripada. Baripada is also the home of Mayurbhanj Chhau dance, an ancient Hindu dance form. Ratha Yatra is one of the major festivals associated with Lord Jagannath, Puri, Orissa state, India. ... Chhau is a martial dance form often attributed to origins in Mayurbhanj, an erstwhile princely state and now the largest district in the state of Orissa, India. ...

Geography

Baripada is located at 21.94° N 86.72° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet). The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Baripada had a population of 94,947. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Baripada has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

Notable People

• Sam Pitroda (Chairman Of Knowledge Commission, Govt. Of India)
• Jatin Das (Notable painter)
• Nandita Das (Prominent actress)
• Anjani K. Didwania
• Maruti Didwania
• Late Graham Stuart Staines
• Gladys Staines
• Utam Mohanty (Oriya film superstar)
• sajan lal agarwal(notable business man station bazar)

Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda, better known as Dr. Sam Pitroda, born in Titlagarh, Orissa, is an inventor, entrepreneur and policymaker. ... Nandita Das (born November 7, 1969 in Delhi, India) is an Indian actress. ... Graham Stuart Staines (d. ... Gladys Staines (born 1951) is the widow of Australian missionary Graham Staines who was burnt alive along with his two sons Timothy (aged 9) and Philip (aged 7) in Orissa, India in January 1999. ...

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baripada

External links

• Official website of Mayurbhanj District [1]
• Baripada Stadium [2]