Basudevpur is a town and a Notified Area Council in Bhadrak district  in the state of Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

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India

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Geography

Basudevpur is located at 21.14°N 86.74°E. It has an average elevation of 3 metres (9 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Basudebpur had a population of 29,998. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Basudebpur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Politics

Current MLA from Basudevpur Assembly Constituency is Bijoyshree Routray of BJD

Biju Janata Dal

The Biju Janata Dal is a state political party of the Indian state of Orissa led by Naveen Patnaik, son of former state chief minister Biju Patnaik. It was founded on 27 December 1997.-History:...

, who won the seat in State elections of 2009 and also in 2000 & 2004 and earlier representing JD

Janata Dal

Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 in 1995 and in 1990. Other previous MLAs from this seat were Madhu Sadan Panigrahi of INC(I)

Indian National Congress

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 in 1985, Jagabandhu Das of INC(I) in 1980, Nilmoni Routray of JNP

Janata Party

The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...

 in 1977.

Educational Institutes

Atal Bihari College is the premiier College located in Basudevpur for higher education. Trupti Women's College is established in 2000 for educational upliftment of women in Basudevpur. Named after Dr Trupti Dash, Paediatrician, who along with Mr Madhab C Dash , Charted Accountant of Sugo village of Basudebpur subdivision are the main donors for this College. There are two premier High Schools known as Atal Bihari High School & Government Girls High School Basudevpur for higher schooling of Basudevpur subdivision.

Basudevpur is part of Bhadrak (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bhadrak (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.-Assembly segments:Before delimitation in 2008, legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Simulia, Nilgiri, Bhandaripokhari, Bhadrak, Dhamnagar,...

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