Badoda

This article is about the city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. For similarly named city in the Indian state of Gujarat, see Vadodara.

Badoda
city
Badoda Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Badoda Badoda (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°30′N 76°39′E / 25.50°N 76.65°E / 25.50; 76.65
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sheopur
Population  (2001)
• Total	15,672
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP

Badoda is a city and a municipality in Sheopur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It's also a Tehsil Headquarter.^[1]

Geography

Badoda is located on 25°30′N 76°39′E / 25.50°N 76.65°E / 25.50; 76.65. It has an average elevation of 229 metres (751 feet). It comes under the Vindhya series.^[2]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Badoda had a population of 15,672. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Badoda has an average literacy rate of 48%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 67% of the males and 33% of females literate. 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Place to Interest

Badoda Fort, There is a fort situated in the middle of Baroda city which has its own historical importance in the city. Sheesh Mahal, Hawa Mahal and Shankar Mahal are worth seeing in the fort. ^[4]

References

1. https://sheopur.nic.in/%e0%a4%97%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%80%e0%a4%a3-%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b8/
2. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Baroda.html
3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
4. https://sheopur.nic.in/en/tourist-place/baroda-fort/