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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bahanaga
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Odisha, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Odisha]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Balasore district|Balasore]]
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Bahanaga block|Bahanaga]]
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| population_total = 593
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
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'''Bahanaga''', a small village, is the block headquarters of the Bahanaga block in [[Balasore]] district of the Indian state of [[Odisha]]. It's one of the major business spots in the Balasore district.

== Overview ==
Bahanaga block consists of 21 [[grampanchayat]]s. The block office itself resides in Bahanaga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiawater.gov.in/IMISReports/NRDWPPanchayatMain.aspx?IBlock=0000003707&BlName=BAHANAGA|title=Integrated Management Information System (IMIS)| publisher=Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation|accessdate=Dec 5, 2016}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Bahanaga village is situated near [[National Highway 16 (India)|National Highway 16]] (NH-16), making it a commercial hub. A part of the block is on the sea shore of the Bay of Bengal, 10–12 km (East) away from the block headquarters. The climate is temperate.

== Demographics and culture ==
{{As of|2011}} census,<ref name="2011 Census Bahanaga">{{cite web|title=Bahanaga |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=440708 |website=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=[[Government of India]] |accessdate=9 December 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20161209144424/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=440708 |archivedate=9 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> there is a total of 151 houses, with a population of 593, of which there are 310 males and 283 females. Children of the age range, 0-6, are 81 (41 males and 40 females). There are 85 schedule caste and 164 scheduled tribes in this village. Literacy in this locality is 66.41% and improving.

== Communication and transportation ==
The block headquarters, Bahanaga, is well connected with its nearest cities, Soro and Balasore by both road and railways. The [[Bahanaga Bazar railway station]] serves almost a thousand people daily. Some local trains halt here. The nearest big railway stations are [[Soro railway station|Soro]] and Balasore. By the National highway 16, Bahanaga is almost connected with the rest of Odisha. The other major big places, Gopalpur and [[Khantapara railway station|Khantapara]] are also connected with other places either via the roadways or railways.

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140625175248/http://indiawater.gov.in/imisreports/nrdwpmain.aspx Indiawater.gov.in], Integrated Management Information System, (IMIS) Reports

[[Category:Villages in Balasore district]]

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