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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Boden''' is one of the five blocks in the [[Nuapada District]] in the Indian state of [[Odisha]]. The five blocks are [[Khariar]], [[Nuapada]], [[Komna, Nuapada|Komna]], Boden and [[Sinapali]]. The main town is Boden, 27&nbsp;kilometres from [[Khariar]], and 97&nbsp;kilometres from [[Nuapada]] district headquarters. Fourteen Gram Panchayats and eighty-nine Revenue Villages make up in Boden block.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tahasil Boden Village List |url=https://nuapada.nic.in/tahasil-boden-village-list/index.html |website=Nuapada.nic.in |publisher=Nuapada national Informatics Centre |accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
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According to the [[2011 Census of India]], the Boden block contains a total population of 81,687 people (40,014 males and 41,673 females), including 21,253 families.<ref>{{cite web |title=DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK NUAPADA |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2125_PART_B_DCHB_NUAPADA.pdf |website=censusindia |publisher=DIRECTORATE OF CENSUS OPERATIONS ODISHA |accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref><br />
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The total population is 99.45% [[Hindu]], with the other 0.55% is unidentified.<br />
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The [[literacy]] is 53.3%; the male literacy rate sits at 57.23%, while female literacy is 34.13%.<br />
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Nearly 11,300 children are under age seven, making up 15% of the total population.<br />
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==Culture==<br />
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The [[Odia language]] is the primary language, while [[Odia language|Odia]] and [[English Language|English]] are used for educational purposes in most schools.<br />
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==Festivals==<br />
*[[Makar Sankranti]]<br />
*[[Maha Shivaratri|Shivratri]]<br />
*[[Holi]]<br />
*[[Ganesh Chaturthi]]<br />
*[[Vijayadashami|Dussehra]]<br />
*[[Diwali]]<br />
Most other Hindu Festivals are celebrated throughout Boden block.<br />
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===Local Festivals===<br />
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*[[Nuakhai]]<br />
*Basikhai<br />
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==Patalganga==<br />
Patalganga, hosts a natural spring and is considered a holy place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patalganga |url=https://nuapada.nic.in/tourist-place/patalganga/ |website=Nuapada.nic.in |publisher=Nuapada National Informatics Centre. |accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Tourist Places In Nuapada |url=https://www.nuaodisha.com/Odisha-Tourism/Tourist-Places-in-Nuapada.htm |website=Nuaodisha |publisher=Nuaodisha}}</ref><br />
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According to the local legend, [[Lakshmana]] and [[Sita]] traveled to this spot during the exile of Lord [[Rama]]. Feeling thirsty and finding no water, Lakshmana pierced the ground with his arrow, birthing the spring.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Nuapada district]]<br />
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