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{{About|the municipality in Odisha, India|its namesake district|Boudh district}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{original research|date=March 2018}}

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'''Boudh''', also known as Boudhgarh, is a town and a [[Municipality]] in [[Boudh district]]  in the state of [[Odisha]], [[India]]. It is the district headquarters of Boudh district. It is located on the bank of [[Mahanadi river|Mahanadi]], the largest river of the state of Odisha.

==Geography==
Boudh is located at {{Coord|20.84|N|84.32|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=20.83989&lon=84.315536&zoom=14&q1=Boudh%252C%2520Boudh%252C%2520Orissa%252C%2520India
|title = Yahoo maps location of Boudh
|publisher = Yahoo maps
|access-date = 2008-12-31
}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=435680{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Boudhgarh had a population of 20,424, with 52% males and 48% females. Boudhgarh has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 58% of the males and 42% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Politics==
Current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from Boudh Assembly Constituency is [[Pradip Kumar Amat]], Ex-Speaker in State [[Legislative Assembly]] Odisha. He was also the finance minister of [[Odisha]] for some period of time after he won 2014 election and then he was changed to speaker now. He was previously also a speaker in 2009–2014. He won the seat in State elections of 2014,2009, 2004 of [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]] and also in 2000 as an independent candidate. Previous MLAs from this constituency  include Sachidananda Dalal of [[Janata Dal|JD]] who won this seat in 1995 and 1990, Sujit Kumar Padhi of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] in 1985, Himanshu Sekhar Pandhi of INC(I) in 1980, and Natabar Pradhan of [[Janata Party|JNP]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/March2004/pollupd/ac/states/s18/Partycomp105.htm
|title = State Elections 2004 - Party wise Comparison for 105-Boudh Constituency of ODISHA
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|access-date = 2008-09-26
}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Boudh is part of [[Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf 
 |title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Odisha 
 |publisher=Election Commission of India 
 |access-date=2008-09-26 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304184320/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf 
 |archive-date=2009-03-04 
}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Baudh State]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* Bailey, F. G. (1963). ''Politics and Social Change in Orissa''. Berkeley: [[University of California]] Press.
* Pasayat, C. (1998), ''Tribe, Caste and Folkculture'', Jaipur/New Delhi: Rawat Publications.
* Pasayat, C. (2003), ''Glimpses of Tribal and Folkculture'', New Delhi: Anmol Pub. Pvt. Ltd.
* Pasayat, C. (2007), ''Tribe, Caste and Society'', New Delhi: Mohit Publications.
* Pasayat, C. (2007), ''History of Tribal Society and Culture'', New Delhi: Zenith Books International.
* Pasayat, C. (2007), ''Tribal Non-tribal Divide: Myth and Reality'', Bhubaneswar.
* Pasayat, C. (2008), ''Oral Tradition, Society and History'', New Delhi: Mohit Publications.
* Pasayat, C. (2008), ''Paschima Odisara Lokageeta'' (in Oriya), Bhubaneswar: Folklore Foundation.
* Pasayat, C. and Sudam Naik (2008), ''Subarnapur Darbari Sahitya'' (in Oriya), Bhubaneswar: Gyanajuga Publications.
* Parishada, O. S. (1995). ''Studies in Buddhism''. Institute of Orissan Culture.

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://boudh.nic.in/}}

{{Boudh district}}
{{Municipalities of Odisha}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Boudh district]]