Bhadrak
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Bhadrak is a city of Odisha state in eastern India. The city is the district headquarters of Bhadrak district. According to legend, the city derives its name from the Goddess Bhadrakali, whose temple is on the banks of the Salandi River.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bhadrak
- Region
- Odisha
- Country
- India
- Population
- 121,338
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bhadrak
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Odisha#India
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Odisha, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Odisha
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bhadrak
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Bhadrak Municipality
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 78.86
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 23
- Settlement.population_total
- 107,369
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_rank
- India 456th, Odisha 9th
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Bhadrakia
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 107463
- Area
- 30.72
- Elevation
- 23
- Dialing code
- 6784
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- postal code
- 756100
- Commons category
- Bhadrak
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Bhadrak is a city of Odisha state in eastern India. The city is the district headquarters of Bhadrak district. According to legend, the city derives its name from the Goddess Bhadrakali, whose temple is on the banks of the Salandi River.
==History== According to legend, Bhadrak derives its name from the Goddess Bhadrakali, whose temple is situated on the southwest outskirts of the town. It is an ancient land, dating from the age of the Puranas.
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