Badapada (Big Open Land with in a Platue) (Manas Kumar Nayak) (Badapada)

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Meaning of Badapad is "Big open Land with in a Platue". This name is given to this part of village because of its Bibliographic and Geographic location.Easter Ghat mountain chain ends at this location. If you will view the continuity of Eastern Ghat from Simlipal hills in North or Orissa (Mayurbhanj) and continues till the end of Orissa Pradesh/ Gajapati dynasty territory. This contiuing mountain is ends with its one of hinghest Mountain pick Mahendragiri near this village.
Till 1970's this areas are rich in natural beauty (Dense saal and saguan forest, Deliciouses Mango, Tamarind, Khajurah, jackfruit,cashewnuts and wild animals like sambara, bear, jackal,fox,hyena, deer,chital, hare, Tiger,leopard, etc.. But with the increase of human interference in to the Ecological balance had lost its All kind of beauty.
This place is the only area in the pick and chain of mountains with having wide flat valley which is denotes it's name.
This village is stands for it's value addition on Academic institution, Religiousness, Unity with Christianity and Hinduism, small commercial Hubs etc.