Bhadrak district

Bhadrak District is an administrative district of state in eastern. The district is named for the town of, which is the district headquarters. On  this district was carved out from the  and became a separate entity. The district has an area of 2,677 km² and a population of 1,332,249 according to the 2001 census. Bhadrak town is situated at a distance of 159 km from the state capital,, and it is famous for Bhadrakali Temple. ,, , , and are some other places of tourist interest. The language mostly spoken by the people is, though some people speak , , and. passes by this district.Rakta tirtha Eram in Basudev pur ,where about 30 people died by firing of british police,while fighiting for our indipendence is another tourist place.First lady from orissa who gives her life in freedom struggle belongs to this place.Brahmangan is another village in Basudevpur constituency of this district is famous for its Prasanna Khemeswar mahadeva temple and its melana jatra during Holi.

Two former Chief ministers of, Dr. and Mr Nilamani Rautray were from Basudevpur Legislative Assembly Constituency of this district.