Special Planning Authorities are the local body operating in special areas and they give permission for changes to be made to existing buildings or for new use of land.Baripada Special Planning Authority was formed covering a total number of 39 revenue villages under Orissa Town Planning and Improvement Trust Act of 1956 on dated 1st July 1978 by the Govt. in Urban Development Notification No. 19371-TP-VI-P-I/78/UD. And subsequently Master Plan for Baripada was prepared for a horizon year of 2001. Meanwhile, in the year 1986, the jurisdiction of revenue villages were reconstituted and the number of revenue villages were increased to 55 nos. within the master plan limit, having the same extent of area.
The present master plan area comprises of Baripada Municipal limit (35 revenue villages) and 20 nos. of the adjoining rural areas, with a population of about 1.25 lakhs (according to the 2011 census) and stretched over an area of 44.26 sq.km.The total area of Baripada Urban/Municipality area is 31.04 sq.Kms and Baripada Rural covers all the rural areas within the Master Plan limit with an area of 13.22 Sq.km.There are 35 Revenue Villages under Baripada Urban and 20 under Baripada Rural area.
Rural areas are:          Urban areas are:
1) MALUHA         1)UNIT NO.13 - SRIPADAGANJ SAHI 21)UNIT NO.11 - DHIPASAHI
2) LAKHMIPOSI 2)KARATBASA 22)UNIT NO.6 - PURUNAHAT SAHI
3) SAGUNABASA 3)DEBENDRAPUR 23)UNIT NO.5 - LALBAZAR
4) DUMUKAPALA 4)CHHANCHA 24)UNIT NO.10 - BRAMHAMANDIR SAHI
5) BHAGABATAPUR 5)BAGHADIHA 25)UNIT NO.4- GOLAPBAG
6) KSHETRAPATANA 6)UNIT NO.12 - STATIONBANDH SAHI 26)UNIT NO.3 - FOREST COLONY SAHI
7) BARJUPUR        7)SRIPADGANJ 27)UNIT NO17- BALARAMPUR
8) EKATALI        8)KALIKAPUR 28)UNIT NO.8 - SAHARSAHI
9) PODAASTIA      9)SUNAGADIA 29)UNIT NO.2 - AMBIKASAHI
10) LAKSHMIPUR    10)HEMACHANDRAPURA 30)BIJAYRAMCHANDRAPUR
11) JAMUBANI      11)TULASICHAURA 31)UNIT NO.18 - BHANJPUR
12) GOMUNDI      12)MAHARAJPUR 32)BHUGUDAKATA
13) ARAKHAPALA  13)BIDYADHARPUR 33)UNIT NO.7- DEULASAHI
14) KANJIMATI    14)UNIT NO.14 - SUNGADIASAHI 34)UNIT NO.1- BELAGADIA SAHI
15) DURGAPUR    15)JANARDHANPUR 35)JAMUNADEIPUR
16) CHIPATAASTIA  16)UNIT NO.9 - ANANDABAZAR
17) RANGIA        17)UNIT NO.15 - DARGADAHI
18) RAGHUNATHGANJA 18)UNIT NO.16 - PAREDPADIA SAHI
19) RANGIA        19)RAGHUNATHPUR
20) RAGHUNATHGANJA    20)PURNACHANDRAPUR
BOUNDARY
The extent of Master Plan Area is bounded by the following boundaries:
East:- Sagunabasa, Lakhmiposi, Hemachandrapur and Debendrapur.
West:- Raghunathganj, Bhutiapada, Konapal, Chipatastia, Gomundi, Jamubani and Lakshmipur.
South: - Chhancha, Karatbasa, Baghadiha, Maluha, Ekatali and Podaastia.
North:- Bhugudakata, Barjupur, Bhagabatpur, Khetrapatna and Raghunathpur.
CHARGES
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