Census town · Ganjam district
Badagada
Badagada is a census town: a place the census counts as urban (5,000+ people, at least three-quarters of male main workers outside farming, 400+ people per km²) but which has no municipal body and is governed as part of a gram panchayat, in Ganjam district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 6,982 people in 1,521 households.
- Population (2011)
- 6,982
- Literacy
- 70.3%
- Area
- 5.25 km²
- Sub-district
- Badagada
- Census town code
- 411193
People and work in Badagada
- Population
- 6,982
- 3,575 male · 3,407 female
- Households
- 1,521
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 70.3%
- men 78.7% · women 61.5%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 953
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 1,076
- People per km²
- 1,330
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,524 (21.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 21 (0.3%)
What the 3,074 workers did
- Cultivators156 (5.1%)
- Agricultural labourers147 (4.8%)
- Household industry518 (16.9%)
- Other work1,080 (35.1%)
- Marginal workers1,173 (38.2%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 5.25 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Surada
- Annual rainfall
- 1,012 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 42°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 204 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 107 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 75 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Berhampur, 75 km
- Roads
- 2 km pucca, 1 km kutcha
- Homes with electricity connections
- 1,234
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 3 (3 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 1 (0 government, 1 private)
Health
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Dispensaries and health centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 6
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Main manufactured products
- Bamboo Mats
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since.
Other towns in Ganjam
- Brahmapur
- Hinjilicut
- Polasara
- Chhatrapur
- Asika
- Bhanjanagar
- Kabisurjyanagar
- Lochapada
- Purusottampur
- Buguda
- Surada
- Kodala
- Digapahandi
- Khalikote
- Rambha
- Ganjam
- Chikiti
- Bellaguntha
- Bhabinipur
- Surala
- Arjyapalli
- Suvani
- Kukudakhandi
- Gopalpur
- Lalsingi
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Badakodanda
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Badagada sub-district · People of Ganjam district
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