Census town · Ganjam district
Badakodanda
Badakodanda 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 5,137 people in 1,122 households.
- Population (2011)
- 5,137
- Literacy
- 72.3%
- Area
- 5.08 km²
- Sub-district
- Bhanjanagar
- Census town code
- 410673
People and work in Badakodanda
- Population
- 5,137
- 2,618 male · 2,519 female
- Households
- 1,122
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.3%
- men 80.9% · women 63.4%below urban Ganjam (83.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 962
- above urban Ganjam (941)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 876
- People per km²
- 1,011
- Scheduled Castes
- 888 (17.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4 (0.1%)
What the 2,004 workers did
- Cultivators96 (4.8%)
- Agricultural labourers14 (0.7%)
- Household industry31 (1.5%)
- Other work813 (40.6%)
- Marginal workers1,050 (52.4%)
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
- 5.08 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Bhanjanagar
- Annual rainfall
- 1,410 mm
- Temperature range
- 9°C to 42°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 180 km by road
- District headquarters
- Chhatrapur, 106 km
- Nearest railway station
- Berhampur, 80 km
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Brahmapur, 80 km
- Roads
- 4 km pucca, 1 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 650
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 2 (2 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Secondary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Degree colleges
- 3
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 80 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 1
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 1
- Stadiums
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Paddy, Sugar Mull, Vegetable
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
- Badagada
- Sheragada
- Agastinuagan
- Golabandha
- Pathar
- Patrapur
- Kullada
- Palurgada
- Makundapur
- Borigam
- Pitala
- Venkatraipur
- Mundamarai
See also: Bhanjanagar sub-district · People of Ganjam district
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