Village · Khadganva, Koriya # Badesalhi Badesalhi is a village in Khadganva sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494447. The 2011 Census counted 2,342 people in 480 households, the 7th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 2,342 people (2011) - 480 households - 62.2% literacy - 494447 PIN code ## Badesalhi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Badesalhi is 494447. Badesalhi falls in Khadganva sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494447 - Gram panchayat Badesalhi - Community development block Khadgawan - Census village code 431804 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Badesalhi from nearby towns? - Khadganva (sub-district HQ) 23 km by road - Baikunthpur (district HQ) 45 km by road - Chirmiri (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Badesalhi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Badesalhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Podi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baikunthpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chirmiri - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Badesalhi known for? About 37% of the 1,509 hectares of village land is sown, and 287 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Badesalhi Of every 100 households in Badesalhi in 2011, 5 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Badesalhi · ■ Khadganva rural average - Electricity for lighting 5% 23% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 46% 69% - Television 3% 6% - Mobile phone 11% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 48% 44% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Badesalhi? ■ Badesalhi · ■ Khadganva rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.2% 59.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1026 997 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1081 1017 - Working population 58.0% 60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 52.5% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 462 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 297 (22%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 20 (1%) · ■ Marginal 578 (43%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Khadganva - Chirmi 2,742 people - Katkona 2,739 people - Tolanga 2,528 people - Thaggaon 2,398 people - Jilda 2,172 people - Banjaridand 2,158 people - Sons 1,966 people - Baima 1,936 people All 92 villages in Khadganva ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Badesalhi? 494447 - How far is Badesalhi from Baikunthpur? 45 km by road - What is the population of Badesalhi? 2,342 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badesalhi in? Koriya district (Khadganva sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Badesalhi? 62.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/khadganva/badesalhi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.