# Badkagaon, Wadrafnagar, Surguja – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/badkagaon/ Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja # Badkagaon Badkagaon is a village in [Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/) sub-district of [Surguja](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/) district, [Chhattisgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/), PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,648 people in 377 households**, the 33rd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,648people (2011) - 377households - 59.9%literacy - 497223PIN code ## Badkagaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Badkagaon is 497223.** Badkagaon falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497223 - Gram panchayatBadkagaon - Community development blockWadrafnagar - Census village code432175 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Badkagaon from nearby towns? - Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)95 km by road - Wadrafnagar (nearest town)32 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Badkagaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Badkagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Injani - ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Badkagaon known for? About 58% of the 682 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Badkagaon Of every 100 households in Badkagaon in 2011, 31 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Badkagaon · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **26% Toilet within the home ****3%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **77% Tap water ****6%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **100% Use banking services ****43%** **59% Television ****4%** **5% Mobile phone ****16%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****57%** **50% Own their home ****100%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Badkagaon? ■ Badkagaon · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****669** **952 Working population ****53.5%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.9% for men and 48.0% for women. 51% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 421 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (3%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 60 (7%) · **■** Marginal 343 (39%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Wadrafnagar - Harigawan1,707 people - Injani1,660 people - Kadiya1,660 people - Kolhua1,650 people - Karamdiha1,642 people - Nawgai1,595 people - Koti1,580 people - Pendari1,579 people [All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/) ## Other places named Badkagaon - Badkagaon · Village, Gwalior, Gwalior · 1,067 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Badkagaon?497223 - How far is Badkagaon from Ambikapur?95 km by road - What is the population of Badkagaon?1,648 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badkagaon in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Badkagaon?59.9% (Census 2011)