# Batterma Village, Melchhamunda, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Melchhamunda, Bargarh 

# Batterma

Batterma is a village in Melchhamunda sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768039**. The 2011 Census counted **1,256 people in 323 households**, the 20th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 1,256people (2011)
- 323households
- 72.5%literacy
- 768039PIN code

## Batterma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Batterma is 768039.** Batterma falls in Melchhamunda sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768039
- Gram panchayatSanimal
- Community development blockSohela
- Census village code380171

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Batterma from nearby towns?

- Melchhamunda (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)48 km by road
- Padmapur (nearest town)28 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 Batterma?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Batterma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dunguri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhukta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhukta
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 h winter

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 Batterma known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and pulses**. About 84% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Batterma

Of every 100 households in Batterma in 2011, 16 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Batterma · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****6%**

**26%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Batterma?

■ Batterma · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**991

Working population ****69.2%**

**65.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 61.2% for women. 71% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (12%) · **■** Household industry 85 (10%) · **■** Other work 46 (5%) · **■** Marginal 523 (60%)

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 Melchhamunda

- Pandakipali1,361 people
- Tal1,293 people
- Melchhamunda1,280 people
- Beherapali1,268 people
- Sanimal1,222 people
- Kalangapali1,144 people
- Sarangapur1,125 people
- Bhundubahal1,107 people

[All 75 villages in Melchhamunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/melchhamunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Batterma?768039
- How far is Batterma from Bargarh?48 km by road
- What is the population of Batterma?1,256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Batterma in?Bargarh district (Melchhamunda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Batterma?72.5% (Census 2011)