# Batagan Village, Kankadahad, Dhenkanal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kankadahad, Dhenkanal 

# Batagan

Batagan is a village in Kankadahad sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759018**. The 2011 Census counted **2,261 people in 434 households**, the 3rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 2,261people (2011)
- 434households
- 72.0%literacy
- 759018PIN code

## Batagan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Batagan is 759018.** Batagan falls in Kankadahad sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759018
- Gram panchayatBatagaon
- Community development blockKankadahad
- Census village code402514

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

## How far is Batagan from nearby towns?

- Kankadahad (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)45 km by road
- Kamakshyanagar (nearest town)10 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 Batagan?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Batagan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kankadahad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kamakhya Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kamakhya Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Batagan known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 20% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Batagan

Of every 100 households in Batagan in 2011, 32 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Batagan · ■ Kankadahad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**33%

Television ****16%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Batagan?

■ Batagan · ■ Kankadahad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**937

Working population ****41.6%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 64.5% for women. 46% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (34%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 120 (13%) · **■** Marginal 349 (37%)

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 Kankadahad

- Kantapal5,704 people
- Kandhara2,476 people
- Rodang2,143 people
- Maruabili2,119 people
- Kankadahad2,114 people
- Birasal1,987 people

[All 82 villages in Kankadahad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/kankadahad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Batagan?759018
- How far is Batagan from Dhenkanal?45 km by road
- What is the population of Batagan?2,261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Batagan in?Dhenkanal district (Kankadahad sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Batagan?72.0% (Census 2011)