# Badapokharia Village, Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Nihalprasad, Dhenkanal 

# Badapokharia

Badapokharia is a village in Nihalprasad sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759016**. The 2011 Census counted **624 people in 140 households**, the 28th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 624people (2011)
- 140households
- 69.7%literacy
- 759016PIN code

## Badapokharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Badapokharia is 759016.** Badapokharia falls in Nihalprasad sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759016
- Gram panchayatBega
- Community development blockGandia
- Census village code402812

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

## How far is Badapokharia from nearby towns?

- Nihalprasad (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)54 km by road
- Jajapur (nearest town)35 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 Badapokharia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Badapokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pingua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandi Khola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tangi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Badapokharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 83% of the 283 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 Badapokharia

Of every 100 households in Badapokharia in 2011, 6 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Badapokharia · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**33%

Television ****5%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**29%

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 Badapokharia?

■ Badapokharia · ■ Nihalprasad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**875

Working population ****56.1%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 61.2% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (7%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 288 (82%)

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 Nihalprasad

- Manjuripada823 people
- Brahmanbati739 people
- Kantamalia683 people
- Bailo628 people
- Brundabanpur599 people
- Ria490 people
- Nuapada453 people
- Kasipur424 people

[All 60 villages in Nihalprasad](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/nihalprasad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Badapokharia?759016
- How far is Badapokharia from Dhenkanal?54 km by road
- What is the population of Badapokharia?624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badapokharia in?Dhenkanal district (Nihalprasad sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Badapokharia?69.7% (Census 2011)