# Badigan Village, Serango, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Serango, Gajapati 

# Badigan

Badigan is a village in Serango sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761208**. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 97 households**, the 53rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.1%.

- 438people (2011)
- 97households
- 31.8%literacy
- 761208PIN code

## Badigan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Badigan is 761208.** Badigan falls in Serango sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761208
- Gram panchayatGaiba
- Community development blockGuma
- Census village code414442

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

## How far is Badigan from nearby towns?

- Serango (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)27 km by road
- Parlakhemundi (nearest town)27 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 Badigan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Parlakhemundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parlakhemundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Badigan known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ragi**. About 31% of the 956 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 Badigan

Of every 100 households in Badigan in 2011, 80 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Badigan · ■ Serango rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****82%**

**51%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**66%

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 Badigan?

■ Badigan · ■ Serango rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.8%**

**49.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1158**

**1057

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1257**

**962

Working population ****50.0%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.6% for men and 15.2% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 214 (98%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%)

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 Serango

- Balamunda459 people
- Tabarsingi456 people
- Adanguda445 people
- Adhei440 people
- Buruding433 people
- Araida428 people
- Luara416 people
- Baroi412 people

[All 234 villages in Serango](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/serango/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Badigan?761208
- How far is Badigan from Paralakhemundi?27 km by road
- What is the population of Badigan?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badigan in?Gajapati district (Serango sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Badigan?31.8% (Census 2011)