# Badakodanda, Ganjam (Odisha) – Town Population, History & Facts

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Town · Ganjam, Odisha 

# Badakodanda

Badakodanda is a town in Bhanjanagar sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha (census town). The 2011 Census counted **5,137 people** in 1,122 households. Literacy was 72.3%.

- 5,137people (2011)
- 1,122households
- 72.3%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Population of Badakodanda

■ Badakodanda · ■ Ganjam urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**913

Working population ****39.0%**

**35.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Badakodanda

Of every 100 households in Badakodanda in 2011, 60 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Badakodanda · ■ Ganjam urban average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**33%

Tap water ****47%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**41%

Use banking services ****46%**

**64%

Television ****45%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**15%

Own their home ****92%**

**69%

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 people in Badakodanda work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 813 (41%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Farming 110 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,050 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Badakodanda in numbers and road distances

- Annual rainfall1,410 mm
- Temperature range9 °C to 42 °C

### Road distances

- Bhubaneswar (state capital)180 km by road
- Chhatrapur (district HQ)106 km by road
- Brahmapur (city of 1 lakh+)80 km by road
- Bhubaneswar (city of 5 lakh+)135 km by road
- Berhampur (railway station)80 km by road

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

## Services and economy in Badakodanda

### Civic services

- Pucca roads4 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets260
- Fire serviceIn town
- Electricity — homes650
- Electricity — industry8

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 80 beds · 12 doctors
- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 21 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools2 govt

### Banks

- Nationalised banks1

**Main manufactured goods:** paddy, sugar mull and vegetable.

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

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Badakodanda

- Banks1 in Badakodanda

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Badakodanda?5,137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badakodanda in?Ganjam district, Odisha