Village · Jayapatna, Kalahandi
# Badakarlakote

Badakarlakote is a village in Jayapatna sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code 766018. The 2011 Census counted 2,570 people in 624 households, the 13th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.
- 2,570 people (2011)
- 624 households
- 53.1% literacy
- 766018 PIN code

## Badakarlakote PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Badakarlakote is 766018. Badakarlakote falls in Jayapatna sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.
- PIN code 766018
- Gram panchayat Badkarlakot
- Community development block Jayapatna
- Census village code 424199

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Badakarlakote from nearby towns?
- Jayapatna (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ) 86 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town) 60 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Badakarlakote?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Badakarlakote; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kapurmal
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kapurmal
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Badakarlakote known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 78% of the 861 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Badakarlakote

Of every 100 households in Badakarlakote in 2011, 6 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Badakarlakote · ■ Jayapatna rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 16%
- Toilet within the home 3% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 91%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 35% 20%
- Television 3% 10%
- Mobile phone 15% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 34%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Badakarlakote?

■ Badakarlakote · ■ Jayapatna rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 53.1% 55.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1040 1030
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 893 981
- Working population 60.5% 51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 37.7% for women. 65% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 285 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 531 (34%) · ■ Household industry 79 (5%) · ■ Other work 173 (11%) · ■ Marginal 487 (31%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jayapatna
- Mangalpur 3,101 people
- Ranamal 3,079 people
- Uchhala 2,815 people
- Bijamara 2,573 people
- Khaliabhata 2,373 people
- Bankapala 2,338 people
- Renalpali 2,326 people
- Bhainripali 2,296 people

All 148 villages in Jayapatna

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Badakarlakote? 766018
- How far is Badakarlakote from Bhawanipatna? 86 km by road
- What is the population of Badakarlakote? 2,570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badakarlakote in? Kalahandi district (Jayapatna sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Badakarlakote? 53.1% (Census 2011)

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