# Badakachhar Village, Dharuadihi, Sundargarh (Odisha)

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Village · Dharuadihi, Sundargarh 

# Badakachhar

Badakachhar is a village in Dharuadihi sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **770022**. The 2011 Census counted **793 people in 228 households**, the 18th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 793people (2011)
- 228households
- 69.2%literacy
- 770022PIN code

## Badakachhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Badakachhar is 770022.** Badakachhar falls in Dharuadihi sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code770022
- Gram panchayatSalepali
- Community development blockSundargarh
- Census village code383795

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

## How far is Badakachhar from nearby towns?

- Dharuadihi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Sundargarh (district HQ)20 km by road
- Sundargarh (nearest town)24 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 Badakachhar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Badakachhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kinjirima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kerai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Badakachhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nuts**. About 30% of the 479 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 Badakachhar

Of every 100 households in Badakachhar in 2011, 22 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Badakachhar · ■ Dharuadihi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****34%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**42%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**18%

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 Badakachhar?

■ Badakachhar · ■ Dharuadihi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1378**

**1003

Working population ****47.4%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 57.1% for women. 57% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (10%) · **■** Other work 110 (29%) · **■** Marginal 189 (50%)

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 Dharuadihi

- Karla948 people
- Ghantbud917 people
- Jarmal909 people
- Tileimalti865 people
- Gadiajore730 people
- Kutumora730 people
- Lahandabud723 people
- Aulajore642 people

[All 45 villages in Dharuadihi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/dharuadihi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Badakachhar?770022
- How far is Badakachhar from Sundargarh?20 km by road
- What is the population of Badakachhar?793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badakachhar in?Sundargarh district (Dharuadihi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Badakachhar?69.2% (Census 2011)