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Karnataka Cabinet clears Rs 151 crore for ballot boxes, webcasting of panchayat polls
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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 608671
- Pincode
- 576224
- Post office
- Navunda
- Population
- 1,711
- Households
- 327
- Literacy rate
- 69.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1322 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 532
- Distance to district centre
- 40 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 29 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 330 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 577 km
- Nearest railway station
- Senapura · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Nada · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Badakere compares
By population, Badakere ranks #23 of 26 villages in Bainduru mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.8%
−4.3% vs mandal average
- Badakere
- 69.8%
- Bainduru mandal
- 74.1%
- Udupi district
- 78.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,322
+200 vs mandal average
- Badakere
- 1,322
- Bainduru mandal
- 1,122
Household size
people per home
5.2
Same as the mandal average
- Badakere
- 5.2
- Bainduru mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Badakere at a glance
Badakere is a village of 1,711 people in 327 households (Census 2011) in Bainduru taluk, Udupi district, Karnataka, the 23rd-largest of 26 villages in Bainduru taluk. Literacy is 70%, 4 points below the taluk average of 74% and the sex ratio is 1,322 women per 1,000 men. It lies 40 km from the Udupi district centre, 10 km from Gangolli, the nearest town, 4 km from Senapura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 576224, served by Navunda post office; the LGD village code is 608671. Mapped within or next to the village: high school. The village votes in Sagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Belur Gopalkrishna. The population is estimated at 2,017 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badakere · this village | 1,711 | 70% | — |
| Navunda · Bainduru | 5,749 | 74% | 1.6 km NW |
| Maravanthe · Bainduru | 5,265 | 75% | 3.7 km S |
| Hosadu · Kundapura | 3,261 | 76% | 5.6 km S |
| Hakladi · Kundapura | 2,883 | 67% | 6.5 km SE |
| Heranjal · Bainduru | 1,688 | 74% | 6.8 km N |
| Kambadakone · Bainduru | 3,806 | 75% | 7.1 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Badakere
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KUNDAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NADA
- Total area (ha)
- 370.96
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 89.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Badakere
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Badakere
- LGD code
- 608671
- Pincode
- 576224
- Post office
- Navunda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,711
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,017
- Households
- 327
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1322
- Literacy rate
- 69.8%
- Coordinates
- 13.74064°N, 74.65304°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimoga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sagar
- Member of Parliament
- B. Y. Raghavendra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Belur Gopalkrishna
- Block / Mandal
- Bainduru
Getting there
How to reach Badakere
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru330 kmcapital
- Hyderabad577 km
- Chennai612 km
- Mumbai623 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSenapura4 km
- Bus stopNagiir5 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Nada3 km
- ATM / bankPanchaganga Raithara Seva Sahakari Sangha Ltd.8 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
- CollegeGovernment Junior College, Uppunda10 km
- Police stationGangolli Police Station6 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospital, Nada2.8 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ High school
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Badakere
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Badakere
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, BadakereHigh school<1 km ↗
- 🎓Nethaji Subhash Chandra Bose Government High School, MaravantheHigh school1.1 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, Arehole, NavundaHigh school1.4 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, NavundaHigh school1.5 km ↗
- 🏫Government P U College, NavundaSchool1.6 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, Karavali, MaravantheHigh school1.6 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, Kadike, NadaHigh school1.8 km ↗
- 🎓Government Higher Primary School, MaravantheHigh school2.0 km ↗
- 🎓Government Model Higher primary School, KirimanjeshwarHigh school2.1 km ↗
- 🏫St. Anthony Lower Primary School, GuddeangadiSchool2.8 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 576224
Villages near Badakere
Other villages in Bainduru mandal
View all 25 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)