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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAROJ SETH
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- LGD code
- 422286
- Pincode
- 766012
- Post office
- Kesinga
- Population
- 393
- Households
- 90
- Literacy rate
- 53.9%
- Sex ratio
- 917 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 187
Census 2011 · in context
How Babejore compares
By population, Babejore ranks #97 of 123 villages in Kesinga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.9%
−2.5% vs mandal average
Babejore53.9%
Kesinga mandal56.4%
Kalahandi district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
917
−72 vs mandal average
Babejore917
Kesinga mandal989
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.6 vs mandal average
Babejore4.4
Kesinga mandal3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Babejore at a glance
Babejore is a village of 393 people in 90 households (Census 2011) in Kesinga block, Kalahandi district, Odisha, the 97th-largest of 123 villages in Kesinga block. Literacy is 54%, 3 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 917 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 766012, served by Kesinga post office; the LGD village code is 422286. The sarpanch is SAROJ SETH, and the village votes in Narla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manorama Mohanty. The population is estimated at 463 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babejore · this village | 393 | 54% | — |
| Tundala · Kesinga | 1,607 | 67% | — |
| Bandhapada · Kesinga | 768 | 68% | — |
| Rajapada · Kesinga | 578 | 57% | — |
| Khajurpada · Kesinga | 388 | 56% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Babejore
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KESINGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Tundalo
- Total area (ha)
- 224
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 36.57
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.35
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Babejore
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Babejore
- LGD code
- 422286
- Pincode
- 766012
- Post office
- Kesinga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 393
- Population (projected 2026)
- 463
- Households
- 90
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 917
- Literacy rate
- 53.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kalahandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Narla
- Member of Parliament
- Malvika Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manorama Mohanty
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SAROJ SETH
- Block / Mandal
- Kesinga
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)