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5 Doctors In The Making: This Poor Tribal Family From Kandhamal Village In Odisha Has All Children Studying Medicine
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- LGD code
- 416670
- Pincode
- 762103
- Post office
- Balliguda
- Population
- 235
- Households
- 55
- Literacy rate
- 54.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1098 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 114
Census 2011 · in context
How Badeketa compares
By population, Badeketa ranks #97 of 328 villages in Baliguda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.9%
+8.4% vs mandal average
- Badeketa
- 54.9%
- Baliguda mandal
- 46.5%
- Kandhamal district
- 54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,098
+48 vs mandal average
- Badeketa
- 1,098
- Baliguda mandal
- 1,050
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Badeketa
- 4.3
- Baliguda mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Badeketa at a glance
Badeketa is a village of 235 people in 55 households (Census 2011) in Baliguda block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 97th-largest of 328 villages in Baliguda block. Literacy is 55%, 8 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,098 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762103, served by Balliguda post office; the LGD village code is 416670. The population is estimated at 277 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Badeketa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- G. UDAYAGIRI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 64
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 83
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mahasingi
- Total area (ha)
- 185
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 40
- Forest area (ha)
- 61.36
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Badeketa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Badeketa
- LGD code
- 416670
- Pincode
- 762103
- Post office
- Balliguda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 235
- Population (projected 2026)
- 277
- Households
- 55
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1098
- Literacy rate
- 54.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Block / Mandal
- Baliguda
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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, 2026-09-21
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- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)