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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NILABATI DHARUA
Contact: 91****9560
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- LGD code
- 420853
- Pincode
- 767038
- Post office
- Harisankar Road
- Population
- 1,297
- Households
- 338
- Literacy rate
- 26.8%
- Sex ratio
- 959 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 661
Census 2011 · in context
How Baddakla compares
By population, Baddakla ranks #5 of 43 villages in Turekela mandal.
Literacy rate
%
26.8%
−12.4% vs mandal average
- Baddakla
- 26.8%
- Turekela mandal
- 39.2%
- Balangir district
- 56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
−72 vs mandal average
- Baddakla
- 959
- Turekela mandal
- 1,031
Household size
people per home
3.8
Same as the mandal average
- Baddakla
- 3.8
- Turekela mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baddakla at a glance
Baddakla is a village of 1,297 people in 338 households (Census 2011) in Turekela block, Balangir district, Odisha, the 5th-largest of 43 villages in Turekela block. Literacy is 27%, 12 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 767038, served by Harisankar Road post office; the LGD village code is 420853. The sarpanch is NILABATI DHARUA, and the village votes in Bijepur assembly constituency, represented by Sanat Kumar Gartia. The population is estimated at 1,529 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Baddakla →
Key facts — Baddakla
- LGD code
- 420853
- Pincode
- 767038
- Post office
- Harisankar Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,297
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,529
- Households
- 338
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 959
- Literacy rate
- 26.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bargarh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bijepur
- Member of Parliament
- Pradip Purohit
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanat Kumar Gartia
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NILABATI DHARUA
- Block / Mandal
- Turekela
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 767038
Other villages in Turekela mandal
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- Muribahal
- Budhibahal
- Charpani
- Khutulumunda
- Kandei
- Hial
- Ghunesh
- Kushpali
- Salemudgaon
- Kameimunda
- Dholmandal
- Khujen
- Bhalukuna
- Mundkani
- Bahabal
- Mandala
- Sanbanki
- Tentelkhunti
- Malpamunda
- Banjipali
- Bariali
- Salepara
- Gargadbahal
- Gabhara
- Jamki
- Debriamunda
- Bandhanpali
- Patimal
- Bharuakani
- Damnichuan
- Dhusamunda
- Gurjibhata
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)