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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
Sri Ganesh Kumar Panda
Contact: 83****5534
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- LGD code
- 424135
- Pincode
- 766018
- Post office
- Jaipatna
- Population
- 1,294
- Households
- 340
- Literacy rate
- 54.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1114 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 642
Census 2011 · in context
How Badakutru compares
By population, Badakutru ranks #51 of 148 villages in Jayapatna mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.4%
+6.4% vs mandal average
Badakutru54.4%
Jayapatna mandal48.0%
Kalahandi district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,114
+84 vs mandal average
Badakutru1,114
Jayapatna mandal1,030
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
Badakutru3.8
Jayapatna mandal3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Badakutru at a glance
Badakutru is a village of 1,294 people in 340 households (Census 2011) in Jayapatna block, Kalahandi district, Odisha, the 51st-largest of 148 villages in Jayapatna block. Literacy is 54%, 6 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,114 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 766018, served by Jaipatna post office; the LGD village code is 424135. The sarpanch is Sri Ganesh Kumar Panda, and the village votes in Lanjigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradip Kumar Dishari. The population is estimated at 1,526 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bodkuturu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badakutru · this village | 1,294 | 54% | — |
| Barchhi · Jayapatna | 972 | 57% | — |
| Khangarguda · Jayapatna | 894 | 54% | — |
| Sankutru · Jayapatna | 634 | 55% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Badakutru
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- JUNAGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 48
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 60
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Badakutru
- Total area (ha)
- 410
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Badakutru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Badakutru
- LGD code
- 424135
- Pincode
- 766018
- Post office
- Jaipatna
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,294
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,526
- Households
- 340
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1114
- Literacy rate
- 54.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kalahandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lanjigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Malvika Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradip Kumar Dishari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sri Ganesh Kumar Panda
- Block / Mandal
- Jayapatna
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 766018
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Badakutru
Other villages in Jayapatna mandal
View all 60+ →- Jayapatna
- Baner
- Pratappur
- Dulkibandh
- Sargiguda
- Hirapur
- Karmeli
- Kalampur
- Mangalpur
- Ranamal
- Uchhala
- Bijamara
- Badakarlakote
- Khaliabhata
- Bankapala
- Renalpali
- Bhainripali
- Kumjor
- Temera
- Kuchagaon
- Naikaniguma
- Santemari
- Pipalguda
- Kapurmal
- Talpadar
- Nuagaon
- Deypur
- Ichhapur
- Pandigaon
- Beherensil
- Panigaon
- Chirka
- Amjor
- Dhansuli
- Kotagaon
- Pujhariguda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)