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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 396937
- Pincode
- 754213
- Post office
- Marsaghai
- Population
- 1,322
- Households
- 288
- Literacy rate
- 72.4%
- Sex ratio
- 938 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 391
Census 2011 · in context
How Badagan compares
By population, Badagan ranks #34 of 187 villages in Mahakalapada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.4%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Badagan
- 72.4%
- Mahakalapada mandal
- 70.3%
- Kendrapara district
- 75.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
−35 vs mandal average
- Badagan
- 938
- Mahakalapada mandal
- 973
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Badagan
- 4.6
- Mahakalapada mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Badagan at a glance
Badagan is a village of 1,322 people in 288 households (Census 2011) in Mahakalapada block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 34th-largest of 187 villages in Mahakalapada block. Literacy is 72%, 2 points above the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754213, served by Marsaghai post office; the LGD village code is 396937. The village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 1,559 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jayachandrapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badagan · this village | 1,322 | 72% | — |
| Jay Chandrapur · Mahakalapada | 2,237 | 76% | — |
| Sanagan · Marsaghai | 2,093 | 75% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Badagan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KENDRAPARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jayachandrapur
- Total area (ha)
- 342
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 2.53
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Badagan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Badagan
- LGD code
- 396937
- Pincode
- 754213
- Post office
- Marsaghai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,322
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,559
- Households
- 288
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 938
- Literacy rate
- 72.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krushna Chandra Patra
- Block / Mandal
- Mahakalapada
- Nearest railway station
- Tapang (76.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 754213
Same name, different place
Other villages named Badagan
Looking for a different Badagan? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Badagan →
- BadaganGop · Puri, Odisha1,503 pop
- BadaganBalikuda · Jagatsinghapur, Odisha1,115 pop
- BadaganKaranjia · Mayurbhanj, Odisha893 pop
- BadaganRayagada · Gajapati, Odisha728 pop
- BadaganBaliguda · Kandhamal, Odisha662 pop
- BadaganRamagiri · Gajapati, Odisha501 pop
- BadaganNimapada · Puri, Odisha327 pop
- BadaganKotagarh · Kandhamal, Odisha247 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Badagan
Other villages in Mahakalapada mandal
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- Barakoli Khala
- Bijayanagar
- Karanja
- Gayaspur
- Kiar Banka
- Alailo
- Jay Chandrapur
- Bahakuda(Pitapat)
- Hariabanka
- Badatota Chhapali
- Rajagada
- Mangalapur
- Maha Kala Para
- Barakandha
- Nanjura
- Baraja Bahakuda
- Bara Danga
- Sri Chandan Pur
- Narayanpur
- Gogua
- Bhateni
- Bhopal
- Jasuapalli
- Nantar
- Chadeiguan
- Amirabad
- Kumbharapara
- Purushottampur
- Kalatunga
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, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)