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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Badigada

Machh Kund mandal
Pincode 764040
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Badigada observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Koraput
PC 21 · ST
→VS
Koraput
AC 144 · SC
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PADU MUDULI
Contact: 87****4425
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LGD code
429557
Pincode
764040
Post office
Machhkund
Population
2,041
Households
522
Literacy rate
38%
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,199
Distance to district centre
51 km
Distance to mandal centre
27 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
404 km
Distance to Hyderabad
438 km
Nearest railway station
Machkunda Road · 24 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC , Labburu · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Badigada compares

By population, Badigada ranks #1 of 151 villages in Machh Kund mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate
%
38.0%
+2.3% vs mandal average
Badigada
38.0%
Machh Kund mandal
35.7%
Koraput district
41.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
−80 vs mandal average
Badigada
976
Machh Kund mandal
1,056
Household size
people per home
3.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
Badigada
3.9
Machh Kund mandal
3.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Badigada at a glance

Badigada is a village of 2,041 people in 522 households (Census 2011) in Machh Kund block, Koraput district, Odisha, the largest of 151 villages in Machh Kund block. Literacy is 38%, 2 points above the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 51 km from the Koraput district centre, 24 km from Machkunda Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764040, served by Machhkund post office; the LGD village code is 429557. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC , Labburu, 15 km away. The sarpanch is PADU MUDULI, and the village votes in Koraput assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raghuram Machha. The population is estimated at 2,406 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Badigada · this village2,04138%—
Ganel · Machh Kund21039%1.6 km NE
Matikhal · Jayapatna69954%1.7 km S
Kichapada · Mudulipada43210%2.4 km SW
Mundiguda · Mudulipada93944%2.8 km SW
Bhaliapada · Kodala4848%2.8 km W
Bhaliapada · Surada25051%2.8 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Badigada

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)
15
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
3
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
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
KORAPUT
Distance to nearest town (km)
4
Distance to district HQ (km)
77
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Badigada
Total area (ha)
1,514
Irrigated area (ha)
9.29
Forest area (ha)
24.77

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Badigada

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Badigada

LGD code
429557
Pincode
764040
Post office
Machhkund
Population (Census 2011)
2,041
Population (projected 2026)
2,406
Households
522
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
976
Literacy rate
38.0%
Coordinates
18.55731°N, 82.44042°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Koraput
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Member of Legislative Assembly
Raghuram Machha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
PADU MUDULI
Block / Mandal
Machh Kund
Getting there

How to reach Badigada

Mandal centre
Machh Kund · ≈ 27 km
≈ 56 min by car · 1 h 6 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Koraput · ≈ 51 km
≈ 1 h 44 min by car · 2 h 3 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar404 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad438 km
  • Chennai651 km
  • Kolkata761 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMachkunda Road24 km
  • Bus stopONUKUDELLI BUS STOP4 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC , Labburu15 km
  • ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA24 km
  • Police stationKoraput police station40 km
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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, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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