Badam observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
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Badam is a village in Badampahar mandal, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, with 110 households and a population of 467. The village has a literacy rate of 33% and is located at coordinates 18.392°N, 83.494°E, with postal code 757047.
By population, Badam ranks #54 of 82 villages in Badampahar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Badam is a village of 467 people in 110 households (Census 2011) in Badampahar block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 54th-largest of 82 villages in Badampahar block. Literacy is 33%, 15 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,013 women per 1,000 men. It lies 353 km from the Mayurbhanj district centre, 25 km from Ramabhadrapuram, the nearest town, 12 km from Chipurupalle railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 757047, served by Badampahar post office; the LGD village code is 388353. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sri Srinivasa Clinic, 11 km away. The village votes in Daspalla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Chandra Behera. The population is estimated at 551 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badam · this village | 467 | 33% | — |
| Badam · Narasannapeta | 865 | 59% | 0 km N |
| Badam · Merakamudidam | 743 | 56% | 0 km N |
| Gopannavalasa · Merakamudidam | 1,091 | 52% | 1 km N |
| Bhagirathipuram Agraharam · Merakamudidam | 535 | 49% | 1.7 km E |
| Budarayavalasa · Merakamudidam | 2,688 | 38% | 2 km W |
| Kondalaveru · Merakamudidam | 503 | 45% | 2.2 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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