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Badmal

Dhama mandal
Pincode 768113
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Badmal 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
Sambalpur
PC 03
→VS
Rairakhol
AC 018
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Badmal is a village in Dhama mandal, Sambalpur district, Odisha, located at 21.817°N, 84.009°E. The village has a population of 769 across 206 households, with a literacy rate of 60.7%. Postal code is 768113.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANJIB PUJARI
Contact: 89****1419
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LGD code
382257
Pincode
768113
Post office
Dhama
Population
769
Households
206
Literacy rate
60.7%
Sex ratio
1034 ♀/1000♂
Workers
429
Distance to district centre
102 km
Distance to mandal centre
74 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
253 km
Distance to Kolkata
456 km
Nearest railway station
Brundamal · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Gouri Shankar Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Badmal compares

By population, Badmal ranks #19 of 69 villages in Dhama mandal.

Literacy rate
%
60.7%
−4.8% vs mandal average
Badmal
60.7%
Dhama mandal
65.5%
Sambalpur district
67.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,034
+66 vs mandal average
Badmal
1,034
Dhama mandal
968
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
Badmal
3.7
Dhama mandal
3.9

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

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Badmal at a glance

Badmal is a village of 769 people in 206 households (Census 2011) in Dhama block, Sambalpur district, Odisha, the 19th-largest of 69 villages in Dhama block. Literacy is 61%, 5 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,034 women per 1,000 men. It lies 102 km from the Sambalpur district centre, 1 km from Brundamal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 768113, served by Dhama post office; the LGD village code is 382257. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gouri Shankar Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is SANJIB PUJARI, and the village votes in Rairakhol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prasanna Acharya. The population is estimated at 907 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Badmal · this village76961%—
Badmal · Rairakhol37169%0 km N
Badmal · Jamankira72555%0 km N
Badmal · Ambabhona64468%0 km N
Badmal · Ulunda31472%0 km N
Badmal · Tarbha37450%0 km N
Badmal · Sundargarh46045%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Badmal

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)
18
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SAMBALPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
50
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
42
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Dakara
Total area (ha)
363
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
28.3

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

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

Key facts — Badmal

LGD code
382257
Pincode
768113
Post office
Dhama
Population (Census 2011)
769
Population (projected 2026)
907
Households
206
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1034
Literacy rate
60.7%
Coordinates
21.81720°N, 84.00867°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Sambalpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rairakhol
Member of Parliament
Dharmendra Pradhan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prasanna Acharya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SANJIB PUJARI
Block / Mandal
Dhama
Getting there

How to reach Badmal

Mandal centre
Dhama · ≈ 74 km
≈ 2 h 32 min by car · 3 h by bike
Directions
District centre
Sambalpur · ≈ 102 km
≈ 3 h 29 min by car · 4 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar253 kmcapital
  • Kolkata456 km
  • Hyderabad760 km
  • Delhi1019 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBrundamal1 km
  • Bus stopOld Bus Stand (JSG)6 km
  • Hospital / PHCGouri Shankar Hospital<1 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC ATM3 km
  • Petrol pumpBandhbahal Filling Station17 km
  • CollegeWomen's Jr College Play Ground39 km
  • Police stationBandhbahal Police Outpost16 km
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Badmal

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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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