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Odisha Panchayat Election 2027 | Ground Report From Binjharpur, Jajpur
Reported by Kanak News Odisha.
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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
NIRUPAMA SETHI
Contact: 98****2573
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- LGD code
- 419258
- Pincode
- 767018
- Post office
- Birmaharajpur
- Population
- 513
- Households
- 110
- Literacy rate
- 56.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1004 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 244
- Distance to district centre
- 136 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 146 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 #63 of 187 villages in Biramaharajpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.9%
−9.5% vs mandal average
- Badmal
- 56.9%
- Biramaharajpur mandal
- 66.4%
- Sonepur district
- 65.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,004
+42 vs mandal average
- Badmal
- 1,004
- Biramaharajpur mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Badmal
- 4.7
- Biramaharajpur mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Badmal at a glance
Badmal is a village of 513 people in 110 households (Census 2011) in Biramaharajpur block, Sonepur district, Odisha, the 63rd-largest of 187 villages in Biramaharajpur block. Literacy is 57%, 10 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,004 women per 1,000 men. It lies 136 km from the Sonepur district centre, 1 km from Brundamal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 767018, served by Birmaharajpur post office; the LGD village code is 419258. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gouri Shankar Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is NIRUPAMA SETHI, and the village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 605 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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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
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SONAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bahalpadar
- Total area (ha)
- 321
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 15.04
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Badmal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Badmal
- LGD code
- 419258
- Pincode
- 767018
- Post office
- Birmaharajpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 513
- Population (projected 2026)
- 605
- Households
- 110
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1004
- Literacy rate
- 56.9%
- Coordinates
- 21.81720°N, 84.00867°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulbani
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uma Charan Mallick
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NIRUPAMA SETHI
- Block / Mandal
- Biramaharajpur
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Deoshlok Sharma (2.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Badmal
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
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Dr. Deoshlok Sharma2.3 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Badmal
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓GOVT HIGH SCHOOLHigh school2.4 km ↗
Same pincode
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- BuroghatBiramaharajpur mandal2,512 pop
- UfulaBiramaharajpur mandal2,430 pop
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- MrusundhiBiramaharajpur mandal2,132 pop
- JharkumundaBiramaharajpur mandal2,033 pop
- MendamalBiramaharajpur mandal2,004 pop
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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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)