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Badora

Kharibari mandal
Pincode 734429
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Badora is a village in Kharibari mandal, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, with a population of 329 across 69 households and a literacy rate of 72.9%.

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SANTANA SINGHA
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LGD code
306793
Pincode
734429
Post office
Naksalbari
Population
329
Households
69
Literacy rate
72.9%
Sex ratio
1031 ♀/1000♂
Workers
132
Distance to district centre
26 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Kolkata
447 km
Distance to Delhi
1102 km
Nearest railway station
Adhikari · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Navjeevan Hospital and Rural Health Care Centre · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Badora compares

By population, Badora ranks #65 of 74 villages in Kharibari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
72.9%
+16.3% vs mandal average
Badora
72.9%
Kharibari mandal
56.6%
Darjeeling district
71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,031
+68 vs mandal average
Badora
1,031
Kharibari mandal
963
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
Badora
4.8
Kharibari mandal
4.7

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

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Badora at a glance

Badora is a village of 329 people in 69 households (Census 2011) in Kharibari block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 65th-largest of 74 villages in Kharibari block. Literacy is 73%, 16 points above the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Darjeeling district centre, 13 km from Lahugaon, the nearest town, 2 km from Adhikari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 734429, served by Naksalbari post office; the LGD village code is 306793. The nearest hospital or health centre is Navjeevan Hospital and Rural Health Care Centre, 15 km away. The sarpanch is SANTANA SINGHA, and the village votes in Phansidewa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Durga Murmu. The population is estimated at 368 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Badora · this village32973%
Jamatulla · Kharibari50652%0.9 km W
Balahijhora · Kharibari1,39871%1.1 km E
Chayansing · Kharibari2,15859%1.6 km W
Kelabari · Kharibari2,56265%1.8 km SE
Barsadbhita · Kharibari2,67167%1.9 km S
Jibansing · Kharibari1,47159%2 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Badora

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
24
Power hours (winter)
24
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
51.4
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Badora

LGD code
306793
Pincode
734429
Post office
Naksalbari
Population (Census 2011)
329
Population (projected 2026)
368
Households
69
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1031
Literacy rate
72.9%
Coordinates
26.59215°N, 88.16088°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Phansidewa
Member of Parliament
Raju Bista
Member of Legislative Assembly
Durga Murmu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SANTANA SINGHA
Block / Mandal
Kharibari
Getting there

How to reach Badora

Mandal centre
Kharibari · ≈ 3.1 km
≈ 6 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Darjeeling · ≈ 26 km
≈ 53 min by car · 1 h 3 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,710 people
Lahugaon · ≈ 13 km
≈ 26 min by car · 31 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata447 kmcapital
  • Delhi1102 km
  • Hyderabad1428 km
  • Chennai1713 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationAdhikari2 km
  • Bus stopJeep stand for Darjeeling, Kalmipong and Sikkim5 km
  • Hospital / PHCNavjeevan Hospital and Rural Health Care Centre15 km
  • ATM / bankAxis Bank5 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance Petrol Pump12 km
  • CollegeGhoshpukur College11 km
  • Police stationPolice Staion9 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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