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About Badkia Village

Badkia is a mid sized village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 485 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badkia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 756021
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 929
Male Population 485
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badkia compares

By the 2011 count Badkia is the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,561 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Badkia

Badkia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Badkia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Badadeulabad, Bankeswar, Bidei and Chaktentulipura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Badkia

As per the Census of India 2011, Badkia village had a population of 929. That makes it the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,561 residents.

Badkia village has 485 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badkia has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Badkia is 756021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badkia covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badkia falls under Chandipur tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The census record for Badkia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Badkia.

Badkia is in Chandipur tehsil of Baleshwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Badkia today is likely to be higher.

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