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About Badakhaman Village

Badakhaman is a small village in Telkoi tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 149 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badakhaman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badakhaman village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Telkoi
Pincode 758019
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 149
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badakhaman compares

By the 2011 count Badakhaman is the 39th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Badakhaman

Badakhaman is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Badakhaman as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badakhaman from other places

Badakhaman lies about 31 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Harichandanpur, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Badakhaman
Tehsil headquarters Telkoi 17 km
Nearest railway station Harichandanpur 24 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 31 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 31 km

Villages closest to Badakhaman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Telkoi tehsil.

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 Badakhaman

As per the Census of India 2011, Badakhaman village had a population of 312. That makes it the 39th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Badakhaman village has 149 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badakhaman has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Badakhaman is 758019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badakhaman covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Badakhaman falls under Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Badakhaman is Harichandanpur, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Badakhaman.

Badakhaman is about 31 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badakhaman is in Telkoi tehsil of Kendujhar district. Telkoi is about 17 km away. Harichandanpur is about 24 km away. Kendujhar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Podanga (4.5 km), Gurum (5.6 km) and Birida (8.9 km).

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

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