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About Badkhunta Village

Badkhunta is a mid sized village in Khunta tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 466 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badkhunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badkhunta village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Khunta
Pincode 757019
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 466
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badkhunta compares

By the 2011 count Badkhunta is the 20th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 559 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Badkhunta

Badkhunta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Badkhunta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Badkhunta from other places

Badkhunta lies about 27 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Betnoti, about 23 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 Badkhunta
Nearest railway station Betnoti 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Khunta 27 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 27 km
Nearest town Baripāda 27 km

Villages closest to Badkhunta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khunta 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 Badkhunta

As per the Census of India 2011, Badkhunta village had a population of 957. That makes it the 20th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 559 residents.

Badkhunta village has 466 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badkhunta has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Badkhunta is 757019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badkhunta covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badkhunta falls under Khunta tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Badkhunta is Betnoti, about 23 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Badkhunta.

Badkhunta is about 27 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badkhunta is in Khunta tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Betnoti is about 23 km away. Khunta is about 27 km away. Mayurbhanj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Auzakhunta (under 2 km), Khuntadahi (under 2 km) and Kudiakhunta (under 2 km).

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

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