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About Badghumuda Village

Badghumuda is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 91 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770075, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badghumuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badghumuda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770075
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 91
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Badghumuda compares

By the 2011 count Badghumuda is the 85th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Badghumuda

Badghumuda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Badghumuda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badghumuda from other places

Badghumuda lies about 52 km from Sundargarh. 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 Badghumuda
Nearest town Belpahar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 26 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 52 km

Villages closest to Badghumuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Badghumuda village had a population of 180. That makes it the 85th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Badghumuda village has 91 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badghumuda has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Badghumuda is 770075. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badghumuda covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Badghumuda falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Badghumuda notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Badghumuda.

Badghumuda is about 52 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badghumuda is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Belpahar is about 14 km away. Hemgir is about 26 km away. Sundargarh is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilaimunda (1.6 km), Bhogarakachhara (8.9 km) and Dhekanapani (9.7 km).

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

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