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Badagada Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ganjam, Odisha - Census 2011

Badagada is a Census Town city situated in Badagada block of Ganjam district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,521 families residing in the Badagada city. The total population of Badagada is 6,982 out of which 3,575 are males and 3,407 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Badagada is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Badagada city is 797 which is 11% of the total population. There are 384 male children and 413 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Badagada is 1,076 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (953).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Badagada is 70.3%. Thus Badagada has lower literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 78.66% and the female literacy rate is 61.46% in Badagada.

Badagada Census Town has total administration over 1,521 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Badagada Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Badagada Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 797 384 413
Literacy 70.3% 70.2% 54%
Scheduled Caste 1,524 752 772
Scheduled Tribe 21 10 11
Illiterate 2,632 1,065 1,567

Caste-wise Population - Badagada

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Badagada.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,524 752 772
Schedule Tribe 21 10 11

Religion-wise Population - Badagada

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Badagada is 6,949 which is 99.53% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Badagada is 23 which is 0.33% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Badagada as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,949 (99.53%) 3,557 3,392
Muslim 23 (0.33%) 14 9
Christian 4 (0.06%) 1 3
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.07%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Badagada

The total literacy rate of Badagada was 70.33% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 4,350 literates, males were 2,510 while females were 1,840. Also the male literacy rate was 78.66% and the female literacy rate was 61.46% in Badagada.

  Badagada Odisha
Female 61.46% 64.01%
Male 78.66% 81.59%
Total 70.33% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Badagada

The Sex Ratio of Badagada is 953. Thus per every 1000 men there were 953 females in Badagada. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,076 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 953 ) of Badagada.

Child Population - Badagada

According to Census 2011, there were 797 children between age 0 to 6 years in Badagada. Out of which 384 were male while 413 were female.

Working Population - Badagada

In Badagada Census Town out of total population, 3,074 were engaged in work activities. 61.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,074 workers engaged in Main Work, 156 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 147 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,901 1,577 324
Cultivators 156 156 0
Agriculture Labourer 147 96 51
Household Industries 518 356 162
Other Workers 1,080 969 111
Marginal Workers 1,173 630 543
Non Working 3,908 1,368 2,540

Badagada Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Badagada is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,982 62.3% 953

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