Bade Bacheli

Bade Bacheli is a town and a Nagar Palika in Dantewada district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is now very well known as NMDC Township with nature all around to explore and witness. It is situated roughly 400 km from Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh. The way to travel is by Road with frequent bus service from Raipur, Bhilai, Jagdalpur, and Hyderabad,Visakhapatnam or by train from Jagdalpur and Vishakhapatnam.

Bade Bacheli
city
Bailadila hills view from Bacheli
Bade Bacheli
Bade Bacheli
Coordinates: 18°42′19″N 81°15′7″E
CountryIndia
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictDantewada
Population
 (2011)
 • Total21,435
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationCG-18
Nearest cityJagdalpur, Dantewada
Sex ratio936 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituencyBastar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyDantewada
Websitedantewada.gov.in

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[1] Bade Bacheli had a population of 21,435 of which 11,071 are males while 10,364 are females as per the report released by Census India 2011.

The population of children with age of 0–6 is 2796, or 13.04% of the total population of Bade Bacheli (M). In Bade Bacheli Municipality, the female sex ratio is 936 against the state average of 991. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Bade Bacheli is around 1028 compared with the Chhattisgarh state average of 969. The literacy rate of Bade Bacheli city is around 68.05%, 14,587 total literates, of which 8,373 are male and 6,214 female (2011 census). In Bade Bacheli, male literacy is around 75.63% while the female literacy rate is 59.96%.

Bade Bacheli Municipality has total administration over 5,398 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within the Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

The population has raised primarily after the commissioning of the National Mineral Development Corporation project here.

Points of interest

Local points of interest include:

Clock tower in Bacheli town showcasing tribal costumes of Bailadila.
  • Ghadi Chowk, which showcases the "tribal and cultural wealth" of Bastar, situated in the centre of Bacheli town.
  • HighTech Park (Baludyan) and Ambedkar park with amusement activities and decoration in the city.[2]
  • Iron Ore deposits (10&11A,5) under NMDC, hills and unique technique to crush iron to extract the ore.[3]
Bailadila Iron ore mines
  • Akashnagar, a small residential place in the hills.
  • Lingeshwara Temple, known for its architectural structure and history.
  • The Essar Steel Slurry beneficiation plant situated in Kirandul is 10 km away from Bacheli Township and is used to transport iron ore through Slurry pipeline to Essar Steel’s pellet plant facility in Visakhapatnam. It has its own helipad.[4]
Essar slurry beneficiation plant, Kirandul
  • Ramabooti Temple is situated in Kirandul 11B Deposit, 10 km away from Bacheli Township.
  • The local mountain range is known for its deposits of iron ore.[5] Total 14 reserves have been discovered in this range out of which the mining activities are going on in 3 deposits.[6]
  • Palnar[7] -the first cashless village in Chhattisgarh is some 34 km away from Bacheli.[8]

References
  1. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns". Census Commission of India. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. "Director's Report 2016". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  3. "Comprehensive Industry document on Iron ore mining" (PDF). Central Pollution Control Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. "Essar Steel begins work to reroute the longest slurry pipeline". Business Standard. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  5. "Deposit 5,10&11A". NMDC website. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. "A bridge too high poses unique challenge to Railways". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. "CM Raman Singh to lay foundation stone of 'first cashless village' in Chhattisgarh". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  8. "This tribal village in Chhattisgarh Has Zero Mobile Network, but You Can Still Go 100% Cashless". The Better India. Retrieved 28 December 2017.


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