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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRIYANKA SAHU
Contact: 99****5232
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- LGD code
- 404486
- Pincode
- 759124
- Post office
- Chhendipada
- Population
- 1,389
- Households
- 363
- Literacy rate
- 65.2%
- Sex ratio
- 976 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 743
Census 2011 · in context
How Handigoda compares
By population, Handigoda ranks #32 of 151 villages in Chhendipada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.2%
−0.5% vs mandal average
- Handigoda
- 65.2%
- Chhendipada mandal
- 65.7%
- Anugul district
- 68.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
+21 vs mandal average
- Handigoda
- 976
- Chhendipada mandal
- 955
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Handigoda
- 3.8
- Chhendipada mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Handigoda at a glance
Handigoda is a village of 1,389 people in 363 households (Census 2011) in Chhendipada block, Anugul district, Odisha, the 32nd-largest of 151 villages in Chhendipada block. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759124, served by Chhendipada post office; the LGD village code is 404486. The sarpanch is PRIYANKA SAHU. The population is estimated at 1,638 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Handigoda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ANUGUL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 48
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Tentulikoda Sahi
- Total area (ha)
- 588
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 57.5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Handigoda
- LGD code
- 404486
- Pincode
- 759124
- Post office
- Chhendipada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,389
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,638
- Households
- 363
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 976
- Literacy rate
- 65.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sambalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chhendipada
- Member of Parliament
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRIYANKA SAHU
- Block / Mandal
- Chhendipada
- Nearest PHC
- Manas Clinic (11.6 km)
- Nearest post office
- INDIA POST (8.5 km)
- Nearest bank
- UCO BANK (8.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Sunakhani (14.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 759124
- ChhendipadaChhendipada mandal5,510 pop
- BalipataChhendipada mandal3,696 pop
- KuskilaChhendipada mandal2,305 pop
- KukurpetaChhendipada mandal2,213 pop
- MachhakutaChhendipada mandal2,184 pop
- PodapadaChhendipada mandal1,841 pop
- ChhendipadajungleChhendipada mandal1,806 pop
- MamuriasahiChhendipada mandal1,758 pop
- NaupadaJarapada mandal1,645 pop
Other villages in Chhendipada mandal
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- Chhendipada
- Kosala
- Tukuda
- Balipata
- Para
- Patrapada
- Brahmanbil
- Sapoinali
- Similisahi
- Ogi
- Jerengdehurisahi
- Nuagan
- Kuskila
- Kanaloi
- Kukurpeta
- Machhakuta
- Similipal
- Santarabandha
- Jhintipal
- Podapada
- Chhendipadajungle
- Kankarei
- Mamuriasahi
- Ambapal
- Durgapur(Tangirisahi)
- Pipalbahal
- Nisa
- Bahalsahi
- Tentuloikodasahi
- Baramancha
- Purunagarh
- Khamar
- Tangiri
- Patakumunda
- Deuria Jharan
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)