Skip to main content
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Chhendipada block·Anugul

Podapada

Chhendipada mandal
Pincode 759124
Verified by Sarpanch
Claim — I'm a resident
WhatsApp Telegram
🌤️ Today's card Print poster Compare with… Suggest edit
Coming upGanesh ChaturthiIn 6 daysGreeting →Hartalika TeejIn 6 daysGreeting →Rishi PanchamiIn 7 daysGreeting →Odisha calendar →
This village needs an owner

Be the first to claim Podapada.

Claiming links this page to a real resident. It becomes searchable on Google, unlocks local jobs & business listings, and lets you start a Grama Sabha feed for the community. Free, forever.

Claim PodapadaHow claiming works
Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Sambalpur
PC 03
→VS
Chhendipada
AC 062 · SC
→
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
MK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANOJ KUMAR SETHI
Contact: 98****8149
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Podapada can update it.
LGD code
404461
Pincode
759124
Post office
Chhendipada
Population
1,841
Households
430
Literacy rate
73.1%
Sex ratio
997 ♀/1000♂
Workers
647
Census 2011 · in context

How Podapada compares

By population, Podapada ranks #21 of 151 villages in Chhendipada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
73.1%
+7.4% vs mandal average
Podapada
73.1%
Chhendipada mandal
65.7%
Anugul district
68.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
997
+42 vs mandal average
Podapada
997
Chhendipada mandal
955
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Podapada
4.3
Chhendipada mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Podapada at a glance

Podapada is a village of 1,841 people in 430 households (Census 2011) in Chhendipada block, Anugul district, Odisha, the 21st-largest of 151 villages in Chhendipada block. Literacy is 73%, 7 points above the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 997 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759124, served by Chhendipada post office; the LGD village code is 404461. The sarpanch is MANOJ KUMAR SETHI. The population is estimated at 2,171 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Machhakuta →

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →
  • Sarpanch name
  • Panchayat contact
  • Pincode
  • About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A festival or jatara
  • A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Podapada

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
No
Power hours (summer)
16
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
1
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ANUGUL
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
44
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Machhkuta
Total area (ha)
531
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
91.4

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Podapada

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Podapada

LGD code
404461
Pincode
759124
Post office
Chhendipada
Population (Census 2011)
1,841
Population (projected 2026)
2,171
Households
430
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
997
Literacy rate
73.1%
Lok Sabha constituency
Sambalpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chhendipada
Member of Parliament
Dharmendra Pradhan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MANOJ KUMAR SETHI
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

All villages in 759124 →
Same name, different place

Other villages named Podapada

Looking for a different Podapada? 7 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Podapada →

Other villages in Chhendipada mandal

View all 60+ →
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)