Child trafficking racket busted at Balasore Station; five minors rescued, agents detained
Child trafficking racket busted at Balasore Station; five minors rescued, agents detained (via Odisha TV). Read the full story at the source.
Digapada observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
Digapada is a village in Remuna mandal, Baleshwar district, Odisha, with a population of 264 across 67 households. The village has a literacy rate of 54.9% and is located at coordinates 19.609°N, 84.933°E with PIN code 756027.
By population, Digapada ranks #107 of 199 villages in Remuna mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Digapada is a village of 264 people in 67 households (Census 2011) in Remuna block, Baleshwar district, Odisha, the 107th-largest of 199 villages in Remuna block. Literacy is 55%, 7 points below the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. It lies 145 km from the Baleshwar district centre, 19 km from Rambha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 756027, served by Haldipada post office; the LGD village code is 392663. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Chikili Talapada, 9 km away. The sarpanch is KEDAR SAHU, and the village votes in Sukinda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradeep Bal Samanta. The population is estimated at 311 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chaskhand →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digapada · this village | 264 | 55% | — |
| Digapada · Hinjili | 264 | 75% | 0 km N |
| Rengitipalli · Purusottampur | 1,545 | 58% | 1.7 km SW |
| Kodala · Kodala | 1,331 | — | 1.8 km N |
| Kodala · Jagatsinghapur | 442 | 81% | 1.8 km N |
| Dhobapalli · Asika | 1,164 | 75% | 3.1 km SW |
| Dhobapalli · Badagada | 0 | — | 3.1 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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