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Keshapur

Soro mandal
Pincode 756044
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANIKA PARIDA
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LGD code
393812
Pincode
756044
Post office
Gopalpur (Balasore)
Population
755
Households
155
Literacy rate
73%
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000♂
Workers
245
Distance to district centre
158 km
Distance to mandal centre
117 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
133 km
Distance to Kolkata
497 km
Nearest railway station
Narasimhapur · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, J. Dayanidhipur · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Keshapur compares

By population, Keshapur ranks #119 of 343 villages in Soro mandal.

Literacy rate
%
73.0%
−0.4% vs mandal average
Keshapur
73.0%
Soro mandal
73.4%
Baleshwar district
69.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
902
−39 vs mandal average
Keshapur
902
Soro mandal
941
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.7 vs mandal average
Keshapur
4.9
Soro mandal
4.2

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

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Keshapur at a glance

Keshapur is a village of 755 people in 155 households (Census 2011) in Soro block, Baleshwar district, Odisha, the 119th-largest of 343 villages in Soro block. Literacy is 73%, about the same as the block average of 73% and the sex ratio is 902 women per 1,000 men. It lies 158 km from the Baleshwar district centre, 15 km from Narasimhapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 756044, served by Gopalpur (Balasore) post office; the LGD village code is 393812. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, J. Dayanidhipur, 6 km away. The sarpanch is MANIKA PARIDA, and the village votes in Banki assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devi Ranjan Tripathy. The population is estimated at 890 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dandaharipur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Keshapur · this village75573%
Keshapur · Banapur34165%0 km N
Keshapur · Purusottampur1,38951%0 km N
Keshapur · Mohana5937%0 km N
Keshapur · Patapur27348%0 km N
Ranajhali · Purusottampur2,57953%1.4 km W
Narasinghapur · Jarada35160%1.8 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Keshapur

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)
16
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SORO
Distance to nearest town (km)
11
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
30
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Dandaharipur
Total area (ha)
137
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Keshapur

LGD code
393812
Pincode
756044
Post office
Gopalpur (Balasore)
Population (Census 2011)
755
Population (projected 2026)
890
Households
155
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
902
Literacy rate
73.0%
Coordinates
19.49824°N, 84.88234°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Cuttack
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Banki
Member of Parliament
Bhartruhari Mahtab
Member of Legislative Assembly
Devi Ranjan Tripathy
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MANIKA PARIDA
Block / Mandal
Soro
Getting there

How to reach Keshapur

Mandal centre
Soro · ≈ 117 km
≈ 4 h by car · 4 h 45 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Baleshwar · ≈ 158 km
≈ 5 h 25 min by car · 6 h 26 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar133 kmcapital
  • Kolkata497 km
  • Hyderabad714 km
  • Chennai867 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNarasimhapur15 km
  • Bus stopRanajhali bus stop2 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, J. Dayanidhipur6 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India2 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil1 km
  • CollegeSMIT, Ankushpur19 km
  • Police stationPurushottampur Police Station2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Keshapur

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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