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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RP
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RANDIP PRADHAN
Contact: 99****0611
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- LGD code
- 382849
- Pincode
- 768110
- Post office
- Barkote
- Population
- 745
- Households
- 210
- Literacy rate
- 62%
- Sex ratio
- 877 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 344
Census 2011 · in context
How Aksharshila compares
By population, Aksharshila ranks #32 of 220 villages in Barkot mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.0%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Aksharshila
- 62.0%
- Barkot mandal
- 62.7%
- Deogarh district
- 63.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
877
−94 vs mandal average
- Aksharshila
- 877
- Barkot mandal
- 971
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Aksharshila
- 3.5
- Barkot mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Aksharshila at a glance
Aksharshila is a village of 745 people in 210 households (Census 2011) in Barkot block, Deogarh district, Odisha, the 32nd-largest of 220 villages in Barkot block. Literacy is 62%, about the same as the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 877 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 768110, served by Barkote post office; the LGD village code is 382849. The sarpanch is RANDIP PRADHAN, and the village votes in Athamallik assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nalini Kanta Pradhan. The population is estimated at 878 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Aksharshila
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- 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
- No
- 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
- DEBAGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 39
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Balanda
- Total area (ha)
- 440
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 174.03
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Aksharshila
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Aksharshila
- LGD code
- 382849
- Pincode
- 768110
- Post office
- Barkote
- Population (Census 2011)
- 745
- Population (projected 2026)
- 878
- Households
- 210
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 877
- Literacy rate
- 62.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sambalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Athamallik
- Member of Parliament
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nalini Kanta Pradhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RANDIP PRADHAN
- Block / Mandal
- Barkot
- Nearest railway station
- Saragipali (13.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 768110
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- Golabandha
- Basalai
- Danra
- Dandasingha
- Nuagaon
- Kadopada
- Balita
- Rengalbahal
- Ambagaon
- Jharakandhal
- Jalisuan
- Thianal
- Khajurikhaman
- Budhakhaman
- Sarankot
- Nuapetpura
- Madalia
- Nuagoudsuguda
- Kelenda
- Singhuri
- Madhyapur
- Nalabandha
- Masanita
- Saloi
- Landijhari
- Basupali
- Balanda
- Baliroi
- Baidharnagar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-05
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)