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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ajaya Kumar Mohanty
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- LGD code
- 402744
- Pincode
- 759014
- Post office
- Mahimagadi
- Population
- 844
- Households
- 214
- Literacy rate
- 75.8%
- Sex ratio
- 931 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 315
Census 2011 · in context
How Aruhan compares
By population, Aruhan ranks #57 of 162 villages in Gandia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.8%
+8.8% vs mandal average
- Aruhan
- 75.8%
- Gandia mandal
- 67.0%
- Dhenkanal district
- 69.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
931
−29 vs mandal average
- Aruhan
- 931
- Gandia mandal
- 960
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Aruhan
- 3.9
- Gandia mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Aruhan at a glance
Aruhan is a village of 844 people in 214 households (Census 2011) in Gandia block, Dhenkanal district, Odisha, the 57th-largest of 162 villages in Gandia block. Literacy is 76%, 9 points above the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 931 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759014, served by Mahimagadi post office; the LGD village code is 402744. The sarpanch is Ajaya Kumar Mohanty, and the village votes in Bhanjanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradyumna Kumar Nayak. The population is estimated at 995 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Aruhan
- 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)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- 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
- 1
- 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
- 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
- DHENKANAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bidharpur
- Total area (ha)
- 431
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 12.73
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Aruhan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Aruhan
- LGD code
- 402744
- Pincode
- 759014
- Post office
- Mahimagadi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 844
- Population (projected 2026)
- 995
- Households
- 214
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 931
- Literacy rate
- 75.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhanjanagar
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ajaya Kumar Mohanty
- Block / Mandal
- Gandia
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)