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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
JN
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JATTI NAIK
Contact: 94****8269
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- LGD code
- 402920
- Pincode
- 759121
- Post office
- Meramandali
- Population
- 63
- Households
- 15
- Literacy rate
- 84.1%
- Sex ratio
- 909 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 17
Census 2011 · in context
How Salapada compares
By population, Salapada ranks #53 of 66 villages in Motunga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.1%
+12.1% vs mandal average
- Salapada
- 84.1%
- Motunga mandal
- 72.0%
- Dhenkanal district
- 69.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−11 vs mandal average
- Salapada
- 909
- Motunga mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
- Salapada
- 4.2
- Motunga mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Salapada at a glance
Salapada is a village of 63 people in 15 households (Census 2011) in Motunga block, Dhenkanal district, Odisha, the 53rd-largest of 66 villages in Motunga block. Literacy is 84%, 12 points above the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759121, served by Meramandali post office; the LGD village code is 402920. The sarpanch is JATTI NAIK, and the village votes in Ranpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surama Padhy. The population is estimated at 74 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Naya Bhagirathipur →
Key facts — Salapada
- LGD code
- 402920
- Pincode
- 759121
- Post office
- Meramandali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 63
- Population (projected 2026)
- 74
- Households
- 15
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 909
- Literacy rate
- 84.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Puri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ranpur
- Member of Parliament
- Sambit Patra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surama Padhy
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JATTI NAIK
- Block / Mandal
- Motunga
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 759121
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- KamalangaBhusan Steel Limited mandal4,520 pop
- KharagprasadMotunga mandal4,507 pop
- KuruntiMotunga mandal2,910 pop
- KusupangaMotunga mandal1,911 pop
- MotungaMotunga mandal1,883 pop
- SibapurBhusan Steel Limited mandal1,813 pop
- KharagprasadpatnaMotunga mandal1,696 pop
- HaladibahaliMotunga mandal1,662 pop
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Other villages in Motunga mandal
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- Nimidha
- Kurunti
- Odapada
- Bangurasinga
- Ratnapravapodapada
- Kusupanga
- Motunga
- Kharagprasadpatna
- Haladibahali
- Gundei
- Bido
- Meramandali
- Nadhara
- Badalo
- Ghodadian
- Artasantrakateni
- Ranjasinga
- Nayabhagirathipur(East)
- Mohadia
- Kochilamada
- Nayabhagirathipur(West)
- Belapada
- Murdangapali
- Uparbaghalunda
- Nagari
- Talabaghalunda
- Ekagharia
- Charadagadia
- Chintapokhari
- Paneilo
- Suravi
- Kalusahukateni
- Sridihi
- Malibido
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, 2026-09-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)