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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
AKHILA KUMAR PATRA
Contact: 63****6220
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- LGD code
- 414577
- Pincode
- 761208
- Post office
- Kharada
- Population
- 1,017
- Households
- 237
- Literacy rate
- 63.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1038 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 356
- Distance to district centre
- 49 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 255 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 601 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sitapuram · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital,Kurigam · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kharada compares
By population, Kharada ranks #12 of 93 villages in Kasinagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.2%
+23.2% vs mandal average
- Kharada
- 63.2%
- Kasinagar mandal
- 40.0%
- Gajapati district
- 45.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,038
+18 vs mandal average
- Kharada
- 1,038
- Kasinagar mandal
- 1,020
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kharada
- 4.3
- Kasinagar mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kharada at a glance
Kharada is a village of 1,017 people in 237 households (Census 2011) in Kasinagar block, Gajapati district, Odisha, the 12th-largest of 93 villages in Kasinagar block. Literacy is 63%, 23 points above the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 1,038 women per 1,000 men. It lies 49 km from the Gajapati district centre, 15 km from Pathapatnam, the nearest town, 2 km from Sitapuram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761208, served by Kharada post office; the LGD village code is 414577. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Kurigam, 2 km away. The sarpanch is AKHILA KUMAR PATRA. The population is estimated at 1,199 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kharada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharada · this village | 1,017 | 63% | — |
| Kharada · Gurandi | 110 | 26% | 0 km N |
| Dhanasara · Kasinagar | 264 | 45% | 0.8 km W |
| Vistala · Kasinagar | 1,485 | 42% | 1.5 km SW |
| Kurigam · Kothuru | 1,569 | 55% | 1.6 km SE |
| Chadangipur · Kasinagar | 864 | 41% | 2 km W |
| Kousalyapuram · Kothuru | 960 | 63% | 2.7 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kharada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- KASHINAGARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kharada
- Total area (ha)
- 427
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 299.65
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.01
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kharada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kharada
- LGD code
- 414577
- Pincode
- 761208
- Post office
- Kharada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,017
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,199
- Households
- 237
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1038
- Literacy rate
- 63.2%
- Coordinates
- 18.82164°N, 83.96535°E
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- AKHILA KUMAR PATRA
- Block / Mandal
- Kasinagar
Getting there
How to reach Kharada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar255 kmcapital
- Hyderabad601 km
- Kolkata619 km
- Chennai750 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSitapuram2 km
- Bus stopHadduhbangi Bus Stop2 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Kurigam2 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank14 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump14 km
- CollegeSri Venkateswara Degree College Kotturu12 km
- Police stationPOLICE STATION15 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kharada
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 761208
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Other villages named Kharada
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Villages near Kharada
Other villages in Kasinagar mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)