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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UMASANKAR BHUMAL
Contact: 73****7631
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- LGD code
- 414829
- Pincode
- 761212
- Post office
- Narayanapur (Gajapati)
- Population
- 1,935
- Households
- 429
- Literacy rate
- 49.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1063 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 986
Census 2011 · in context
How Burjang compares
By population, Burjang ranks #3 of 158 villages in Rayagada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.4%
+8.4% vs mandal average
- Burjang
- 49.4%
- Rayagada mandal
- 41.0%
- Gajapati district
- 45.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,063
−22 vs mandal average
- Burjang
- 1,063
- Rayagada mandal
- 1,085
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Burjang
- 4.5
- Rayagada mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Burjang at a glance
Burjang is a village of 1,935 people in 429 households (Census 2011) in Rayagada block, Gajapati district, Odisha, the 3rd-largest of 158 villages in Rayagada block. Literacy is 49%, 8 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 1,063 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 761212, served by Narayanapur (Gajapati) post office; the LGD village code is 414829. The sarpanch is UMASANKAR BHUMAL. The population is estimated at 2,281 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Karadasingi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burjang · this village | 1,935 | 49% | — |
| Karadasingi · Rayagada | 983 | 60% | — |
| Padmapur · Rayagada | 932 | 57% | — |
| Anchala · Rayagada | 537 | 46% | — |
| Krushnapur · Rayagada | 483 | 65% | — |
| Tudumul · Rayagada | 328 | 15% | — |
| Saura Krushnapur · Rayagada | 96 | 17% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Burjang
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- RAYAGADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Karadasingi
- Total area (ha)
- 1,182
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 26.92
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Burjang
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Burjang
- LGD code
- 414829
- Pincode
- 761212
- Post office
- Narayanapur (Gajapati)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,935
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,281
- Households
- 429
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1063
- Literacy rate
- 49.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- UMASANKAR BHUMAL
- Block / Mandal
- Rayagada
Same pincode
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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)