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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RB
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RISPA BHUYAN
Contact: 94****2907
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- LGD code
- 414792
- Pincode
- 761212
- Post office
- Narayanapur (Gajapati)
- Population
- 579
- Households
- 121
- Literacy rate
- 29.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1032 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 341
- Distance to district centre
- 176 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 154 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 400 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 450 km
- Nearest railway station
- Padua · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- PHC , Labburu · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Galaganda compares
By population, Galaganda ranks #24 of 158 villages in Rayagada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
29.4%
−11.6% vs mandal average
- Galaganda
- 29.4%
- Rayagada mandal
- 41.0%
- Gajapati district
- 45.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,032
−53 vs mandal average
- Galaganda
- 1,032
- Rayagada mandal
- 1,085
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Galaganda
- 4.8
- Rayagada mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Galaganda at a glance
Galaganda is a village of 579 people in 121 households (Census 2011) in Rayagada block, Gajapati district, Odisha, the 24th-largest of 158 villages in Rayagada block. Literacy is 29%, 12 points below the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. It lies 176 km from the Gajapati district centre, 53 km from Madugula, the nearest town, 9 km from Padua railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761212, served by Narayanapur (Gajapati) post office; the LGD village code is 414792. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC , Labburu, 14 km away. The sarpanch is RISPA BHUYAN. The population is estimated at 298 in 2026, down 49% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galaganda · this village | 579 | 29% | — |
| Galaganda · Munchingi Puttu | 270 | 39% | 0.1 km NE |
| Vetchangi Puttu · Munchingi Puttu | 51 | 14% | 1.7 km NW |
| Gattumalada · Munchingi Puttu | 87 | 44% | 2 km NW |
| Muraliputtu · Munchingi Puttu | 71 | 23% | 2.1 km SW |
| Rangilisingi · Munchingi Puttu | 129 | 43% | 2.3 km SW |
| Rangilisingi · Dumbriguda | 438 | 27% | 2.3 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Galaganda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAYAGADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jeranga
- Total area (ha)
- 107
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 50.77
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Galaganda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Galaganda
- LGD code
- 414792
- Pincode
- 761212
- Post office
- Narayanapur (Gajapati)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 579
- Population (projected 2026)
- 298
- Households
- 121
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1032
- Literacy rate
- 29.4%
- Coordinates
- 18.35586°N, 82.61055°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RISPA BHUYAN
- Block / Mandal
- Rayagada
Getting there
How to reach Galaganda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar400 kmcapital
- Hyderabad450 km
- Chennai638 km
- Kolkata761 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPadua9 km
- Bus stopKothur Junction Bus Stop7 km
- Hospital / PHCPHC , Labburu14 km
- Police stationKoraput police station52 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)