Dharakot observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
By population, Dharakot ranks #2 of 127 villages in Dharakote mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dharakot is a village of 3,490 people in 797 households (Census 2011) in Dharakote block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 2nd-largest of 127 villages in Dharakote block. Literacy is 70%, 11 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 962 women per 1,000 men. It lies 9 km from the Ganjam district centre, 44 km from Brahmapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761107, served by Dharakote post office; the LGD village code is 411319. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lakshman Patra Homeopathic Clinic, 9 km away. The village votes in Mohana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dasarathi Gomanga. The population is estimated at 4,115 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dharakote →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dharakot · this village | 3,490 | 70% | — |
| Janibilli · Dharakote | 1,793 | 58% | 3.1 km NW |
| Bandhaguda · Lanjigarh | 249 | 36% | 8.2 km S |
| Bandhaguda · Mudulipada | 239 | 16% | 8.2 km S |
| Bandhaguda · Mohana | 285 | 33% | 8.2 km S |
| Bandhaguda · Sarangagarh | 1,291 | 66% | 8.2 km S |
| Bandhaguda · Malkangiri | 69 | 13% | 8.2 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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