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Dalapalanka

Nuagaon mandal
Pincode 761010
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Dalapalanka observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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Temples near Dalapalanka

  • BalaKumari Temple · 3.7 km

Named places of worship on record

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
413074
Pincode
761010
Post office
Chikiti
Population
667
Households
141
Literacy rate
34%
Sex ratio
1052 ♀/1000♂
Workers
167
Distance to district centre
44 km
Distance to mandal centre
16 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
178 km
Distance to Kolkata
542 km
Nearest railway station
Ichchapuram · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sachidananda Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dalapalanka compares

By population, Dalapalanka ranks #45 of 158 villages in Nuagaon mandal.

Literacy rate
%
34.0%
−24.5% vs mandal average
Dalapalanka
34.0%
Nuagaon mandal
58.5%
Ganjam district
62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,052
+46 vs mandal average
Dalapalanka
1,052
Nuagaon mandal
1,006
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
Dalapalanka
4.7
Nuagaon mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dalapalanka at a glance

Dalapalanka is a village of 667 people in 141 households (Census 2011) in Nuagaon block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 45th-largest of 158 villages in Nuagaon block. Literacy is 34%, 25 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,052 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Ganjam district centre, 9 km from Ichchapuram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761010, served by Chikiti post office; the LGD village code is 413074. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sachidananda Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Digapahandi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sidhant Mohapatra. The population is estimated at 786 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Ramachandrapur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dalapalanka · this village66734%
Muktapur · Ghatgaon94655%0.9 km N
Muktapur · Ranapur95483%0.9 km N
Muktapur · Turumunga52559%0.9 km N
Muktapur · Banapur00.9 km N
Muktapur · Palalahada28044%0.9 km N
Muktapur · Kendujhar Town56274%0.9 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dalapalanka

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
12
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHIKITI
Distance to nearest town (km)
4
Distance to district HQ (km)
54
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Ramachandrapur
Total area (ha)
55
Irrigated area (ha)
29.64
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Dalapalanka

LGD code
413074
Pincode
761010
Post office
Chikiti
Population (Census 2011)
667
Population (projected 2026)
786
Households
141
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1052
Literacy rate
34.0%
Coordinates
19.17279°N, 84.61896°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Berhampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Digapahandi
Member of Parliament
Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sidhant Mohapatra
Block / Mandal
Nuagaon
Getting there

How to reach Dalapalanka

Mandal centre
Nuagaon · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ganjam · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 30 min by car · 1 h 47 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar178 kmcapital
  • Kolkata542 km
  • Hyderabad677 km
  • Chennai821 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationIchchapuram9 km
  • Bus stopBoddavada Bus Stop5 km
  • Hospital / PHCSachidananda Hospital3 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India23 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil14 km
  • CollegeBharat institute of engineering and technology16 km
  • Police stationTown Thana23 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Dalapalanka

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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