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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Gangada is a village in Naugaon mandal, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, with a population of 2,275 and 529 households. The literacy rate is 79.1%, with PIN code 754113.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRASANTA KUMAR JENA
Contact: 82****7633
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- LGD code
- 398175
- Pincode
- 754113
- Post office
- Naugaonhat
- Population
- 2,275
- Households
- 529
- Literacy rate
- 79.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1083 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 645
- Distance to district centre
- 212 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 225 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 306 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 553 km
- Nearest railway station
- Batuva · 23 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital,Balijipeta · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gangada compares
By population, Gangada ranks #3 of 91 villages in Naugaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.1%
+1.0% vs mandal average
- Gangada
- 79.1%
- Naugaon mandal
- 78.1%
- Jagatsinghapur district
- 78.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,083
+89 vs mandal average
- Gangada
- 1,083
- Naugaon mandal
- 994
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Gangada
- 4.3
- Naugaon mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gangada at a glance
Gangada is a village of 2,275 people in 529 households (Census 2011) in Naugaon block, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, the 3rd-largest of 91 villages in Naugaon block. Literacy is 79%, 1 points above the block average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,083 women per 1,000 men. It lies 212 km from the Jagatsinghapur district centre, 16 km from Veeraghattam, the nearest town, 23 km from Batuva railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 754113, served by Naugaonhat post office; the LGD village code is 398175. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Balijipeta, 9 km away. The sarpanch is PRASANTA KUMAR JENA, and the village votes in Nayagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aruna Kumar Sahoo. The population is estimated at 3,513 in 2026, up 54% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gangada · this village | 2,275 | 79% | — |
| Sangam · Vangara | 1,658 | 44% | 0 km N |
| Vangara · Vangara | 1,764 | 53% | 0 km N |
| Gangada · Balijipeta | 3,183 | 43% | 0 km N |
| Sri Rangaraja Puram · Balijipeta | 277 | 38% | 2.1 km SE |
| Narannaiduvalasa · Balijipeta | 1,408 | 42% | 2.1 km E |
| Seethadevipuram · Vangara | 350 | 50% | 2.1 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gangada
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- JAGATSINGHAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Deriki
- Total area (ha)
- 166
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 84.05
- Forest area (ha)
- 5.28
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gangada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gangada
- LGD code
- 398175
- Pincode
- 754113
- Post office
- Naugaonhat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,275
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,513
- Households
- 529
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1083
- Literacy rate
- 79.1%
- Coordinates
- 18.54666°N, 83.57399°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Puri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nayagarh
- Member of Parliament
- Sambit Patra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Aruna Kumar Sahoo
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRASANTA KUMAR JENA
- Block / Mandal
- Naugaon
Getting there
How to reach Gangada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar306 kmcapital
- Hyderabad553 km
- Kolkata670 km
- Chennai703 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBatuva23 km
- Bus stopGangada Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Balijipeta9 km
- ATM / bankAndhra Bank ATM13 km
- Petrol pumpHP14 km
- CollegeGoverment College16 km
- Police stationRAJAM POLICE STATION14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Gangada
3 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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Villages near Gangada
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)