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Odisha Sets 2029 Target To Make Every Gram Panchayat Child Labour-free
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LEMBUBATI SABAR
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- LGD code
- 422394
- Pincode
- 766011
- Post office
- Utkela
- Population
- 1,387
- Households
- 346
- Literacy rate
- 56%
- Sex ratio
- 1083 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 682
Census 2011 · in context
How Gaigaon compares
By population, Gaigaon ranks #35 of 123 villages in Kesinga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.0%
−0.4% vs mandal average
Gaigaon56.0%
Kesinga mandal56.4%
Kalahandi district50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,083
+94 vs mandal average
Gaigaon1,083
Kesinga mandal989
Household size
people per home
4.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
Gaigaon4.0
Kesinga mandal3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gaigaon at a glance
Gaigaon is a village of 1,387 people in 346 households (Census 2011) in Kesinga block, Kalahandi district, Odisha, the 35th-largest of 123 villages in Kesinga block. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,083 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 766011, served by Utkela post office; the LGD village code is 422394. The sarpanch is LEMBUBATI SABAR, and the village votes in Narla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manorama Mohanty. The population is estimated at 1,635 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gaiagaon →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaigaon · this village | 1,387 | 56% | — |
| Kirokuda · Kesinga | 1,108 | 55% | — |
| Kanabira · Kesinga | 870 | 56% | — |
| Pujiguda · Sadar | 757 | 26% | — |
| Khamari · Kesinga | 586 | 67% | — |
| Dunguriguda · Kesinga | 385 | 48% | — |
| Jojananuapada · Sadar | 38 | 37% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gaigaon
- 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)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KESINGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Gaigaon
- Total area (ha)
- 590
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 102.19
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gaigaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gaigaon
- LGD code
- 422394
- Pincode
- 766011
- Post office
- Utkela
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,387
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,635
- Households
- 346
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1083
- Literacy rate
- 56.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kalahandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Narla
- Member of Parliament
- Malvika Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manorama Mohanty
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LEMBUBATI SABAR
- Block / Mandal
- Kesinga
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)