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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RANJULATA MALLICK
Contact: 76****3001
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- LGD code
- 416653
- Pincode
- 762110
- Post office
- Barakhama
- Population
- 153
- Households
- 30
- Literacy rate
- 45.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1217 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 78
Census 2011 · in context
How Padigan compares
By population, Padigan ranks #152 of 328 villages in Baliguda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.8%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Padigan
- 45.8%
- Baliguda mandal
- 46.5%
- Kandhamal district
- 54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,217
+167 vs mandal average
- Padigan
- 1,217
- Baliguda mandal
- 1,050
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Padigan
- 5.1
- Baliguda mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Padigan at a glance
Padigan is a village of 153 people in 30 households (Census 2011) in Baliguda block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 152nd-largest of 328 villages in Baliguda block. Literacy is 46%, about the same as the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,217 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762110, served by Barakhama post office; the LGD village code is 416653. The sarpanch is RANJULATA MALLICK. The population is estimated at 180 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Padigan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- G. UDAYAGIRI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 86
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 102
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Rebingia
- Total area (ha)
- 216
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 183.88
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Padigan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Padigan
- LGD code
- 416653
- Pincode
- 762110
- Post office
- Barakhama
- Population (Census 2011)
- 153
- Population (projected 2026)
- 180
- Households
- 30
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1217
- Literacy rate
- 45.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RANJULATA MALLICK
- Block / Mandal
- Baliguda
Same pincode
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- Melisikia
- Pusangia
- Ganjupadi
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- Badagan
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- Khamanakhola
- Balimusti
- Kunamaha
- Landagan
- Nadapatang
- Padmapadar
- Gumapadar
- Gatngi
- Badrukia
- Ghodabali
- Mutabali
- Gegurpadar
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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)