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5 Doctors In The Making: This Poor Tribal Family From Kandhamal Village In Odisha Has All Children Studying Medicine
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- LGD code
- 415387
- Pincode
- 762023
- Post office
- Jhadrajing
- Population
- 0
- Households
- 0
- Workers
- 0
Balapaju at a glance
Balapaju is a revenue village in Khajuripada block, Kandhamal district, Odisha. The pincode is 762023, served by Jhadrajing post office; the LGD village code is 415387. The village votes in G. Udayagiri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prafulla Chandra Pradhan.
Gram panchayat: Sudrukumpa →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balapaju · this village | 0 | — | — |
| Sudurukumpa · Khajuripada | 721 | 67% | — |
| Tadameru · Khajuripada | 501 | 65% | — |
| Patiamba · Phulabani | 430 | 59% | — |
| Ranipathar · Phulabani | 357 | 67% | — |
| Madikhola · Phulabani | 289 | 42% | — |
| Nedigura · Phulabani | 240 | 68% | — |
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- Pincode
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- A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur
Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balapaju
- Nearest statutory town
- PHULABANI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 42
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sudrukumpa
- Total area (ha)
- 299
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 22.45
- Forest area (ha)
- 239.15
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balapaju
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balapaju
- LGD code
- 415387
- Pincode
- 762023
- Post office
- Jhadrajing
- Population (Census 2011)
- 0
- Households
- 0
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- G. Udayagiri
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prafulla Chandra Pradhan
- Block / Mandal
- Khajuripada
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 762023
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Balapaju
Other villages in Khajuripada mandal
View all 60+ →- Khajuripada
- R. Nuagan
- Dutipara
- Gudari
- Dutimendi
- Balaskumph
- Dalapada
- Kaladi
- Kolathasahi
- Barikumpa
- Sudurukumpa
- Dadapaju
- Arapaju
- Ranapatuli
- Titiraponga
- Urumunda
- Mulagudari
- Kendarasahi
- Jhagadapatta
- Tadameru
- Nabaguba
- Adasipada
- Penabali
- Dimirikhol
- Ghodapathar
- Bedangpaju
- Darada
- Balisuguri
- Lambabadi
- Jhampi
- Gundribari
- Badabhuin
- Shakari
- Bhukutakanali
- Ledrikhol
- Charipada
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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)