Fisherwoman dies after crocodile attack in Odisha's Kendrapara
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By population, Fakirabad ranks #33 of 125 villages in Derabish mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Fakirabad is a village of 983 people in 208 households (Census 2011) in Derabish block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 33rd-largest of 125 villages in Derabish block. Literacy is 76%, 1 points below the block average of 77% and the sex ratio is 916 women per 1,000 men. It lies 111 km from the Kendrapara district centre, 2 km from Kendrapara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 754250, served by Thakurpatna post office; the LGD village code is 396672. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The sarpanch is MAMATA ROUT, and the village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 1,159 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fakirabad · this village | 983 | 76% | — |
| Kendrapara · Kendrapara | — | — | 1.4 km NW |
| Nikirai · Nikirai | 4,201 | 74% | 10.4 km N |
| Patkura · Patkura | 1,866 | 82% | 12.1 km S |
| Kalabuda · Patkura | 3,118 | 78% | 13.4 km SW |
| Pattamundai · Pattamundai | — | — | 16.8 km NE |
| Pankapal · Kujang | 2,406 | 85% | 21.9 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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