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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BABAJI CHARN SWAIN
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- LGD code
- 396949
- Pincode
- 754213
- Post office
- Marsaghai
- Population
- 995
- Households
- 225
- Literacy rate
- 81.3%
- Sex ratio
- 951 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 291
- Distance to district centre
- 137 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 138 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 156 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 521 km
- Nearest railway station
- Brahmapur · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Banthapalli · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhagabanpur compares
By population, Bhagabanpur ranks #56 of 94 villages in Marsaghai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.3%
+3.4% vs mandal average
- Bhagabanpur
- 81.3%
- Marsaghai mandal
- 77.9%
- Kendrapara district
- 75.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
951
−9 vs mandal average
- Bhagabanpur
- 951
- Marsaghai mandal
- 960
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Bhagabanpur
- 4.4
- Marsaghai mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhagabanpur at a glance
Bhagabanpur is a village of 995 people in 225 households (Census 2011) in Marsaghai block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 56th-largest of 94 villages in Marsaghai block. Literacy is 81%, 3 points above the block average of 78% and the sex ratio is 951 women per 1,000 men. It lies 137 km from the Kendrapara district centre, 9 km from Brahmapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 754213, served by Marsaghai post office; the LGD village code is 396949. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Banthapalli, 4 km away. The sarpanch is BABAJI CHARN SWAIN, and the village votes in Jatani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray. The population is estimated at 1,173 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhagabanpur · this village | 995 | 81% | — |
| Bhagabanpur · Tamando | 2,942 | 82% | 0 km N |
| Bhagabanpur · Brahmagiri | 1,609 | 71% | 0 km N |
| Bhagabanpur · Dhenkanal Sadar | — | — | 0 km N |
| Bhagabanpur · Fategarh | 1,389 | 74% | 0 km N |
| Bhagabanpur · Basudebpur | 464 | 81% | 0 km N |
| Bhagabanpur · Basta | 277 | 64% | 0 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhagabanpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- 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
- No
- 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
- KENDRAPARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Beruhan
- Total area (ha)
- 223
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.45
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhagabanpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhagabanpur
- LGD code
- 396949
- Pincode
- 754213
- Post office
- Marsaghai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 995
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,173
- Households
- 225
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 951
- Literacy rate
- 81.3%
- Coordinates
- 19.34252°N, 84.73111°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhubaneswar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jatani
- Member of Parliament
- Aparajita Sarangi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BABAJI CHARN SWAIN
- Block / Mandal
- Marsaghai
- Nearest railway station
- Argul (131.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Bhagabanpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar156 kmcapital
- Kolkata521 km
- Hyderabad694 km
- Chennai843 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBrahmapur9 km
- Bus stopSamarjhola9 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Banthapalli4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India6 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum4 km
- CollegeSMIT, Ankushpur4 km
- Police stationTown Thana6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Bhagabanpur
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Mahuri Kalua TempleTemple2.1 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Bhagabanpur
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 754213
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Other villages named Bhagabanpur
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- BhagabanpurKaliachak - III · Malda, West Bengal17,397 pop
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- BhagabanpurMathurapur - I · South 24 Parganas, West Bengal3,774 pop
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- BhagabanpurBhagawanpur - I · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal2,566 pop
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- Athabatia
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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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)