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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARUN KUMAR ROUT
Contact: 95****4025
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- LGD code
- 395731
- Pincode
- 754220
- Post office
- Rajkanika
- Population
- 1,724
- Households
- 365
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Sex ratio
- 986 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 483
Census 2011 · in context
How Tarapada compares
By population, Tarapada ranks #20 of 168 villages in Rajkanika mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.9%
−3.2% vs mandal average
- Tarapada
- 72.9%
- Rajkanika mandal
- 76.1%
- Kendrapara district
- 75.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
−102 vs mandal average
- Tarapada
- 986
- Rajkanika mandal
- 1,088
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Tarapada
- 4.7
- Rajkanika mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tarapada at a glance
Tarapada is a village of 1,724 people in 365 households (Census 2011) in Rajkanika block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 20th-largest of 168 villages in Rajkanika block. Literacy is 73%, 3 points below the block average of 76% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754220, served by Rajkanika post office; the LGD village code is 395731. The sarpanch is ARUN KUMAR ROUT, and the village votes in Ranpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surama Padhy. The population is estimated at 2,033 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Koilipur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarapada · this village | 1,724 | 73% | — |
| Gajarajpur · Rajkanika | 703 | 60% | — |
| Gharabhanjakola · Rajkanika | 666 | 69% | — |
| Koilipur · Rajkanika | 576 | 78% | — |
| Bandhamala · Rajkanika | 551 | 79% | — |
| Sangrampur · Rajkanika | 539 | 88% | — |
| Khulari · Rajkanika | 458 | 81% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tarapada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- 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
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PATTAMUNDAI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 64
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Koilipur
- Total area (ha)
- 256
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tarapada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Tarapada
- LGD code
- 395731
- Pincode
- 754220
- Post office
- Rajkanika
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,724
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,033
- Households
- 365
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 986
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Puri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ranpur
- Member of Parliament
- Sambit Patra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surama Padhy
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ARUN KUMAR ROUT
- Block / Mandal
- Rajkanika
- Nearest railway station
- Tapang (38.6 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 754220
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- NamataraRajkanika mandal3,601 pop
- GanjaRajkanika mandal2,670 pop
- BansariaRajkanika mandal2,541 pop
- DeulataraRajkanika mandal2,311 pop
- SikoRajkanika mandal2,219 pop
- DalikaendaRajkanika mandal1,736 pop
- CherantapadaRajkanika mandal1,692 pop
- AchhutapurRajkanika mandal1,517 pop
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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, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)