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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
NIRUPAMA NAYAK
Contact: 81****7669
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- LGD code
- 386596
- Pincode
- 758029
- Post office
- Dhenkikote
- Population
- 291
- Households
- 68
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Sex ratio
- 953 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 171
Census 2011 · in context
How Baghaghara compares
By population, Baghaghara ranks #122 of 140 villages in Ghatgaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.4%
−0.9% vs mandal average
- Baghaghara
- 56.4%
- Ghatgaon mandal
- 57.3%
- Kendujhar district
- 58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
−54 vs mandal average
- Baghaghara
- 953
- Ghatgaon mandal
- 1,007
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Baghaghara
- 4.3
- Ghatgaon mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baghaghara at a glance
Baghaghara is a village of 291 people in 68 households (Census 2011) in Ghatgaon block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 122nd-largest of 140 villages in Ghatgaon block. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758029, served by Dhenkikote post office; the LGD village code is 386596. The sarpanch is NIRUPAMA NAYAK, and the village votes in Baramba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera. The population is estimated at 343 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Muktapuir →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baghaghara · this village | 291 | 56% | — |
| Muktapur · Ghatgaon | 946 | 55% | — |
| Mudurabeda · Ghatgaon | 714 | 61% | — |
| Dalangapani · Ghatgaon | 574 | 61% | — |
| Ramachandrapur · Ghatgaon | 505 | 52% | — |
| Machhabhanda · Ghatgaon | 483 | 56% | — |
| Ghuntjharia · Ghatgaon | 266 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baghaghara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KENDUJHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 36
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Muktapur
- Total area (ha)
- 205
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 71.66
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baghaghara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baghaghara
- LGD code
- 386596
- Pincode
- 758029
- Post office
- Dhenkikote
- Population (Census 2011)
- 291
- Population (projected 2026)
- 343
- Households
- 68
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 953
- Literacy rate
- 56.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Cuttack
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Baramba
- Member of Parliament
- Bhartruhari Mahtab
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NIRUPAMA NAYAK
- Block / Mandal
- Ghatgaon
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 758029
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Baghaghara
Other villages in Ghatgaon mandal
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- Dhenkikote
- Binida
- Melana
- Bholabeda
- Basantapur
- Tara
- Purumunda
- Pipilia
- Paipani
- Mukundapurpatna
- Dehuripasi
- Baiganpal
- Balbhadrapur
- Badamasinabilla
- Badajamupasi
- Kamargoda
- Kundapitha
- Nusuripasi
- Tikira
- Pichhulia
- Manada
- Tando
- Chatia
- Bankapatuli
- Kusunapur
- Dhangad Diha
- Barhatipura
- Ambuapada
- Balijodi
- Ketanga
- Sanmasinabilla
- Chikinagobinpur
- Harichanduapur
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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)