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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sri Arjuna Hantal
Contact: 76****1725
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- LGD code
- 430780
- Pincode
- 764052
- Post office
- Chitrakonda
- Population
- 111
- Households
- 22
- Literacy rate
- 8.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1018 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 66
- Distance to district centre
- 46 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 416 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 435 km
- Nearest railway station
- Darliput · 24 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- PHC , Labburu · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Damagada compares
By population, Damagada ranks #20 of 37 villages in Jodamba mandal.
Literacy rate
%
8.1%
−20.8% vs mandal average
- Damagada
- 8.1%
- Jodamba mandal
- 28.9%
- Malkangiri district
- 39.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,018
+39 vs mandal average
- Damagada
- 1,018
- Jodamba mandal
- 979
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Damagada
- 5.0
- Jodamba mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Damagada at a glance
Damagada is a village of 111 people in 22 households (Census 2011) in Jodamba block, Malkangiri district, Odisha, the 20th-largest of 37 villages in Jodamba block. Literacy is 8%, 21 points below the block average of 29% and the sex ratio is 1,018 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Malkangiri district centre, 54 km from Madugula, the nearest town, 24 km from Darliput railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764052, served by Chitrakonda post office; the LGD village code is 430780. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC , Labburu, 17 km away. The sarpanch is Sri Arjuna Hantal. The population is estimated at 131 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damagada · this village | 111 | 8% | — |
| Ambapada · Munchingi Puttu | 71 | 28% | 0 km N |
| Ambapada · Peda Bayalu | 63 | 24% | 0 km N |
| Murajaribanda · Peda Bayalu | 44 | 50% | 0.8 km NW |
| Rudagomangi · Peda Bayalu | 85 | 24% | 1 km N |
| Kurtada · Peda Bayalu | 234 | 30% | 1.5 km S |
| Parreda · Peda Bayalu | 262 | 50% | 1.6 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Damagada
- 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
- 0
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BALIMELA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 140
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 120
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Panasput
- Total area (ha)
- 793
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 681.47
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Damagada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Damagada
- LGD code
- 430780
- Pincode
- 764052
- Post office
- Chitrakonda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 111
- Population (projected 2026)
- 131
- Households
- 22
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1018
- Literacy rate
- 8.1%
- Coordinates
- 18.28592°N, 82.48618°E
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sri Arjuna Hantal
- Block / Mandal
- Jodamba
Getting there
How to reach Damagada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar416 kmcapital
- Hyderabad435 km
- Chennai625 km
- Kolkata776 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDarliput24 km
- Bus stopRudakota Bus Stop3 km
- Hospital / PHCPHC , Labburu17 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Sileru54 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 764052
- MandapalliChitrakonda mandal1,997 pop
- PodaghatMudulipada mandal1,552 pop
- KumarputMudulipada mandal1,515 pop
- NakamamudiChitrakonda mandal1,438 pop
- KhairpaliChitrakonda mandal1,270 pop
- KhairputMudulipada mandal1,216 pop
- GunthawadaChitrakonda mandal1,139 pop
- PanasputJodamba mandal1,057 pop
- KhemaguruMudulipada mandal956 pop
Villages near Damagada
Other villages in Jodamba mandal
View all 39+ →- Panasput
- Gajalmamudi
- Jamuguda
- Singoi
- Handikhal
- Kodigandhi
- Darlabeda
- Tentapali
- Khajuriguda
- Kunturpader
- Nuaguda
- Bihanagudi
- Similipader
- Bachilipadar
- Dabuguda
- Jajpalama
- Kumbhipatiaguda
- Takuguda
- Tabalaguda
- Gopinathguda
- Tikarpada
- Gajalgumi
- Ramaguda
- Matikhala
- Panapader
- Tutugumi
- Ladiguda
- Doliamba
- Bhitardarlabeda
- Gaudaput
- Tikarpoda
- Nuaguda
- Kusumput
- Badtalpadar
- Kadaput
- Karenjaguda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-05-06
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)