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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Podakhal is a village in Orkel mandal, Malkangiri district, Odisha. It has a population of 209 spread across 51 households, with a literacy rate of 15.3%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Manjula Sisa
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- LGD code
- 430907
- Pincode
- 764051
- Post office
- Balimela
- Population
- 209
- Households
- 51
- Literacy rate
- 15.3%
- Sex ratio
- 953 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 115
- Distance to district centre
- 8 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 12 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 446 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 398 km
- Nearest railway station
- Padua · 61 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- B.H.E.P Hosp Orkel · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Podakhal compares
By population, Podakhal ranks #55 of 93 villages in Orkel mandal.
Literacy rate
%
15.3%
−24.7% vs mandal average
Podakhal15.3%
Orkel mandal40.0%
Malkangiri district39.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
−114 vs mandal average
Podakhal953
Orkel mandal1,067
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
Podakhal4.1
Orkel mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Podakhal at a glance
Podakhal is a village of 209 people in 51 households (Census 2011) in Orkel block, Malkangiri district, Odisha, the 55th-largest of 93 villages in Orkel block. Literacy is 15%, 25 points below the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. It lies 8 km from the Malkangiri district centre, 61 km from Padua railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764051, served by Balimela post office; the LGD village code is 430907. The nearest hospital or health centre is B.H.E.P Hosp Orkel, 12 km away. The sarpanch is Manjula Sisa, and the village votes in Chitrakonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mangu Khilla. The population is estimated at 246 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Somanathpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podakhal · this village | 209 | 15% | — |
| Ekataguda · Jayapatna | 657 | 51% | 1.1 km NE |
| Simagandhi · Orkel | 89 | 15% | 1.2 km W |
| Dudumaguda · Orkel | 111 | 29% | 1.9 km SE |
| Kumbhipatiaguda · Jodamba | 128 | 39% | 2.8 km S |
| Mangarajodi · Orkel | 70 | 17% | 2.8 km E |
| Pilakusumi · Orkel | 390 | 35% | 3 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Podakhal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- 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)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Somanathpur
- Total area (ha)
- 539
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 301.76
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Podakhal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Podakhal
- LGD code
- 430907
- Pincode
- 764051
- Post office
- Balimela
- Population (Census 2011)
- 209
- Population (projected 2026)
- 246
- Households
- 51
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 953
- Literacy rate
- 15.3%
- Coordinates
- 18.32529°N, 82.11897°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nabarangpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chitrakonda
- Member of Parliament
- Balabhadra Majhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mangu Khilla
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Manjula Sisa
- Block / Mandal
- Orkel
Getting there
How to reach Podakhal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar446 kmcapital
- Hyderabad398 km
- Chennai616 km
- Bengaluru767 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPadua61 km
- Hospital / PHCB.H.E.P Hosp Orkel12 km
- ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA27 km
- Petrol pumpHP32 km
- CollegeGovt Nursing College Sukma49 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Sileru32 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 764051
Villages near Podakhal
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- Tarlakota
- Katapali
- Parkanmala
- Puspalli
- Muduliguda
- Chimitapalli
- Limaguda
- Sikhapalli
- Markelguda
- Rasabeda
- Neherupalli M.V.36
- M.V.-37
- Butiguda
- Somnathpur
- Siripeta
- Sindhiguda
- Gadiput
- Kalapali
- Oringi
- Madhusudanpur M.V.104
- Bikramapur
- Tandikonda
- Naliguda
- Tekaguda
- Purunaguma
- Gundriguda
- Pushpali M.V.103
- M.V.-53
- Gotiguda
- Old-Balimela
- Dangakunda
- Santoshpur Chitapari-I
- Rangamguda
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)