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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAUDAMANI NAIK
Contact: 78****6137
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- LGD code
- 388958
- Pincode
- 757037
- Post office
- Karanjia (Mayurbhanj)
- Population
- 634
- Households
- 145
- Literacy rate
- 48.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1013 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 309
- Distance to district centre
- 264 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 253 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 585 km
- Nearest railway station
- Therubali · 23 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Bisam · 25 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kalakada compares
By population, Kalakada ranks #55 of 156 villages in Karanjia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.7%
−2.5% vs mandal average
Kalakada48.7%
Karanjia mandal51.2%
Mayurbhanj district54.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,013
−7 vs mandal average
Kalakada1,013
Karanjia mandal1,020
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Kalakada4.4
Karanjia mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kalakada at a glance
Kalakada is a village of 634 people in 145 households (Census 2011) in Karanjia block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 55th-largest of 156 villages in Karanjia block. Literacy is 49%, 3 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,013 women per 1,000 men. It lies 264 km from the Mayurbhanj district centre, 23 km from Therubali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 757037, served by Karanjia (Mayurbhanj) post office; the LGD village code is 388958. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bisam, 25 km away. The sarpanch is SAUDAMANI NAIK. The population is estimated at 747 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalakada · this village | 634 | 49% | — |
| Kalamaguda · Gunupur | 146 | 25% | 0 km N |
| Alubadi · Gunupur | 123 | 24% | 0.9 km NW |
| Biribai · Gunupur | 202 | 25% | 1.6 km S |
| Batapulisi · Gunupur | 405 | 40% | 1.7 km W |
| Budhanagar · Jatani | 1,310 | 76% | 2.2 km W |
| Durukupa · Gunupur | 80 | 18% | 2.3 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kalakada
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KARANJIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 134
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Patbil
- Total area (ha)
- 252
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 51.06
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kalakada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kalakada
- LGD code
- 388958
- Pincode
- 757037
- Post office
- Karanjia (Mayurbhanj)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 634
- Population (projected 2026)
- 747
- Households
- 145
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1013
- Literacy rate
- 48.7%
- Coordinates
- 19.32399°N, 83.64272°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SAUDAMANI NAIK
- Block / Mandal
- Karanjia
Getting there
How to reach Kalakada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar253 kmcapital
- Hyderabad585 km
- Kolkata609 km
- Chennai782 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTherubali23 km
- Bus stopKisiri10 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bisam25 km
- ATM / bankCorporation Bank29 km
- Petrol pumpSri Kanthamma Filling Station38 km
- CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management32 km
- Police stationl. police station28 km
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)