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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
PN
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PARO NAYAK
Contact: 91****7985
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- LGD code
- 427394
- Pincode
- 764073
- Post office
- Umerkote
- Population
- 1,082
- Households
- 255
- Literacy rate
- 30.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1038 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 597
- Distance to district centre
- 207 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 213 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 513 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 337 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital, Podia · 23 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhandariguda compares
By population, Bhandariguda ranks #57 of 102 villages in Umarkote mandal.
Literacy rate
%
30.9%
−6.1% vs mandal average
- Bhandariguda
- 30.9%
- Umarkote mandal
- 37.0%
- Nabarangpur district
- 38.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,038
+32 vs mandal average
- Bhandariguda
- 1,038
- Umarkote mandal
- 1,006
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Bhandariguda
- 4.2
- Umarkote mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhandariguda at a glance
Bhandariguda is a village of 1,082 people in 255 households (Census 2011) in Umarkote block, Nabarangpur district, Odisha, the 57th-largest of 102 villages in Umarkote block. Literacy is 31%, 6 points below the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 1,038 women per 1,000 men. It lies 207 km from the Nabarangpur district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764073, served by Umerkote post office; the LGD village code is 427394. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital, Podia, 23 km away. The sarpanch is PARO NAYAK. The population is estimated at 1,276 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhandariguda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhandariguda · this village | 1,082 | 31% | — |
| Lugel · Motu | 2,525 | 56% | 1.1 km SW |
| Mpv -81 · Motu | 2,717 | 50% | 2.4 km W |
| Kunchanpalli · Motu | 1,320 | 17% | 3.5 km NW |
| Mukanpalli · Motu | 230 | 14% | 3.5 km NW |
| Katanpali · M.V. 79 | 494 | 26% | 3.5 km NW |
| Kunanpali · M.V. 79 | 2,571 | 48% | 3.5 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhandariguda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- UMARKOTE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 88
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bhandariguda
- Total area (ha)
- 406
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 113.77
- Forest area (ha)
- 20.64
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhandariguda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhandariguda
- LGD code
- 427394
- Pincode
- 764073
- Post office
- Umerkote
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,082
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,276
- Households
- 255
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1038
- Literacy rate
- 30.9%
- Coordinates
- 17.96856°N, 81.60884°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PARO NAYAK
- Block / Mandal
- Umarkote
Getting there
How to reach Bhandariguda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar513 kmcapital
- Hyderabad337 km
- Chennai562 km
- Bengaluru703 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Bus stopMothugudem Bus Stop16 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital, Podia23 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank of India32 km
- Petrol pumpHP32 km
- CollegeGovt Nursing College Sukma47 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Sileru46 km
Same pincode
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)