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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RENUKA SABAR
Contact: 63****3731
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- LGD code
- 426943
- Pincode
- 765026
- Post office
- Gudari
- Population
- 396
- Households
- 97
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1164 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 230
- Distance to district centre
- 27 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 244 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 594 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bissamcuttack · 28 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Bisam · 24 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Soura Guda compares
By population, Soura Guda ranks #46 of 188 villages in Gudari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.7%
+6.3% vs mandal average
- Soura Guda
- 47.7%
- Gudari mandal
- 41.4%
- Rayagada district
- 42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,164
+126 vs mandal average
- Soura Guda
- 1,164
- Gudari mandal
- 1,038
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Soura Guda
- 4.1
- Gudari mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Soura Guda at a glance
Soura Guda is a village of 396 people in 97 households (Census 2011) in Gudari block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 46th-largest of 188 villages in Gudari block. Literacy is 48%, 6 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 1,164 women per 1,000 men. It lies 27 km from the Rayagada district centre, 28 km from Bissamcuttack railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765026, served by Gudari post office; the LGD village code is 426943. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bisam, 24 km away. The sarpanch is RENUKA SABAR. The population is estimated at 467 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soura Guda · this village | 396 | 48% | — |
| Siriguda · Gudari | 1,408 | 49% | 0 km N |
| Sidaguda · Gudari | 257 | 9% | 0 km N |
| Goburiguda · Mohana | — | — | 0 km N |
| Huruguda · Mohana | 246 | 27% | 0 km N |
| Kusumuguda · Muniguda | 47 | 2% | 0.5 km S |
| Kuturugudi · Gudari | 166 | 40% | 0.5 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Soura Guda
- 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
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAYAGADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 90
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pendili
- Total area (ha)
- 834
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Soura Guda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Soura Guda
- LGD code
- 426943
- Pincode
- 765026
- Post office
- Gudari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 396
- Population (projected 2026)
- 467
- Households
- 97
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1164
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Coordinates
- 19.38938°N, 83.70102°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RENUKA SABAR
- Block / Mandal
- Gudari
Getting there
How to reach Soura Guda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar244 kmcapital
- Hyderabad594 km
- Kolkata600 km
- Chennai791 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBissamcuttack28 km
- Bus stopKisiri19 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bisam24 km
- ATM / bankCorporation Bank38 km
- CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management41 km
- Police stationl. police station37 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 765026
Villages near Soura Guda
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- Gumuda Lakshmipur
- Rengidi
- Jalanidhi
- Silimi
- Bhuru Kudu
- Jeera
- Karlaghati
- Sana Huma
- Pendili
- Landasinga Lakshmipur
- Rengam
- Dibirisingi
- Badiguda
- Badagoratha
- Rautaranga
- Kinidi
- Nuagumi
- Baliguda
- Chiti Serama
- Khaira Guda
- Panganapadar
- Badapankala
- Kotili
- Sanagoratha
- Sambarlendi
- Dangara Khari Guda
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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, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)