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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
CS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Chandrakala Sabar
Contact: 78****4259
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- LGD code
- 427070
- Pincode
- 765025
- Post office
- Padmapur
- Population
- 243
- Households
- 50
- Literacy rate
- 30%
- Sex ratio
- 960 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 161
Census 2011 · in context
How Kandhachakunda compares
By population, Kandhachakunda ranks #58 of 108 villages in Padmapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
30.0%
−19.8% vs mandal average
- Kandhachakunda
- 30.0%
- Padmapur mandal
- 49.8%
- Rayagada district
- 42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
960
−59 vs mandal average
- Kandhachakunda
- 960
- Padmapur mandal
- 1,019
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Kandhachakunda
- 4.9
- Padmapur mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kandhachakunda at a glance
Kandhachakunda is a village of 243 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Padmapur block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 58th-largest of 108 villages in Padmapur block. Literacy is 30%, 20 points below the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 960 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 765025, served by Padmapur post office; the LGD village code is 427070. The sarpanch is Chandrakala Sabar. The population is estimated at 286 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kadama →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kandhachakunda · this village | 243 | 30% | — |
| Khaira Guda · Gudari | 546 | 33% | — |
| Kadima · Gudari | 450 | 61% | — |
| Madhukuruda · Gudari | 430 | 24% | — |
| Lodiguda · Gudari | 408 | 17% | — |
| Anuguruthi · Gudari | 372 | 31% | — |
| Sakara Baju · Gudari | 316 | 25% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kandhachakunda
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUNUPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 39
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kadama
- Total area (ha)
- 789
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kandhachakunda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kandhachakunda
- LGD code
- 427070
- Pincode
- 765025
- Post office
- Padmapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 243
- Population (projected 2026)
- 286
- Households
- 50
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 960
- Literacy rate
- 30.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Chandrakala Sabar
- Block / Mandal
- Padmapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 765025
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kandhachakunda
Other villages in Padmapur mandal
View all 60+ →- Padmapur
- Akhusingi
- Derigan
- Kenduguda
- Jatili
- Saradhapur
- Bahupadar
- Radu
- Lauguda
- Perapang
- Khambari Guda
- Khilapadar
- Gudia Bandha
- Indupur
- Biripadar
- Arei
- Dakasikula
- Khamapadar
- Khilamunda
- Arunajholi
- Nuagan
- Jagamunda
- Likiti Padar
- Jhitika
- Harlaguda
- Lachiamanaguda
- Jaripanga
- Soura Singipur
- Dabarakono
- Dharapur
- Nuagada
- Mariguda
- Mushki
- Ambabadi
- Rela
- Sarigiguda
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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)