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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MARIA SIRIKA
Contact: 70****6308
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- LGD code
- 426528
- Pincode
- 765017
- Post office
- J.K.Pur
- Population
- 242
- Households
- 68
- Literacy rate
- 21.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1420 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 160
- Distance to district centre
- 22 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 278 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 562 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ladda · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt Medical Jangili · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Harpana compares
By population, Harpana ranks #46 of 92 villages in Seskhal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
21.1%
−11.1% vs mandal average
- Harpana
- 21.1%
- Seskhal mandal
- 32.2%
- Rayagada district
- 42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,420
+305 vs mandal average
- Harpana
- 1,420
- Seskhal mandal
- 1,115
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Harpana
- 3.6
- Seskhal mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Harpana at a glance
Harpana is a village of 242 people in 68 households (Census 2011) in Seskhal block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 46th-largest of 92 villages in Seskhal block. Literacy is 21%, 11 points below the block average of 32% and the sex ratio is 1,420 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Rayagada district centre, 52 km from Veeraghattam, the nearest town, 8 km from Ladda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765017, served by J.K.Pur post office; the LGD village code is 426528. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt Medical Jangili, 5 km away. The sarpanch is MARIA SIRIKA. The population is estimated at 285 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Harpana
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Karubai
- Total area (ha)
- 240
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 11.71
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Harpana
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Harpana
- LGD code
- 426528
- Pincode
- 765017
- Post office
- J.K.Pur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 242
- Population (projected 2026)
- 285
- Households
- 68
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1420
- Literacy rate
- 21.1%
- Coordinates
- 19.13879°N, 83.47440°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MARIA SIRIKA
- Block / Mandal
- Seskhal
Getting there
How to reach Harpana
Nearest town · 14,315 people
Veeraghattam · ≈ 52 km
≈ 1 h 47 min by car · 2 h 7 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar278 kmcapital
- Hyderabad562 km
- Kolkata635 km
- Chennai755 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLadda8 km
- Bus stopPitamahel Bus Stop7 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt Medical Jangili5 km
- ATM / bankCorporation Bank8 km
- Petrol pumpSri Kanthamma Filling Station36 km
- CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management6 km
- Police stationl. police station9 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 765017
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- SikarpaiKalyanasingpur mandal3,060 pop
- KolnaraRayagada mandal2,673 pop
- Karlakona (Stesanguda)Rayagada mandal1,753 pop
- PentaRayagada mandal1,560 pop
- KhaligudaRayagada mandal1,480 pop
Villages near Harpana
Other villages in Seskhal mandal
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- Jimidipeta
- Kusa
- Pitamahal
- Champikota
- Brahaminhaluva
- Gajigam
- Siguru (Bariguda)
- Lumbesu
- Jangili
- Kundam
- Hatasakhal
- Bodohonsa
- Sulobha
- Badaraising
- Kodulujimidi
- Baisingi
- Sanasandhubadi
- Gurusubadi
- Kunjabadi (Boiragiguda)
- Goudakhilum
- Achava
- Khilimisiguda
- Kodapadi
- Sikabadi
- Dangolodi
- Badairipibadi
- Pratap Pur
- Derkapadu
- Anakha
- Hajaridanga
- Jangidi
- Badasandhubadi
- Gururajguda
- Regalpadu
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)