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- LGD code
- 411562
- Pincode
- 761118
- Post office
- Buguda
- Population
- 3,866
- Households
- 863
- Literacy rate
- 57.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1004 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,647
जनगणना 2011 · तुलना में
Dhunkapada की तुलना
By population, Dhunkapada ranks #6 of 135 villages in Polasara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.2%
−2.8% vs mandal average
- Dhunkapada
- 57.2%
- Polasara mandal
- 60.0%
- Ganjam district
- 62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,004
+7 vs mandal average
- Dhunkapada
- 1,004
- Polasara mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Dhunkapada
- 4.5
- Polasara mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhunkapada एक नज़र में
Dhunkapada Odisha के Ganjam जिले के Polasara ब्लॉक में 3,866 लोगों 863 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो Polasara ब्लॉक के 135 गांवों में 6वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 57% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 60% से 3 अंक कम है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 1,004 महिलाएं। पिनकोड 761118 है, Buguda डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 411562 है। गांव Chilika विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, विधायक Prithiviraj Harichandan हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 4,558 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
ग्राम पंचायत: Dhumkapada →
आसपास के गांवों की तुलना
आमने-सामने तुलना →| गांव | जनसंख्या | साक्षरता | दूरी |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhunkapada · यह गांव | 3,866 | 57% | — |
| Kaniapalli · Polasara | 623 | 73% | — |
| Baudiapalli · Polasara | 580 | 59% | — |
| Paikarapalli · Polasara | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhunkapada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BUGUDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 75
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Dhunkapada
- Total area (ha)
- 902
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 182.55
- Forest area (ha)
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhunkapada
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मुख्य तथ्य — Dhunkapada
- LGD code
- 411562
- Pincode
- 761118
- Post office
- Buguda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,866
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,558
- Households
- 863
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1004
- Literacy rate
- 57.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Puri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chilika
- Member of Parliament
- Sambit Patra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prithiviraj Harichandan
- Block / Mandal
- Polasara
एक ही पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 761118
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dhunkapada
Polasara मंडल के अन्य गांव
View all 60+ →- Chirikipadasasan
- Mathura
- Kalamba
- Sodaka
- Mandara
- Badapankalabadi
- Bhabarada
- Rumagada
- Hatiota
- Tentulia
- Jakara
- Khanduru
- Balichai
- Kendubadi
- Jagiridengapadar
- Budheisuni
- Kanachai
- Gochhabadi
- Madhupalli
- Baghadimadhusudanpur
- Dimiria
- Jilunda
- Ghodapalankaranjara
- Nimina
- Bartini
- Belagan
- Banthapalli
- Manasila
- Patalasingi
- Banaramachandrapur
- Mardarajpur
- Sanabaragam
- Malatibadi
- Ustapada
- Pandiripada
- Saradhapur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)