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By population, Mandarabahal ranks #31 of 214 villages in Athmallik mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mandarabahal is a village of 684 people in 157 households (Census 2011) in Athmallik block, Anugul district, Odisha, the 31st-largest of 214 villages in Athmallik block. Literacy is 70%, 4 points above the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 971 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759125, served by Athamallik post office; the LGD village code is 404987. The sarpanch is SHANTILATA PRADHAN, and the village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 806 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kurumtap →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandarabahal · this village | 684 | 70% | — |
| Gundurikhola · Thakurgarh | 510 | 72% | — |
| Kurumatap · Thakurgarh | 470 | 67% | — |
| Barapali · Athmallik | 369 | 61% | — |
| Damodarapur · Athmallik | 334 | 81% | — |
| Balipata · Thakurgarh | 320 | 69% | — |
| Barapada · Thakurgarh | 135 | 75% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Athmallik mandal
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