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By population, Hariharpur ranks #100 of 151 villages in Chhendipada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hariharpur is a village of 253 people in 59 households (Census 2011) in Chhendipada block, Anugul district, Odisha, the 100th-largest of 151 villages in Chhendipada block. Literacy is 59%, 7 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. It lies 366 km from the Anugul district centre, 31 km from Gaurhati, the nearest town, 4 km from Khemasuli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 759141, served by Bagedia post office; the LGD village code is 404415. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bimal Arogya Niketan, 9 km away. The sarpanch is BABULA PRADHAN. The population is estimated at 392 in 2026, up 55% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hariharpur · this village | 253 | 59% | — |
| Hariharpur · Patana | 241 | 42% | 0 km N |
| Hariharpur · Harbhanga | 349 | 64% | 0 km N |
| Hariharpur · Balugaon | 931 | 67% | 0 km N |
| Hariharpur · Rajnagar | 306 | 85% | 0 km N |
| Hariharpur · Kendujhar Sadar | 326 | 73% | 0 km N |
| Hariharpur · Reamal | 391 | 54% | 0 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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.
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