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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JANMEJAYA MAJHI
Contact: 99****7432
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- LGD code
- 404455
- Pincode
- 759141
- Post office
- Bagedia
- Population
- 346
- Households
- 76
- Literacy rate
- 52.3%
- Sex ratio
- 977 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 201
Census 2011 · in context
How Karnapal compares
By population, Karnapal ranks #89 of 151 villages in Chhendipada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.3%
−13.4% vs mandal average
- Karnapal
- 52.3%
- Chhendipada mandal
- 65.7%
- Anugul district
- 68.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
+22 vs mandal average
- Karnapal
- 977
- Chhendipada mandal
- 955
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Karnapal
- 4.6
- Chhendipada mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karnapal at a glance
Karnapal is a village of 346 people in 76 households (Census 2011) in Chhendipada block, Anugul district, Odisha, the 89th-largest of 151 villages in Chhendipada block. Literacy is 52%, 13 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759141, served by Bagedia post office; the LGD village code is 404455. The sarpanch is JANMEJAYA MAJHI. The population is estimated at 408 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karnapal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ANUGUL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 58
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 58
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kanaloi
- Total area (ha)
- 80
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 38.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karnapal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karnapal
- LGD code
- 404455
- Pincode
- 759141
- Post office
- Bagedia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 346
- Population (projected 2026)
- 408
- Households
- 76
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 977
- Literacy rate
- 52.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sambalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chhendipada
- Member of Parliament
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JANMEJAYA MAJHI
- Block / Mandal
- Chhendipada
- Nearest PHC
- Manas Clinic (11.6 km)
- Nearest post office
- INDIA POST (8.5 km)
- Nearest bank
- UCO BANK (8.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Sunakhani (14.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 759141
- BagadiaChhendipada mandal5,513 pop
- KosalaChhendipada mandal5,455 pop
- PatrapadaChhendipada mandal3,677 pop
- BrahmanbilChhendipada mandal3,061 pop
- SapoinaliChhendipada mandal2,919 pop
- SimilisahiChhendipada mandal2,533 pop
- NuaganChhendipada mandal2,344 pop
- KanaloiChhendipada mandal2,219 pop
- SimilipalChhendipada mandal2,094 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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