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Odisha Panchayat Election 2027 | Ground Report From Binjharpur, Jajpur
Reported by Kanak News Odisha.
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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
LD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Laxmipriya Dhal
Contact: 99****5328
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- LGD code
- 404474
- Pincode
- 759141
- Post office
- Bagedia
- Population
- 923
- Households
- 214
- Literacy rate
- 70.2%
- Sex ratio
- 976 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 513
Census 2011 · in context
How Tauka compares
By population, Tauka ranks #52 of 151 villages in Chhendipada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.2%
+4.5% vs mandal average
- Tauka
- 70.2%
- Chhendipada mandal
- 65.7%
- Anugul district
- 68.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
+21 vs mandal average
- Tauka
- 976
- Chhendipada mandal
- 955
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Tauka
- 4.3
- Chhendipada mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tauka at a glance
Tauka is a village of 923 people in 214 households (Census 2011) in Chhendipada block, Anugul district, Odisha, the 52nd-largest of 151 villages in Chhendipada block. Literacy is 70%, 5 points above the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759141, served by Bagedia post office; the LGD village code is 404474. The sarpanch is Laxmipriya Dhal. The population is estimated at 1,088 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Brahmanbil →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tauka · this village | 923 | 70% | — |
| Brahmanbil · Chhendipada | 3,061 | 70% | — |
| Karadabahal · Chhendipada | 1,035 | 66% | — |
| Balinali · Chhendipada | 725 | 70% | — |
| Bhagilakata · Chhendipada | 583 | 66% | — |
| Thalipasi · Chhendipada | 63 | 83% | — |
| Bimbadharpur · Chhendipada | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tauka
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bramhanbil
- Total area (ha)
- 385
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 140.8
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tauka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Tauka
- LGD code
- 404474
- Pincode
- 759141
- Post office
- Bagedia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 923
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,088
- Households
- 214
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 976
- Literacy rate
- 70.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sambalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chhendipada
- Member of Parliament
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Laxmipriya Dhal
- 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
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Tauka
Other villages in Chhendipada mandal
View all 60+ →- Bagadia
- Chhendipada
- Kosala
- Tukuda
- Balipata
- Para
- Patrapada
- Brahmanbil
- Sapoinali
- Similisahi
- Ogi
- Jerengdehurisahi
- Nuagan
- Kuskila
- Kanaloi
- Kukurpeta
- Machhakuta
- Similipal
- Santarabandha
- Jhintipal
- Podapada
- Chhendipadajungle
- Kankarei
- Mamuriasahi
- Ambapal
- Durgapur(Tangirisahi)
- Pipalbahal
- Nisa
- Bahalsahi
- Tentuloikodasahi
- Baramancha
- Handigoda
- Purunagarh
- Khamar
- Tangiri
- Patakumunda
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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)