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Odisha Vigilance Arrests Three Panchayat Officials in Rs 16.76 Lakh Pension Scam in Baleshwar
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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 392303
- Pincode
- 756029
- Post office
- Basta
- Population
- 259
- Households
- 60
- Literacy rate
- 40.2%
- Sex ratio
- 891 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 146
- Distance to district centre
- 163 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 218 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 130 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 495 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ganjam · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Pratap Panda · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Damodarpur compares
By population, Damodarpur ranks #201 of 353 villages in Basta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.2%
−28.5% vs mandal average
Damodarpur40.2%
Basta mandal68.7%
Baleshwar district69.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
891
−54 vs mandal average
Damodarpur891
Basta mandal945
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
Damodarpur4.3
Basta mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Damodarpur at a glance
Damodarpur is a village of 259 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Basta block, Baleshwar district, Odisha, the 201st-largest of 353 villages in Basta block. Literacy is 40%, 29 points below the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 891 women per 1,000 men. It lies 163 km from the Baleshwar district centre, 1 km from Ganjam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 756029, served by Basta post office; the LGD village code is 392303. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Pratap Panda, <1 km away. The village votes in Sukinda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradeep Bal Samanta. The population is estimated at 305 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damodarpur · this village | 259 | 40% | — |
| Damodarpur · Sadar | 761 | 62% | 0 km N |
| Damodarpur · Rajkanika | 503 | 60% | 0 km N |
| Damodarpur · Basudebpur | 321 | 82% | 0 km N |
| Damodarpur · Basudebpur | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Damodarpur · Cuttack Sadar | 670 | 69% | 0 km N |
| Damodarpur · Khaira | 286 | 68% | 0 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Damodarpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JALESWAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 53
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Purusottampur
- Total area (ha)
- 3
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Damodarpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Damodarpur
- LGD code
- 392303
- Pincode
- 756029
- Post office
- Basta
- Population (Census 2011)
- 259
- Population (projected 2026)
- 305
- Households
- 60
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 891
- Literacy rate
- 40.2%
- Coordinates
- 19.38663°N, 85.04021°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jajpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sukinda
- Member of Parliament
- Rabindra Narayan Behera
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradeep Bal Samanta
- Block / Mandal
- Basta
Getting there
How to reach Damodarpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar130 kmcapital
- Kolkata495 km
- Hyderabad726 km
- Chennai866 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGanjam1 km
- Bus stopPalia Bus Stop5 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Pratap Panda<1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India6 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum7 km
- CollegeGovernment Chatrapur College7 km
- Police stationDistrict Reserve forces7 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Damodarpur
7 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 756029
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Other villages named Damodarpur
Looking for a different Damodarpur? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Damodarpur →
- DamodarpurBhagwanpur · Begusarai, Bihar5,189 pop
- DamodarpurBibhutpur · Samastipur, Bihar4,570 pop
- DamodarpurDhanbad-Cum-Kenduadih-Cum-Jagata · Dhanbad, Jharkhand4,030 pop
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- DamodarpurRaja Pakar · Vaishali, Bihar3,103 pop
- DamodarpurChandipur · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal2,537 pop
Other villages in Basta mandal
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- Dubua Gadi
- Kadarayan
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- Bagda
- Nabara
- Panchpada
- Rainsuan
- Baya
- Badadhanadi
- Solapata
- Anko
- Koilisahi
- Bidyadharpur-1
- Bramhanda
- Kamargadia
- Barmaria
- Kudia
- Nayapara
- Basantapur
- Velora
- Debhag
- Chasipara
- Samraipur
- Junbalada
- Basuchakurai
- Gopinathpur
- Thengudia(Thenguria)
- Khandahar
- Baunsamukha
- Gobinda
- Kothia
- Sadanandapur
- Badkhudi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)