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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
BK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BIJAYA KARMI
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- LGD code
- 380588
- Pincode
- 768115
- Post office
- Gondturum
- Population
- 1,015
- Households
- 254
- Literacy rate
- 70.7%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 435
Census 2011 · in context
How Gondturum compares
By population, Gondturum ranks #46 of 98 villages in Bheden mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.7%
+1.5% vs mandal average
Gondturum70.7%
Bheden mandal69.2%
Bargarh district66.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
+17 vs mandal average
Gondturum975
Bheden mandal958
Household size
people per home
4.0
Same as the mandal average
Gondturum4.0
Bheden mandal4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gondturum at a glance
Gondturum is a village of 1,015 people in 254 households (Census 2011) in Bheden block, Bargarh district, Odisha, the 46th-largest of 98 villages in Bheden block. Literacy is 71%, 2 points above the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 768115, served by Gondturum post office; the LGD village code is 380588. The sarpanch is BIJAYA KARMI, and the village votes in Birmaharajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raghunath Jagadala. The population is estimated at 1,197 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mahulpali →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gondturum · this village | 1,015 | 71% | — |
| Mehena · Bheden | 1,490 | 69% | — |
| Tihikipali · Bheden | 952 | 72% | — |
| Bhangkud · Bheden | 821 | 67% | — |
| Mahulpali · Bheden | 735 | 59% | — |
| Budelbahal · Bheden | 512 | 62% | — |
| Brahmanturum · Bheden | 501 | 72% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gondturum
- 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)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BARGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 43
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 43
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 43
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mahulpali
- Total area (ha)
- 294
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 159.04
- Forest area (ha)
- 2.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gondturum
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gondturum
- LGD code
- 380588
- Pincode
- 768115
- Post office
- Gondturum
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,015
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,197
- Households
- 254
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 70.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolangir
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Birmaharajpur
- Member of Parliament
- Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Raghunath Jagadala
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BIJAYA KARMI
- Block / Mandal
- Bheden
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 768115
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View all 60+ →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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)