Panchayat samiti member shot dead in Odisha's Bargarh
Reported by The New Indian Express.
Chakakhalia is a village in Padmapur mandal, Bargarh district, Odisha, with a population of 457 across 115 households. The village has a literacy rate of 59.5% and postal code 768049.
By population, Chakakhalia ranks #77 of 108 villages in Padmapur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chakakhalia is a village of 457 people in 115 households (Census 2011) in Padmapur block, Bargarh district, Odisha, the 77th-largest of 108 villages in Padmapur block. Literacy is 60%, 4 points below the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 27 km from the Bargarh district centre, 43 km from Khaliapali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 768049, served by Jamla post office; the LGD village code is 379944. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Jamla, 7 km away. The sarpanch is NIRAD RANJAN SAHU, and the village votes in Bijepur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanat Kumar Gartia. The population is estimated at 539 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Barihapali →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chakakhalia · this village | 457 | 60% | — |
| Arjunnagar · Padmapur | 0 | — | 0.9 km NW |
| Ramedega · Padmapur | 242 | 58% | 2.2 km W |
| Dhumaberna · Padmapur | 271 | 71% | 2.3 km W |
| Ammunda · Padmapur | 592 | 61% | 2.6 km SE |
| Khuntbandh · Baudh Sadar | 524 | 64% | 3 km W |
| Khuntbandh · Padmapur | 0 | — | 3 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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.
Reported by The New Indian Express.
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