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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SABITARANI NAYAK
Contact: 99****2058
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- LGD code
- 394283
- Pincode
- 756115
- Post office
- B T Pur
- Population
- 250
- Households
- 59
- Literacy rate
- 80%
- Sex ratio
- 1155 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 66
Census 2011 · in context
How Markandapur compares
By population, Markandapur ranks #43 of 48 villages in Agarpada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.0%
+7.6% vs mandal average
- Markandapur
- 80.0%
- Agarpada mandal
- 72.4%
- Bhadrak district
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,155
+173 vs mandal average
- Markandapur
- 1,155
- Agarpada mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Markandapur
- 4.2
- Agarpada mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Markandapur at a glance
Markandapur is a village of 250 people in 59 households (Census 2011) in Agarpada block, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 43rd-largest of 48 villages in Agarpada block. Literacy is 80%, 8 points above the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,155 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756115, served by B T Pur post office; the LGD village code is 394283. The sarpanch is SABITARANI NAYAK, and the village votes in Bhanjanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradyumna Kumar Nayak. The population is estimated at 295 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gopinathpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markandapur · this village | 250 | 80% | — |
| Sahupada · Bant | 1,582 | 75% | — |
| Gopinathpur · Agarpada | 1,462 | 68% | — |
| Badasandado · Agarpada | 1,104 | 77% | — |
| Kandaba · Bant | 1,058 | 73% | — |
| Srirampur · Agarpada | 686 | 64% | — |
| Pahadpur · Bant | 676 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Markandapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHADRAK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Gopinathpur
- Total area (ha)
- 47
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 32.85
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Markandapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Markandapur
- LGD code
- 394283
- Pincode
- 756115
- Post office
- B T Pur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 250
- Population (projected 2026)
- 295
- Households
- 59
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1155
- Literacy rate
- 80.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhanjanagar
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SABITARANI NAYAK
- Block / Mandal
- Agarpada
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Other villages in Agarpada mandal
View all 47+ →- Purusandha
- Mahantipada
- Anijo
- Gopinathpur
- Rauturapur
- Banktira
- Badbarchhikayan
- Kuanrda
- Odanga
- Badasandado
- Bisalkana
- Bodakpatana
- Kadabarang
- Kuansmadhia
- Tikira
- Naripur
- Berhampur
- Bodakmuajib
- Manguli
- Kusunnagar
- Pandado
- Kundi
- Srirampur
- Gandakura
- Biridihi
- Padi
- Binayakpur
- Itua
- Sanasandado
- Tajipur
- Erjhatia
- Patakana
- Haripur
- Raintira
- Suanpada
- Jasobantapur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)