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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MA
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mamata acharya
Contact: 93****6130
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- LGD code
- 394693
- Pincode
- 756117
- Post office
- Dhamnagar
- Population
- 797
- Households
- 151
- Literacy rate
- 68.3%
- Sex ratio
- 939 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 222
Census 2011 · in context
How Chashakhanda compares
By population, Chashakhanda ranks #65 of 132 villages in Dhamanagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.3%
−7.2% vs mandal average
- Chashakhanda
- 68.3%
- Dhamanagar mandal
- 75.5%
- Bhadrak district
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
939
−50 vs mandal average
- Chashakhanda
- 939
- Dhamanagar mandal
- 989
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Chashakhanda
- 5.3
- Dhamanagar mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chashakhanda at a glance
Chashakhanda is a village of 797 people in 151 households (Census 2011) in Dhamanagar block, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 65th-largest of 132 villages in Dhamanagar block. Literacy is 68%, 7 points below the block average of 76% and the sex ratio is 939 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756117, served by Dhamnagar post office; the LGD village code is 394693. The sarpanch is Mamata acharya, and the village votes in Bhanjanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradyumna Kumar Nayak. The population is estimated at 940 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Karada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chashakhanda · this village | 797 | 68% | — |
| Karada · Dhamanagar | 1,336 | 74% | — |
| Alinagar · Dhamanagar | 1,234 | 81% | — |
| Sujansinghpur · Dhamanagar | 962 | 74% | — |
| Chhatisbedapur · Dhamanagar | 681 | 72% | — |
| Tentuligan · Dhamanagar | 626 | 73% | — |
| Uasahi · Dhamanagar | 283 | 70% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chashakhanda
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHADRAK
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 29
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 68
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Karada
- Total area (ha)
- 104
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 7.27
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chashakhanda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chashakhanda
- LGD code
- 394693
- Pincode
- 756117
- Post office
- Dhamnagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 797
- Population (projected 2026)
- 940
- Households
- 151
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 939
- Literacy rate
- 68.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhanjanagar
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Mamata acharya
- Block / Mandal
- Dhamanagar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 756117
- DalangaDhamanagar mandal3,905 pop
- MustafapurDhamanagar mandal3,648 pop
- KalyaniDhamanagar mandal3,199 pop
- SodhaDhamanagar mandal3,003 pop
- GoudabishinuapadaDhamanagar mandal2,920 pop
- AnandapurDhamanagar mandal2,811 pop
- JalamanduaDhamanagar mandal2,618 pop
- BandhatiaDhamanagar mandal2,374 pop
- BishnupurBhandari Pokhari mandal2,140 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chashakhanda
Other villages in Dhamanagar mandal
View all 60+ →- Dalanga
- Mustafapur
- Asurali
- Kothar
- Bamkura
- Kalyani
- Sodha
- Bhatasahi
- Goudabishinuapada
- Khaparapada
- Anandapur
- Jalamandua
- Astak
- Bandhatia
- Pachhalo
- Chhatis Samil Nandor
- Kantika
- Padhani
- Arjunpur
- Jayantara
- Kantapari
- Sahaspur
- Daipur
- Uteipur
- Surajapur
- Sayadjafar
- Gobindpur
- Piteipur
- Palkiri
- Gariali
- Pahadpur
- Bhagabanpur
- Ichhadamajapharpur
- Sorisadihi
- Sohara
- Nunia
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, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)