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Talapada

Salepur mandal
Pincode 754221
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Nalini Prava Nayak
Contact: 96****5831
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LGD code
399631
Pincode
754221
Post office
Sungura (Cuttack)
Population
1,391
Households
393
Literacy rate
74.3%
Sex ratio
1001 ♀/1000♂
Workers
458
Distance to district centre
278 km
Distance to mandal centre
308 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
318 km
Distance to Hyderabad
519 km
Nearest railway station
Tikiri · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Talapada compares

By population, Talapada ranks #41 of 133 villages in Salepur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
74.3%
−1.6% vs mandal average
Talapada
74.3%
Salepur mandal
75.9%
Cuttack district
76.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,001
+34 vs mandal average
Talapada
1,001
Salepur mandal
967
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.8 vs mandal average
Talapada
3.5
Salepur mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Talapada at a glance

Talapada is a village of 1,391 people in 393 households (Census 2011) in Salepur block, Cuttack district, Odisha, the 41st-largest of 133 villages in Salepur block. Literacy is 74%, 2 points below the block average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,001 women per 1,000 men. It lies 278 km from the Cuttack district centre, 42 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 7 km from Tikiri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 754221, served by Sungura (Cuttack) post office; the LGD village code is 399631. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur, 12 km away. The sarpanch is Nalini Prava Nayak, and the village votes in Hindol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Simarani Nayak. The population is estimated at 1,640 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhimdaspur

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Talapada · this village1,39174%
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Talapada · Baliapal580%0 km N
Talapada · Thakurmunda1,51848%0 km N
Talapada · Nihalprasad1675%0 km N
Talapada · Basta41659%0 km N
Talapada · Kaniha1,40266%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Talapada

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
16
Power hours (winter)
20
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
Yes
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KENDRAPARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
16
Distance to district HQ (km)
41
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
16
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Bhimdaspur
Total area (ha)
156
Irrigated area (ha)
74.11
Forest area (ha)
0.14

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Talapada

LGD code
399631
Pincode
754221
Post office
Sungura (Cuttack)
Population (Census 2011)
1,391
Population (projected 2026)
1,640
Households
393
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1001
Literacy rate
74.3%
Coordinates
19.16046°N, 83.03097°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dhenkanal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hindol
Member of Parliament
Rudra Narayan Pany
Member of Legislative Assembly
Simarani Nayak
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Nalini Prava Nayak
Block / Mandal
Salepur
Getting there

How to reach Talapada

Mandal centre
Salepur · ≈ 308 km
≈ 10 h 32 min by car · 12 h 31 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Cuttack · ≈ 278 km
≈ 9 h 31 min by car · 11 h 18 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,707 people
Jayapatna · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 25 min by car · 1 h 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar318 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad519 km
  • Kolkata671 km
  • Chennai737 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTikiri7 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur12 km
  • CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management40 km
  • Police stationl. police station40 km
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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)
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