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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Buditi Mohana Rao
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- LGD code
- 414716
- Pincode
- 761210
- Post office
- Gurandi
- Population
- 636
- Households
- 199
- Literacy rate
- 52.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1052 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 323
Census 2011 · in context
How Ankudu compares
By population, Ankudu ranks #18 of 51 villages in Gurandi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.7%
+2.0% vs mandal average
Ankudu52.7%
Gurandi mandal50.7%
Gajapati district45.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,052
+2 vs mandal average
Ankudu1,052
Gurandi mandal1,050
Household size
people per home
3.2
−0.7 vs mandal average
Ankudu3.2
Gurandi mandal3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ankudu at a glance
Ankudu is a village of 636 people in 199 households (Census 2011) in Gurandi block, Gajapati district, Odisha, the 18th-largest of 51 villages in Gurandi block. Literacy is 53%, 2 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,052 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 761210, served by Gurandi post office; the LGD village code is 414716. The sarpanch is Buditi Mohana Rao, and the village votes in Mohana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dasarathi Gomanga. The population is estimated at 750 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Badagosani →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankudu · this village | 636 | 53% | — |
| Jangalpadu · Gurandi | 1,012 | 63% | — |
| Badanilapur · Paralakhemundi | 638 | 44% | — |
| Mahadevipur · Paralakhemundi | 541 | 68% | — |
| Kaithada · Paralakhemundi | 527 | 57% | — |
| Uttarselli · Paralakhemundi | 460 | 60% | — |
| Badagosani · Gurandi | 418 | 53% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ankudu
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- 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
- 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
- PARLAKHEMUNDI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Badagosani
- Total area (ha)
- 596
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 357.05
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.72
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ankudu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ankudu
- LGD code
- 414716
- Pincode
- 761210
- Post office
- Gurandi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 636
- Population (projected 2026)
- 750
- Households
- 199
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1052
- Literacy rate
- 52.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Berhampur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mohana
- Member of Parliament
- Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dasarathi Gomanga
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Buditi Mohana Rao
- Block / Mandal
- Gurandi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 761210
- GurandiParalakhemundi mandal3,112 pop
- TatipatiGurandi mandal2,035 pop
- BhuskudiGurandi mandal1,834 pop
- JangalpaduGurandi mandal1,012 pop
- SaradhapurParalakhemundi mandal978 pop
- AdabaParalakhemundi mandal740 pop
- BadanilapurParalakhemundi mandal638 pop
- MahadevipurParalakhemundi mandal541 pop
- KaithadaParalakhemundi mandal527 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ankudu
Other villages in Gurandi mandal
View all 53+ →- Tatipati
- Bagasola
- Bhuskudi
- Ghorani
- Rajasitapur
- Machamara
- Vinala
- Agarakhandi
- Rajapur
- Jangalpadu
- Kamadhenu
- Ariba
- Kantragada
- Patikota
- Bomika
- Totagumuda
- Badagam
- Batisiripur
- Sailoda
- Chandanakhala
- Ranadevi
- Badagosani
- Badakaturu
- Routapur
- Adagam
- Sanakaturu
- Badadeula
- Souragosani
- Adasingi
- Mandaladevi
- Subhadranarayandeopeta
- Arliseri
- Baralanda
- Meturu
- Naraharipur
- Gajapatinagar
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)