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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANDARADA LAKSHMI
Contact: 94****4603
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- LGD code
- 414526
- Pincode
- 761206
- Post office
- Kashinagar (Gajapati)
- Population
- 603
- Households
- 164
- Literacy rate
- 36.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1058 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 377
- Distance to district centre
- 42 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 257 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 593 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lihuri · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Baleru · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Goribandha compares
By population, Goribandha ranks #28 of 93 villages in Kasinagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.8%
−3.2% vs mandal average
- Goribandha
- 36.8%
- Kasinagar mandal
- 40.0%
- Gajapati district
- 45.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,058
+38 vs mandal average
- Goribandha
- 1,058
- Kasinagar mandal
- 1,020
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Goribandha
- 3.7
- Kasinagar mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Goribandha at a glance
Goribandha is a village of 603 people in 164 households (Census 2011) in Kasinagar block, Gajapati district, Odisha, the 28th-largest of 93 villages in Kasinagar block. Literacy is 37%, 3 points below the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 1,058 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Gajapati district centre, 29 km from Pathapatnam, the nearest town, 2 km from Lihuri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761206, served by Kashinagar (Gajapati) post office; the LGD village code is 414526. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Baleru, 5 km away. The sarpanch is MANDARADA LAKSHMI. The population is estimated at 711 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Goribandha →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goribandha · this village | 603 | 37% | — |
| Bathava · Kasinagar | 1,039 | 46% | 1.1 km SW |
| Tarala · Kasinagar | 246 | 24% | 1.1 km SW |
| Tadava · Kasinagar | 1,645 | 30% | 1.1 km SW |
| Bhupatilaxmipur · Kasinagar | 720 | 43% | 1.6 km SE |
| Radhakrishnapur · Athagad | — | — | 1.9 km SW |
| Radhakrishnapur · Kasinagar | 161 | 42% | 1.9 km SW |
Complete this village · 4/7
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- Pincode
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Goribandha
- 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)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- KASHINAGARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Goribandha
- Total area (ha)
- 460
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 201.02
- Forest area (ha)
- 26.53
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Goribandha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Goribandha
- LGD code
- 414526
- Pincode
- 761206
- Post office
- Kashinagar (Gajapati)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 603
- Population (projected 2026)
- 711
- Households
- 164
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1058
- Literacy rate
- 36.8%
- Coordinates
- 18.90145°N, 83.86339°E
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANDARADA LAKSHMI
- Block / Mandal
- Kasinagar
Getting there
How to reach Goribandha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar257 kmcapital
- Hyderabad593 km
- Kolkata621 km
- Chennai752 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLihuri2 km
- Bus stopKashinagar Bus Stop5 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Baleru5 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India19 km
- Petrol pumpSri Kanthamma Filling Station14 km
- CollegeSri Venkateswara Degree College Kotturu14 km
- Police stationHiramandalam Police Station27 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Goribandha
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Gopinath Temple, LihuriTemple1.8 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 761206
Villages near Goribandha
Other villages in Kasinagar mandal
View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)