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Ekharajat Mahal Land Disputes: HC Pushes Odisha to Clarify 36-Village Status
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- LGD code
- 412095
- Pincode
- 761045
- Post office
- Matikhalo
- Population
- 789
- Households
- 176
- Literacy rate
- 52.1%
- Sex ratio
- 939 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 364
- Distance to district centre
- 40 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 138 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 503 km
- Nearest railway station
- Narasimhapur · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sankara Eye Hospital Vision Care Centre · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhikaripalli compares
By population, Bhikaripalli ranks #37 of 59 villages in Chhatrapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.1%
−7.3% vs mandal average
- Bhikaripalli
- 52.1%
- Chhatrapur mandal
- 59.4%
- Ganjam district
- 62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
939
−57 vs mandal average
- Bhikaripalli
- 939
- Chhatrapur mandal
- 996
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Bhikaripalli
- 4.5
- Chhatrapur mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhikaripalli at a glance
Bhikaripalli is a village of 789 people in 176 households (Census 2011) in Chhatrapur block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 37th-largest of 59 villages in Chhatrapur block. Literacy is 52%, 7 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 939 women per 1,000 men. It lies 40 km from the Ganjam district centre, 2 km from Narasimhapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761045, served by Matikhalo post office; the LGD village code is 412095. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sankara Eye Hospital Vision Care Centre, 5 km away. The village votes in Hinjili assembly constituency, represented by MLA Naveen Patnaik. The population is estimated at 930 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhikarpalli →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhikaripalli · this village | 789 | 52% | — |
| Brahamanipalli · Chhatrapur | 830 | 58% | 0.7 km S |
| Sriramapur · Chhatrapur | 2,603 | 57% | 0.7 km E |
| Sriramapur · Khordha Sadar | 304 | 50% | 0.7 km E |
| Sriramapur · Kakatpur | 1,167 | 72% | 0.7 km E |
| Sindurapalli · Chhatrapur | 1,416 | 48% | 2.2 km SE |
| Ghadaghadapalli · Chamakhandi | 1,165 | 72% | 2.7 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhikaripalli
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- 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
- CHHATRAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bhikaripalli
- Total area (ha)
- 124
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 72.94
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhikaripalli
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Key facts — Bhikaripalli
- LGD code
- 412095
- Pincode
- 761045
- Post office
- Matikhalo
- Population (Census 2011)
- 789
- Population (projected 2026)
- 930
- Households
- 176
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 939
- Literacy rate
- 52.1%
- Coordinates
- 19.37478°N, 84.93564°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aska
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hinjili
- Member of Parliament
- Anita Subhadarshini
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Naveen Patnaik
- Block / Mandal
- Chhatrapur
Getting there
How to reach Bhikaripalli
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar138 kmcapital
- Kolkata503 km
- Hyderabad715 km
- Chennai859 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNarasimhapur2 km
- Bus stopRailway Station Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCSankara Eye Hospital Vision Care Centre5 km
- ATM / bankHdfc6 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum6 km
- CollegeGovernment Chatrapur College6 km
- Police stationChamakhandi Police Station4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Bhikaripalli
7 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 761045
- SundarpurChhatrapur mandal9,399 pop
- SriramachandrapurChamakhandi mandal4,503 pop
- ChamakhandiChamakhandi mandal2,635 pop
- MatikhalaChamakhandi mandal2,331 pop
- DanaiberhampurChhatrapur mandal1,524 pop
- NauliChamakhandi mandal1,425 pop
- PaikapadaChamakhandi mandal1,422 pop
- BanabulapalliChhatrapur mandal1,340 pop
- TikiriabarhampurChhatrapur mandal1,320 pop
Villages near Bhikaripalli
Other villages in Chhatrapur mandal
View all 60+ →- Sundarpur
- Chikalakhandi
- Badamadhapur
- Ganganapur
- Bipilingi
- Uppalaputi
- Chhatrapur
- Karatali
- Sriramapur
- Paitari
- Keranditolanarayanpur
- Katuru
- Gedalanaidupalam
- Ramapalli
- Mahanadapur
- Khurigam
- Goba
- Bahulagam
- Patlampur
- Danaiberhampur
- Kumarabegapalli
- Sindurapalli
- Rukunigam
- Banabulapalli
- Tikiriabarhampur
- Munishipentha
- Landabaunasa
- Sarabhimpur
- Kalipalli
- Kanamana
- Baranga
- Krushnachandra Nagaradihi
- Hansapur
- Singipur
- Kachara
- Brahamanipalli
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)