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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DAMANU ARATI DORA
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- LGD code
- 412773
- Pincode
- 761007
- Post office
- Padmanavapur
- Population
- 459
- Households
- 103
- Literacy rate
- 56.2%
- Sex ratio
- 978 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 281
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 32 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 154 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 519 km
- Nearest railway station
- Brahmapur · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Modern Homeo Clinic · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dakhinapur compares
By population, Dakhinapur ranks #96 of 224 villages in Digapahandi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.2%
+1.9% vs mandal average
Dakhinapur56.2%
Digapahandi mandal54.3%
Ganjam district62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
978
−16 vs mandal average
Dakhinapur978
Digapahandi mandal994
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
Dakhinapur4.5
Digapahandi mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dakhinapur at a glance
Dakhinapur is a village of 459 people in 103 households (Census 2011) in Digapahandi block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 96th-largest of 224 villages in Digapahandi block. Literacy is 56%, 2 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Ganjam district centre, 7 km from Brahmapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761007, served by Padmanavapur post office; the LGD village code is 412773. The nearest hospital or health centre is Modern Homeo Clinic, 3 km away. The sarpanch is DAMANU ARATI DORA, and the village votes in Sanakhemundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Chandra Jena. The population is estimated at 541 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gokharanapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakhinapur · this village | 459 | 56% | — |
| Dakhinapur · Brahmapur Sadar | 1,852 | 73% | 0 km N |
| Gunthabandha · Brahmapur Sadar | 1,765 | 68% | 0.8 km S |
| Ambagada · Brahmapur Sadar | 1,542 | 51% | 1.5 km SE |
| Bhagabanpur · Buguda | 1,461 | 61% | 1.9 km W |
| Bhagabanpur · Tamando | 2,942 | 82% | 1.9 km W |
| Bhagabanpur · Balikuda | 14 | 93% | 1.9 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dakhinapur
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- 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
- 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
- DIGAPAHANDI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Gokarnapur
- Total area (ha)
- 104
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 46.16
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dakhinapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dakhinapur
- LGD code
- 412773
- Pincode
- 761007
- Post office
- Padmanavapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 459
- Population (projected 2026)
- 541
- Households
- 103
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 978
- Literacy rate
- 56.2%
- Coordinates
- 19.34565°N, 84.74897°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Aska
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sanakhemundi
- Member of Parliament
- Anita Subhadarshini
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramesh Chandra Jena
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DAMANU ARATI DORA
- Block / Mandal
- Digapahandi
Getting there
How to reach Dakhinapur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar154 kmcapital
- Kolkata519 km
- Hyderabad696 km
- Chennai845 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBrahmapur7 km
- Bus stopବଡ଼ ମେଡ଼ିକାଲ ବସ ଷ୍ଟପ୍8 km
- Hospital / PHCModern Homeo Clinic3 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India5 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum2 km
- CollegeCenter fo Pulses Research OUAT3 km
- Police stationTown Thana5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dakhinapur
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Dakhinapur
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 761007
- PadmanabhapurpenthaDigapahandi mandal2,759 pop
- KaithakhandiDigapahandi mandal2,187 pop
- JharipadarDigapahandi mandal1,919 pop
- OdasingaDigapahandi mandal1,687 pop
- TalasingiDigapahandi mandal1,476 pop
- BuripadarDigapahandi mandal1,173 pop
- ChhatramandirDigapahandi mandal1,107 pop
- KandasaraDigapahandi mandal1,077 pop
- BijaypadmanabhapurDigapahandi mandal1,054 pop
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Villages near Dakhinapur
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- Dauni
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- Jharipadar
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- Karapada
- Rajapur
- Odasinga
- Sahadebatikarapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Samantarapur
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- Talasingi
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- Tileswara
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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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)