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- LGD code
- 412994
- Pincode
- 761010
- Post office
- Chikiti
- Population
- 128
- Households
- 32
- Literacy rate
- 32%
- Sex ratio
- 1286 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 95
Census 2011 · in context
How Karakhali compares
By population, Karakhali ranks #104 of 158 villages in Nuagaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
32.0%
−26.5% vs mandal average
- Karakhali
- 32.0%
- Nuagaon mandal
- 58.5%
- Ganjam district
- 62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,286
+280 vs mandal average
- Karakhali
- 1,286
- Nuagaon mandal
- 1,006
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Karakhali
- 4.0
- Nuagaon mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karakhali at a glance
Karakhali is a village of 128 people in 32 households (Census 2011) in Nuagaon block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 104th-largest of 158 villages in Nuagaon block. Literacy is 32%, 27 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,286 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 761010, served by Chikiti post office; the LGD village code is 412994. The village votes in Digapahandi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sidhant Mohapatra. The population is estimated at 151 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: K.Nuagam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karakhali · this village | 128 | 32% | — |
| Kampanuagam · Nuagaon | 1,177 | 48% | — |
| Kolathia · Nuagaon | 1,132 | 51% | — |
| Liyakhoyi · Nuagaon | 1,044 | 63% | — |
| Krushnapur- I · Nuagaon | 965 | 59% | — |
| Badagam · Nuagaon | 928 | 51% | — |
| Maundapur · Nuagaon | 415 | 70% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karakhali
- 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)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHIKITI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 73
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 53
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- K. Nuagam
- Total area (ha)
- 67
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.59
- Forest area (ha)
- 11.87
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karakhali
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karakhali
- LGD code
- 412994
- Pincode
- 761010
- Post office
- Chikiti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 128
- Population (projected 2026)
- 151
- Households
- 32
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1286
- Literacy rate
- 32.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Berhampur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Digapahandi
- Member of Parliament
- Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sidhant Mohapatra
- Block / Mandal
- Nuagaon
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 761010
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Karakhali
Other villages in Nuagaon mandal
View all 60+ →- Kotilingi
- Chadhiapada
- Jakara
- Bamokoi
- Maisanpur
- Bijayalaxminarayanpur
- Barada
- Kumarada
- Banamali
- Rampa
- Badabaranga
- Meghojholi
- Kampanuagam
- Ramachandrapur
- Jagamohanpur
- Brahmananuapada
- Bholasingi
- Kolathia
- Kalabada
- Sindhaba
- Narayanpur
- Pandiri
- Madhabandha
- Liyakhoyi
- Chandapur
- Chandapur
- Chiladi
- Krushnapur- I
- Badapalanka
- Badagam
- Parsamba
- Pentha
- Olapur
- Tentiapada
- Khairapanka
- Birasinghalaxminarayanpur
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)