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- LGD code
- 411587
- Pincode
- 761118
- Post office
- Buguda
- Population
- 198
- Households
- 45
- Literacy rate
- 71.2%
- Sex ratio
- 960 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 83
Census 2011 · in context
How Banaraghunathapur compares
By population, Banaraghunathapur ranks #76 of 135 villages in Polasara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.2%
+11.2% vs mandal average
Banaraghunathapur71.2%
Polasara mandal60.0%
Ganjam district62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
960
−37 vs mandal average
Banaraghunathapur960
Polasara mandal997
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
Banaraghunathapur4.4
Polasara mandal4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Banaraghunathapur at a glance
Banaraghunathapur is a village of 198 people in 45 households (Census 2011) in Polasara block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 76th-largest of 135 villages in Polasara block. Literacy is 71%, 11 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 960 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 761118, served by Buguda post office; the LGD village code is 411587. The village votes in Chilika assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prithiviraj Harichandan. The population is estimated at 233 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sodaka →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banaraghunathapur · this village | 198 | 71% | — |
| Sodaka · Polasara | 4,266 | 62% | — |
| Madarangapalli · Polasara | 556 | 65% | — |
| Biraraghunathpur · Polasara | 535 | 66% | — |
| Banamalipalli · Polasara | 0 | — | — |
| Sadakahill · Polasara | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Banaraghunathapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 11
- Power hours (winter)
- 13
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- POLASARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 84
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 84
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sodaka
- Total area (ha)
- 114
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.26
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Banaraghunathapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Banaraghunathapur
- LGD code
- 411587
- Pincode
- 761118
- Post office
- Buguda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 198
- Population (projected 2026)
- 233
- Households
- 45
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 960
- Literacy rate
- 71.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Puri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chilika
- Member of Parliament
- Sambit Patra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prithiviraj Harichandan
- Block / Mandal
- Polasara
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 761118
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Banaraghunathapur
Other villages in Polasara mandal
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- Kalamba
- Sodaka
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- Dhunkapada
- Badapankalabadi
- Bhabarada
- Rumagada
- Hatiota
- Tentulia
- Jakara
- Khanduru
- Balichai
- Kendubadi
- Jagiridengapadar
- Budheisuni
- Kanachai
- Gochhabadi
- Madhupalli
- Baghadimadhusudanpur
- Dimiria
- Jilunda
- Ghodapalankaranjara
- Nimina
- Bartini
- Belagan
- Banthapalli
- Manasila
- Patalasingi
- Banaramachandrapur
- Mardarajpur
- Sanabaragam
- Malatibadi
- Ustapada
- Pandiripada
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)