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Odisha Panchayat Election 2027 | Ground Report From Binjharpur, Jajpur
Reported by Kanak News Odisha.
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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 411497
- Pincode
- 761118
- Post office
- Buguda
- Population
- 2,450
- Households
- 510
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1008 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,124
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanachai compares
By population, Kanachai ranks #18 of 135 villages in Polasara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.6%
+3.6% vs mandal average
- Kanachai
- 63.6%
- Polasara mandal
- 60.0%
- Ganjam district
- 62.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,008
+11 vs mandal average
- Kanachai
- 1,008
- Polasara mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Kanachai
- 4.8
- Polasara mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanachai at a glance
Kanachai is a village of 2,450 people in 510 households (Census 2011) in Polasara block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 18th-largest of 135 villages in Polasara block. Literacy is 64%, 4 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,008 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 761118, served by Buguda post office; the LGD village code is 411497. The village votes in Chilika assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prithiviraj Harichandan. The population is estimated at 2,889 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kanachai →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanachai · this village | 2,450 | 64% | — |
| Lachipur · Kodala | 1,243 | 46% | — |
| Hatipadapalli · Polasara | 1,041 | 63% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanachai
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- BUGUDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 70
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kanachai
- Total area (ha)
- 403
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 179.96
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanachai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kanachai
- LGD code
- 411497
- Pincode
- 761118
- Post office
- Buguda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,450
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,889
- Households
- 510
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1008
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- 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 Kanachai
Other villages in Polasara mandal
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- Kalamba
- Sodaka
- Mandara
- Dhunkapada
- Badapankalabadi
- Bhabarada
- Rumagada
- Hatiota
- Tentulia
- Jakara
- Khanduru
- Balichai
- Kendubadi
- Jagiridengapadar
- Budheisuni
- Gochhabadi
- Madhupalli
- Baghadimadhusudanpur
- Dimiria
- Jilunda
- Ghodapalankaranjara
- Nimina
- Bartini
- Belagan
- Banthapalli
- Manasila
- Patalasingi
- Banaramachandrapur
- Mardarajpur
- Sanabaragam
- Malatibadi
- Ustapada
- Pandiripada
- Saradhapur
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, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)