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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Monalisa Tarai
Contact: 99****4413
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- LGD code
- 398254
- Pincode
- 754108
- Post office
- Balikuda
- Population
- 237
- Households
- 63
- Literacy rate
- 77.2%
- Sex ratio
- 896 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 148
Census 2011 · in context
How Gahirapada compares
By population, Gahirapada ranks #188 of 236 villages in Balikuda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.2%
Same as the mandal average
Gahirapada77.2%
Balikuda mandal77.2%
Jagatsinghapur district78.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
896
−76 vs mandal average
Gahirapada896
Balikuda mandal972
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.6 vs mandal average
Gahirapada3.8
Balikuda mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gahirapada at a glance
Gahirapada is a village of 237 people in 63 households (Census 2011) in Balikuda block, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, the 188th-largest of 236 villages in Balikuda block. Literacy is 77%, about the same as the block average of 77% and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754108, served by Balikuda post office; the LGD village code is 398254. The sarpanch is Monalisa Tarai, and the village votes in Ranpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surama Padhy. The population is estimated at 279 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sangrampur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gahirapada · this village | 237 | 77% | — |
| Budhisahi · Balikuda | 2,091 | 80% | — |
| Sangrampur · Balikuda | 1,213 | 74% | — |
| Achhutapur · Balikuda | 705 | 77% | — |
| Anko · Balikuda | 683 | 88% | — |
| Salijanga · Balikuda | 675 | 83% | — |
| Kumari · Balikuda | 529 | 82% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gahirapada
- 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)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 17
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAGATSINGHAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 17
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sangrampur
- Total area (ha)
- 28
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 9.81
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gahirapada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gahirapada
- LGD code
- 398254
- Pincode
- 754108
- Post office
- Balikuda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 237
- Population (projected 2026)
- 279
- Households
- 63
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 896
- Literacy rate
- 77.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Puri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ranpur
- Member of Parliament
- Sambit Patra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surama Padhy
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Monalisa Tarai
- Block / Mandal
- Balikuda
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)