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By population, Gogala ranks #133 of 236 villages in Balikuda mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gogala is a village of 453 people in 112 households (Census 2011) in Balikuda block, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, the 133rd-largest of 236 villages in Balikuda block. Literacy is 84%, 7 points above the block average of 77% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754108, served by Balikuda post office; the LGD village code is 398297. The sarpanch is Monalisa Tarai, and the village votes in Ranpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surama Padhy. The population is estimated at 534 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sangrampur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gogala · this village | 453 | 84% | — |
| 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% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Balikuda mandal
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