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Ekharajat Mahal Land Disputes: HC Pushes Odisha to Clarify 36-Village Status
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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JANMAJAYA SAHU
Contact: 70****6031
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- LGD code
- 423988
- Pincode
- 766023
- Post office
- Mahichala
- Population
- 3,249
- Households
- 842
- Literacy rate
- 44.7%
- Sex ratio
- 994 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,297
Census 2011 · in context
How Kalopala compares
By population, Kalopala ranks #3 of 168 villages in Junagarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.7%
−3.5% vs mandal average
- Kalopala
- 44.7%
- Junagarh mandal
- 48.2%
- Kalahandi district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
994
−9 vs mandal average
- Kalopala
- 994
- Junagarh mandal
- 1,003
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kalopala
- 3.9
- Junagarh mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kalopala at a glance
Kalopala is a village of 3,249 people in 842 households (Census 2011) in Junagarh block, Kalahandi district, Odisha, the 3rd-largest of 168 villages in Junagarh block. Literacy is 45%, 4 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 994 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 766023, served by Mahichala post office; the LGD village code is 423988. The sarpanch is JANMAJAYA SAHU, and the village votes in Lanjigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradip Kumar Dishari. The population is estimated at 3,831 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kalopala
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JUNAGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kalopala
- Total area (ha)
- 892
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 552.89
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kalopala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kalopala
- LGD code
- 423988
- Pincode
- 766023
- Post office
- Mahichala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,249
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,831
- Households
- 842
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 994
- Literacy rate
- 44.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kalahandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lanjigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Malvika Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradip Kumar Dishari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JANMAJAYA SAHU
- Block / Mandal
- Junagarh
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 766023
- ChhoriagadaJunagarh mandal4,412 pop
- NandagaonDharamgarh mandal3,069 pop
- Goudchhendia (2)Junagarh mandal3,061 pop
- NaktigudaJunagarh mandal2,770 pop
- MahichalaJunagarh mandal2,584 pop
- PalasJunagarh mandal2,491 pop
- Habaspur (I)Junagarh mandal2,323 pop
- ChakuliJunagarh mandal2,316 pop
- SanyasikundamalJunagarh mandal2,297 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kalopala
Other villages in Junagarh mandal
View all 60+ →- Chhoriagada
- Dasigaon (5)
- Baldhiamal
- Goudchhendia (2)
- Chicheiguda
- Naktiguda
- Talamala
- Mahichala
- Devandi
- Koiligaon
- Michhagaon
- Palas
- Kaliakundal
- Habaspur (I)
- Chakuli
- Bhaunriguda
- Sanyasikundamal
- Purunasar(2)
- Baragaon
- Atigaon
- Kulihari
- Nandol
- Mundaraguda (2)
- Banijara ( I )
- Budhipadar
- Dedar
- Bramhaniguda
- Karchala
- Karli (1)
- Chilguda
- Matigaon
- Kelia
- Rajapur
- Borguda (4)
- Charbhati (3)
- Bandhanpala (2)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)