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By population, Jampadar ranks #47 of 183 villages in Narala mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jampadar is a village of 802 people in 214 households (Census 2011) in Narala block, Kalahandi district, Odisha, the 47th-largest of 183 villages in Narala block. Literacy is 57%, about the same as the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. It lies 186 km from the Kalahandi district centre, 6 km from Silak Jhori railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 766100, served by Narla post office; the LGD village code is 422724. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Ghotiya, 23 km away. The sarpanch is MALLIHAR PADHAN, and the village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 946 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jampadar · this village | 802 | 57% | — |
| Jampadar · Sindhekela | 624 | 54% | 0 km N |
| Jampadar · Saintala | 606 | 51% | 0 km N |
| Jampadar · Titlagarh | 519 | 49% | 0 km N |
| Jampadar · Saintala | 361 | 62% | 0 km N |
| Barchhepal · Bastanar | — | — | 2.2 km SE |
| Barchhepal · Lohandiguda | 161 | 14% | 2.2 km SE |
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.
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