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5 Doctors In The Making: This Poor Tribal Family From Kandhamal Village In Odisha Has All Children Studying Medicine
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 416492
- Pincode
- 762110
- Post office
- Barakhama
- Population
- 214
- Households
- 59
- Literacy rate
- 36%
- Sex ratio
- 1058 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 123
Census 2011 · in context
How Gandakia compares
By population, Gandakia ranks #110 of 328 villages in Baliguda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.0%
−10.5% vs mandal average
Gandakia36.0%
Baliguda mandal46.5%
Kandhamal district54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,058
+8 vs mandal average
Gandakia1,058
Baliguda mandal1,050
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.8 vs mandal average
Gandakia3.6
Baliguda mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gandakia at a glance
Gandakia is a village of 214 people in 59 households (Census 2011) in Baliguda block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 110th-largest of 328 villages in Baliguda block. Literacy is 36%, 11 points below the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,058 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762110, served by Barakhama post office; the LGD village code is 416492. The population is estimated at 252 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Khamankhol →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gandakia · this village | 214 | 36% | — |
| Khamanakhola · Baliguda | 579 | 57% | — |
| Raipanga · Baliguda | 291 | 65% | — |
| Kanjalagou · Baliguda | 284 | 32% | — |
| Changurabali · Baliguda | 273 | 50% | — |
| Parubhata · Baliguda | 270 | 58% | — |
| Gadimaska · Baliguda | 187 | 45% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gandakia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SONAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 67
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 125
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 42
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Khamankhole
- Total area (ha)
- 218
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 54.99
- Forest area (ha)
- 101.43
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gandakia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gandakia
- LGD code
- 416492
- Pincode
- 762110
- Post office
- Barakhama
- Population (Census 2011)
- 214
- Population (projected 2026)
- 252
- Households
- 59
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1058
- Literacy rate
- 36.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Block / Mandal
- Baliguda
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 762110
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Gandakia
Other villages in Baliguda mandal
View all 60+ →- Barakhama
- Mahasingi
- Budaguda
- Bataguda
- Sindrigan
- Sudra
- Rebingia
- Mediakia
- Kutikia
- Dumurisahi
- Karnibera
- Dadakangia
- Burangia
- Melisikia
- Pusangia
- Ganjupadi
- Rutungia
- Badagan
- Daka
- Sautikia
- Solaguda
- Anagula
- Kambarkia
- Katrikia
- Khamanakhola
- Balimusti
- Kunamaha
- Landagan
- Nadapatang
- Padmapadar
- Gumapadar
- Gatngi
- Badrukia
- Ghodabali
- Mutabali
- Gegurpadar
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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)