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- LGD code
- 416054
- Pincode
- 762101
- Post office
- Raikia
- Population
- 295
- Households
- 81
- Literacy rate
- 53.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1007 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 113
Census 2011 · in context
How Raipada compares
By population, Raipada ranks #34 of 128 villages in Chakapada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.2%
−7.5% vs mandal average
- Raipada
- 53.2%
- Chakapada mandal
- 60.7%
- Kandhamal district
- 54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,007
−21 vs mandal average
- Raipada
- 1,007
- Chakapada mandal
- 1,028
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Raipada
- 3.6
- Chakapada mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Raipada at a glance
Raipada is a village of 295 people in 81 households (Census 2011) in Chakapada block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 34th-largest of 128 villages in Chakapada block. Literacy is 53%, 8 points below the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,007 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762101, served by Raikia post office; the LGD village code is 416054. The village votes in Lanjigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradip Kumar Dishari. The population is estimated at 348 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Raipada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- G. UDAYAGIRI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 51
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Passara
- Total area (ha)
- 264
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 82.41
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Raipada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Raipada
- LGD code
- 416054
- Pincode
- 762101
- Post office
- Raikia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 295
- Population (projected 2026)
- 348
- Households
- 81
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1007
- Literacy rate
- 53.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kalahandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lanjigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Malvika Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradip Kumar Dishari
- Block / Mandal
- Chakapada
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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)