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- LGD code
- 415078
- Pincode
- 762002
- Post office
- Contractorpada
- Population
- 172
- Households
- 37
- Literacy rate
- 36.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1177 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 74
Census 2011 · in context
How Apabiru compares
By population, Apabiru ranks #47 of 165 villages in Gochhapada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.6%
−7.4% vs mandal average
- Apabiru
- 36.6%
- Gochhapada mandal
- 44.0%
- Kandhamal district
- 54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,177
+139 vs mandal average
- Apabiru
- 1,177
- Gochhapada mandal
- 1,038
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Apabiru
- 4.6
- Gochhapada mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Apabiru at a glance
Apabiru is a village of 172 people in 37 households (Census 2011) in Gochhapada block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 47th-largest of 165 villages in Gochhapada block. Literacy is 37%, 7 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 1,177 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762002, served by Contractorpada post office; the LGD village code is 415078. The village votes in Baliguda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chakramani Kanhar. The population is estimated at 203 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Apabiru
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PHULABANI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 47
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 57
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 52
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Luisingi
- Total area (ha)
- 240
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 106.32
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Apabiru
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Key facts — Apabiru
- LGD code
- 415078
- Pincode
- 762002
- Post office
- Contractorpada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 172
- Population (projected 2026)
- 203
- Households
- 37
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1177
- Literacy rate
- 36.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Baliguda
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chakramani Kanhar
- Block / Mandal
- Gochhapada
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Other villages in Gochhapada mandal
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- Banduli
- Khajurigaon
- Batabahali
- Tanasu
- Garipadar
- Suberipanga
- Takeriguda
- Kilupanga
- Katringia
- Nedipanga
- Nandapadar
- Pindangi
- Krandibali
- Kulikura
- Luising
- Kaladi
- Tilkapanga
- Dresaru
- Kanibali
- Sapigura
- Kusupaju
- Alimada
- Neripadar
- Kadipari
- Nedipadar
- Nakudisaru
- Katakeri
- Kanapati
- Glata
- Sartaguda
- Machharpara
- Sipanjari
- Bakepanga
- Kerengeli
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, 2026-05-06
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)