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- LGD code
- 415293
- Pincode
- 762011
- Post office
- Phiringia
- Population
- 130
- Households
- 30
- Literacy rate
- 2.3%
- Sex ratio
- 970 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 88
Census 2011 · in context
How Bandangpadi compares
By population, Bandangpadi ranks #61 of 165 villages in Gochhapada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
2.3%
−41.7% vs mandal average
- Bandangpadi
- 2.3%
- Gochhapada mandal
- 44.0%
- Kandhamal district
- 54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
−68 vs mandal average
- Bandangpadi
- 970
- Gochhapada mandal
- 1,038
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Bandangpadi
- 4.3
- Gochhapada mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bandangpadi at a glance
Bandangpadi is a village of 130 people in 30 households (Census 2011) in Gochhapada block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 61st-largest of 165 villages in Gochhapada block. Literacy is 2%, 42 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762011, served by Phiringia post office; the LGD village code is 415293. The village votes in Baliguda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chakramani Kanhar. The population is estimated at 153 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandangpadi · this village | 130 | 2% | — |
| Samarbandha · Phiringia | 171 | 44% | — |
| Bajori · Phiringia | 144 | 39% | — |
| Gagadapader · Phiringia | 133 | 35% | — |
| Sule · Phiringia | 122 | 7% | — |
| Kilaripanga · Phiringia | 92 | 30% | — |
| Buriguda · Phiringia | 86 | 11% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bandangpadi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Primary school
- 0
- 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)
- 33
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sadingia
- Total area (ha)
- 129
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 6.41
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bandangpadi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bandangpadi
- LGD code
- 415293
- Pincode
- 762011
- Post office
- Phiringia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 130
- Population (projected 2026)
- 153
- Households
- 30
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 970
- Literacy rate
- 2.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Baliguda
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chakramani Kanhar
- Block / Mandal
- Gochhapada
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 762011
- PhiringiaPhiringia mandal2,373 pop
- RabingiaPhiringia mandal1,870 pop
- KelaparaPhiringia mandal1,349 pop
- BandhagadaPhiringia mandal1,269 pop
- GeruparaPhiringia mandal1,163 pop
- BrungijodiPhiringia mandal1,091 pop
- BisiparaPhulabani mandal1,001 pop
- RatangaPhiringia mandal1,001 pop
- JajespangaPhiringia mandal882 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bandangpadi
Other villages in Gochhapada mandal
View all 60+ →- Gochhapada
- Pakari
- 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, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)