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- LGD code
- 415251
- Pincode
- 762002
- Post office
- Contractorpada
- Population
- 182
- Households
- 36
- Literacy rate
- 50%
- Sex ratio
- 1141 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 85
- Distance to district centre
- 48 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 220 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 567 km
- Nearest railway station
- Doikallu · 32 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Goverment hospital,kotagarh · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bradiguda compares
By population, Bradiguda ranks #43 of 165 villages in Gochhapada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.0%
+6.0% vs mandal average
Bradiguda50.0%
Gochhapada mandal44.0%
Kandhamal district54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,141
+103 vs mandal average
Bradiguda1,141
Gochhapada mandal1,038
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.9 vs mandal average
Bradiguda5.1
Gochhapada mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bradiguda at a glance
Bradiguda is a village of 182 people in 36 households (Census 2011) in Gochhapada block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 43rd-largest of 165 villages in Gochhapada block. Literacy is 50%, 6 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 1,141 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Kandhamal district centre, 32 km from Doikallu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 762002, served by Contractorpada post office; the LGD village code is 415251. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,kotagarh, 10 km away. The village votes in Baliguda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chakramani Kanhar. The population is estimated at 215 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bradiguda
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- 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)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Paireju
- Total area (ha)
- 36
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 17.36
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bradiguda
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Key facts — Bradiguda
- LGD code
- 415251
- Pincode
- 762002
- Post office
- Contractorpada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 182
- Population (projected 2026)
- 215
- Households
- 36
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1141
- Literacy rate
- 50.0%
- Coordinates
- 19.77742°N, 83.79042°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Baliguda
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chakramani Kanhar
- Block / Mandal
- Gochhapada
Getting there
How to reach Bradiguda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar220 kmcapital
- Kolkata567 km
- Hyderabad619 km
- Chennai834 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDoikallu32 km
- Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,kotagarh10 km
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- 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)