Fisherwoman dies after crocodile attack in Odisha's Kendrapara
Reported by The New Indian Express.
By population, Bhandilo ranks #114 of 139 villages in Kendrapara Sadar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhandilo is a village of 247 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Kendrapara Sadar block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 114th-largest of 139 villages in Kendrapara Sadar block. Literacy is 85%, 7 points above the block average of 78% and the sex ratio is 885 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754223, served by Karilopatna post office; the LGD village code is 396493. The village votes in Baramba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera. The population is estimated at 291 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Basupur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhandilo · this village | 247 | 85% | — |
| Hatabanapur · Kendrapara Sadar | 1,597 | 84% | — |
| Naraharipur · Derabish | 1,112 | 81% | — |
| Basupur · Kendrapara Sadar | 1,054 | 78% | — |
| Aripada · Kendrapara Sadar | 506 | 73% | — |
| Atabuha · Kendrapara Sadar | 294 | 68% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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