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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BABAJI CHARN SWAIN
Contact: 99****8471
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- LGD code
- 396943
- Pincode
- 754213
- Post office
- Marsaghai
- Population
- 296
- Households
- 76
- Literacy rate
- 74.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 85
Census 2011 · in context
How Alifa compares
By population, Alifa ranks #82 of 94 villages in Marsaghai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.3%
−3.6% vs mandal average
Alifa74.3%
Marsaghai mandal77.9%
Kendrapara district75.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+40 vs mandal average
Alifa1,000
Marsaghai mandal960
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
Alifa3.9
Marsaghai mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alifa at a glance
Alifa is a village of 296 people in 76 households (Census 2011) in Marsaghai block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 82nd-largest of 94 villages in Marsaghai block. Literacy is 74%, 4 points below the block average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754213, served by Marsaghai post office; the LGD village code is 396943. The sarpanch is BABAJI CHARN SWAIN, and the village votes in Jatani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray. The population is estimated at 349 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Beruhna →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alifa · this village | 296 | 74% | — |
| Beruhan · Marsaghai | 1,637 | 73% | — |
| Haladia · Marsaghai | 1,059 | 82% | — |
| Bhagabanpur · Marsaghai | 995 | 81% | — |
| Khamaganbindha · Marsaghai | 501 | 72% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alifa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- 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
- KENDRAPARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Beruhan
- Total area (ha)
- 101
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.59
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alifa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Alifa
- LGD code
- 396943
- Pincode
- 754213
- Post office
- Marsaghai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 296
- Population (projected 2026)
- 349
- Households
- 76
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 74.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhubaneswar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jatani
- Member of Parliament
- Aparajita Sarangi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BABAJI CHARN SWAIN
- Block / Mandal
- Marsaghai
- Nearest railway station
- Argul (18.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 754213
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Alifa
Other villages in Marsaghai mandal
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- Juna
- Teragan
- Patalipanka
- Jadupur
- Ostara
- Aitpur
- Badakul
- Garajanga
- Sanagan
- Talasanga
- Badapal
- Nuagan
- Raghunatha Pur
- Gararomita
- Athabatia
- Kuanrpal
- Manikunda
- Kasoti
- Dumuka
- Balikuda
- Beruhan
- Dasi Pur
- Gopei
- Dhaniapada
- Hantapada
- Benupal
- Raghabapur
- Ameipal
- Gatanai(Nuasahi)
- Narayanpur
- Puruso Tamapur
- Kusun Pur
- Hindulia
- Bilabalarampur
- Hatia
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)