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- LGD code
- 396540
- Pincode
- 754212
- Post office
- Sribaldevjew
- Population
- 539
- Households
- 117
- Literacy rate
- 78.1%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 200
Census 2011 · in context
How Posta compares
By population, Posta ranks #69 of 94 villages in Marsaghai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.1%
+0.2% vs mandal average
- Posta
- 78.1%
- Marsaghai mandal
- 77.9%
- Kendrapara district
- 75.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
−14 vs mandal average
- Posta
- 946
- Marsaghai mandal
- 960
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Posta
- 4.6
- Marsaghai mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Posta at a glance
Posta is a village of 539 people in 117 households (Census 2011) in Marsaghai block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 69th-largest of 94 villages in Marsaghai block. Literacy is 78%, about the same as the block average of 78% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754212, served by Sribaldevjew post office; the LGD village code is 396540. The village votes in Jatani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray. The population is estimated at 635 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Posta
- 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
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KENDRAPARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 56
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kuhudi
- Total area (ha)
- 91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 49.63
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Posta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Posta
- LGD code
- 396540
- Pincode
- 754212
- Post office
- Sribaldevjew
- Population (Census 2011)
- 539
- Population (projected 2026)
- 635
- Households
- 117
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 78.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhubaneswar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jatani
- Member of Parliament
- Aparajita Sarangi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray
- Block / Mandal
- Marsaghai
- Nearest railway station
- Argul (18.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 754212
- BagadaKendrapara mandal3,844 pop
- GayaspurMahakalapada mandal2,789 pop
- AlailoMahakalapada mandal2,581 pop
- KalapadaKendrapara mandal2,441 pop
- SamagudiaKendrapara mandal2,250 pop
- AngulaiKendrapara Sadar mandal1,994 pop
- NuaganMarsaghai mandal1,980 pop
- BiraswatiKendrapara Sadar mandal1,959 pop
- RajagadaMahakalapada mandal1,924 pop
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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, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)