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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
PK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHARANA
Contact: 81****3215
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- LGD code
- 387000
- Pincode
- 758015
- Post office
- Ghasipura
- Population
- 539
- Households
- 121
- Literacy rate
- 33.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1073 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 357
Census 2011 · in context
How Budhikuda compares
By population, Budhikuda ranks #72 of 126 villages in Anandapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
33.4%
−23.0% vs mandal average
Budhikuda33.4%
Anandapur mandal56.4%
Kendujhar district58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,073
+80 vs mandal average
Budhikuda1,073
Anandapur mandal993
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
Budhikuda4.5
Anandapur mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Budhikuda at a glance
Budhikuda is a village of 539 people in 121 households (Census 2011) in Anandapur block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 72nd-largest of 126 villages in Anandapur block. Literacy is 33%, 23 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,073 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758015, served by Ghasipura post office; the LGD village code is 387000. The sarpanch is PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHARANA. The population is estimated at 635 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Budhikuda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budhikuda · this village | 539 | 33% | — |
| Santospur · Anandapur | 621 | 50% | — |
| Singanali · Anandapur | 264 | 21% | — |
| Mandapada · Anandapur | 148 | 18% | — |
| Gendaliabasa · Anandapur | 140 | 32% | — |
| Tavakud · Ghasipura | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Budhikuda
- 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
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- ANANDAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kolimati
- Total area (ha)
- 301
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 239.64
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Budhikuda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Budhikuda
- LGD code
- 387000
- Pincode
- 758015
- Post office
- Ghasipura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 539
- Population (projected 2026)
- 635
- Households
- 121
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1073
- Literacy rate
- 33.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHARANA
- Block / Mandal
- Anandapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 758015
- KhaliamentaGhasipura mandal3,076 pop
- BiragobindapurGhasipura mandal2,254 pop
- GohiraGhasipura mandal1,890 pop
- KolimatiGhasipura mandal1,883 pop
- BadaektaliGhasipura mandal1,826 pop
- TalagaonGhasipura mandal1,694 pop
- AtasahiGhasipura mandal1,356 pop
- OstapuraGhasipura mandal1,266 pop
- KantoGhasipura mandal1,243 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Budhikuda
Other villages in Anandapur mandal
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- Belabhali
- Bancho
- Baunsagarh
- Mochinda
- Janghar
- Kodapada
- Sibanarayanpur
- Salabani
- Kathakata
- Akarua
- Biridiha
- Gayalmunda
- Jalasuan
- Baladuan
- Bankhidi
- Khadipal
- Dudugaon
- Bahabaradanga
- Barigaon
- Tukuna
- Bailo
- Purunian
- Panasadiha
- Marsapal
- Baniajodi
- Sunduria
- Vogapur
- Purunaghati
- Dhabani
- Sadangi
- Panchugochhia
- Taratara
- Dhakotha
- Manoharpur
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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)