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- LGD code
- 386178
- Pincode
- 758079
- Post office
- Janghira
- Population
- 357
- Households
- 87
- Literacy rate
- 72%
- Sex ratio
- 1040 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 108
Census 2011 · in context
How Alanapada compares
By population, Alanapada ranks #36 of 60 villages in Kendujhar Town mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.0%
+12.6% vs mandal average
- Alanapada
- 72.0%
- Kendujhar Town mandal
- 59.4%
- Kendujhar district
- 58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,040
+71 vs mandal average
- Alanapada
- 1,040
- Kendujhar Town mandal
- 969
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Alanapada
- 4.1
- Kendujhar Town mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alanapada at a glance
Alanapada is a village of 357 people in 87 households (Census 2011) in Kendujhar Town block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 36th-largest of 60 villages in Kendujhar Town block. Literacy is 72%, 13 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,040 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 758079, served by Janghira post office; the LGD village code is 386178. The village votes in Lanjigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradip Kumar Dishari. The population is estimated at 421 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Naranpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanapada · this village | 357 | 72% | — |
| Ghutukesari · Kendujhar Town | 2,024 | 57% | — |
| Naranapur · Kendujhar Town | 1,908 | 74% | — |
| Tolankabahala · Kendujhar Town | 1,045 | 52% | — |
| Tulasichaunra · Kendujhar Town | 923 | 64% | — |
| Tangarpalasa · Kendujhar Town | 604 | 64% | — |
| Jalangadiha · Kendujhar Town | 561 | 76% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alanapada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 11
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KENDUJHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 5
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Naranpur
- Total area (ha)
- 112
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 17.23
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alanapada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Alanapada
- LGD code
- 386178
- Pincode
- 758079
- Post office
- Janghira
- Population (Census 2011)
- 357
- Population (projected 2026)
- 421
- Households
- 87
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1040
- Literacy rate
- 72.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kalahandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lanjigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Malvika Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradip Kumar Dishari
- Block / Mandal
- Kendujhar Town
- Nearest railway station
- Kutrukhamar PH (16.0 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 758079
- HundaPandapara mandal3,106 pop
- JanghiraHarichandanpur mandal2,093 pop
- BaxibarigaonPandapara mandal1,964 pop
- Budha KhamanHarichandanpur mandal1,511 pop
- KamargodaGhatgaon mandal1,325 pop
- BalanipasiPandapara mandal1,241 pop
- JungaHarichandanpur mandal1,103 pop
- OstapangaHarichandanpur mandal1,100 pop
- BadakamandalaPandapara mandal967 pop
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Other villages named Alanapada
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Alanapada
Other villages in Kendujhar Town mandal
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- Ghutukesari
- Naranapur
- Sirispal
- Ghuturu
- Dimbo
- Gumura
- Tikargumura
- Govindapur
- Kundei
- Tolankabahala
- Tentulinanda
- Tulasichaunra
- Baliaguda
- Kodipasa
- Motitangara
- Sarasa
- Kholapa
- Mandua
- Gopinathapur(Nuagaon)
- Jamunalia
- Tangarpalasa
- Muktapur
- Jalangadiha
- Duarasuni
- Haladiatangiri
- Ramachandrapur
- Banpar
- Badaraduan
- Talakaipur
- Kansa
- Uparakaipur
- Sarukudara
- Badbil(Ka)
- Tangarpada(Kha)
- Belada
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)