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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BHASKAR WATEKA
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- LGD code
- 428748
- Pincode
- 764027
- Post office
- Bandhugam
- Population
- 605
- Households
- 123
- Literacy rate
- 29.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1058 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 335
- Distance to district centre
- 53 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 12 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 303 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 538 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kuneru · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Venu Clinic · 23 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sanmathur compares
By population, Sanmathur ranks #31 of 153 villages in Bandhugaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
29.8%
+2.3% vs mandal average
- Sanmathur
- 29.8%
- Bandhugaon mandal
- 27.5%
- Koraput district
- 41.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,058
−14 vs mandal average
- Sanmathur
- 1,058
- Bandhugaon mandal
- 1,072
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Sanmathur
- 4.9
- Bandhugaon mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sanmathur at a glance
Sanmathur is a village of 605 people in 123 households (Census 2011) in Bandhugaon block, Koraput district, Odisha, the 31st-largest of 153 villages in Bandhugaon block. Literacy is 30%, 2 points above the block average of 28% and the sex ratio is 1,058 women per 1,000 men. It lies 53 km from the Koraput district centre, 44 km from Veeraghattam, the nearest town, 15 km from Kuneru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764027, served by Bandhugam post office; the LGD village code is 428748. The nearest hospital or health centre is Venu Clinic, 23 km away. The sarpanch is BHASKAR WATEKA. The population is estimated at 713 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sanmathur
- 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)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- 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
- KORAPUT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 47
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 112
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kanagam
- Total area (ha)
- 152
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 26.93
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sanmathur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sanmathur
- LGD code
- 428748
- Pincode
- 764027
- Post office
- Bandhugam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 605
- Population (projected 2026)
- 713
- Households
- 123
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1058
- Literacy rate
- 29.8%
- Coordinates
- 18.95773°N, 83.30234°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BHASKAR WATEKA
- Block / Mandal
- Bandhugaon
Getting there
How to reach Sanmathur
Nearest town · 14,315 people
Veeraghattam · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 30 min by car · 1 h 47 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar303 kmcapital
- Hyderabad538 km
- Kolkata662 km
- Chennai729 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKuneru15 km
- Bus stopKuneru Bus Stop15 km
- Hospital / PHCVenu Clinic23 km
- ATM / bankVishaka Co-operative bank24 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum24 km
- CollegeAPSWREIS JUNIOR COLLEGE KOMARADA18 km
- Police stationKusa16 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 764027
- AlmondaBandhugaon mandal2,178 pop
- NilabadiBandhugaon mandal2,123 pop
- SorabadiBandhugaon mandal1,909 pop
- KumbhariputBandhugaon mandal1,502 pop
- HatigedaBandhugaon mandal1,464 pop
- JagugudaBandhugaon mandal1,449 pop
- BandhugaonBandhugaon mandal1,225 pop
- MahagudaBandhugaon mandal1,168 pop
- SanasarupalliBandhugaon mandal1,143 pop
Villages near Sanmathur
Other villages in Bandhugaon mandal
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- Nilabadi
- Sorabadi
- Kumbhariput
- Hatigeda
- Jaguguda
- Bandhugaon
- Mahaguda
- Sanasarupalli
- Partingi
- Dumadangar
- Ramjiput
- Lopeta
- Kuntesu
- Kanagan
- Yesar
- Barasarupalli
- Giringikhal
- Barabankeri
- Pedawalda
- Garidi
- Bodomathur
- Turukpeta
- Gulumiguda
- Leddingi
- Ambliput
- Mekara
- Ghumura
- Kamaganda
- Jangirivalsa
- Antamara
- Palaka
- Idugumabalsa
- Singiput
- Jaguguda
- Palapusilabadi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)