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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Aligan is a village in Similiguda mandal, Koraput district, Odisha, with a population of 2,745 across 728 households. The village has a literacy rate of 34.6% and is located at 18.687°N, 82.820°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PADMINI ALATIA
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- LGD code
- 429968
- Pincode
- 764036
- Post office
- Semiliguda
- Population
- 2,745
- Households
- 728
- Literacy rate
- 34.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1067 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,590
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 362 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 481 km
- Nearest railway station
- Damanjodi · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- New Apollo Medical Store · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Aligan compares
By population, Aligan ranks #1 of 55 villages in Similiguda mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
34.6%
+0.4% vs mandal average
- Aligan
- 34.6%
- Similiguda mandal
- 34.2%
- Koraput district
- 41.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,067
−3 vs mandal average
- Aligan
- 1,067
- Similiguda mandal
- 1,070
Household size
people per home
3.8
Same as the mandal average
- Aligan
- 3.8
- Similiguda mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Aligan at a glance
Aligan is a village of 2,745 people in 728 households (Census 2011) in Similiguda block, Koraput district, Odisha, the largest of 55 villages in Similiguda block. Literacy is 35%, about the same as the block average of 34% and the sex ratio is 1,067 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Koraput district centre, 53 km from Ramabhadrapuram, the nearest town, 10 km from Damanjodi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764036, served by Semiliguda post office; the LGD village code is 429968. The nearest hospital or health centre is New Apollo Medical Store, 4 km away. The sarpanch is PADMINI ALATIA, and the village votes in Pottangi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rama Chandra Kadam. The population is estimated at 3,236 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Aligan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- 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
- 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
- NABARANGAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pakhjholla
- Total area (ha)
- 1,914
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 66.05
- Forest area (ha)
- 60.69
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Aligan
- LGD code
- 429968
- Pincode
- 764036
- Post office
- Semiliguda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,745
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,236
- Households
- 728
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1067
- Literacy rate
- 34.6%
- Coordinates
- 18.68681°N, 82.82042°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pottangi
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rama Chandra Kadam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PADMINI ALATIA
- Block / Mandal
- Similiguda
Getting there
How to reach Aligan
Nearest town · 10,962 people
Ramabhadrapuram · ≈ 53 km
≈ 1 h 48 min by car · 2 h 9 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar362 kmcapital
- Hyderabad481 km
- Chennai680 km
- Kolkata721 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDamanjodi10 km
- Bus stopSemiliguda Bus Stand4 km
- Hospital / PHCNew Apollo Medical Store4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India4 km
- Petrol pumpHP37 km
- CollegeRaja college ground57 km
- Police stationLandespolizei18 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Aligan
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Aligan
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Kodigaon Primary SchoolSchool2.2 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 764036
- LunguriSimiliguda mandal2,598 pop
- KakirigudaSimiliguda mandal2,527 pop
- DudhariSimiliguda mandal2,006 pop
- KutugamSimiliguda mandal1,397 pop
- ManiaSimiliguda mandal1,336 pop
- CharagaonSimiliguda mandal1,264 pop
- SundhiputSimiliguda mandal1,196 pop
- MukhibedeiSimiliguda mandal997 pop
- KumbhariputSimiliguda mandal959 pop
Villages near Aligan
Other villages in Similiguda mandal
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- Marla
- Dudhari
- Sadam
- Rajpalma
- Kutugam
- Mania
- Gunja
- Charagaon
- Sundhiput
- Gutaput
- Renu
- Gadikhamara
- Mukhibedei
- Khalapadi
- Kumbhariput
- Kakaramba
- Uparkanti
- Jubarajpeta
- Ruseiput
- Sirimoda
- Ranikona
- Jangarada
- Tankubeda
- Kangara
- Hatoguda (Hataguda)
- Rajabedei
- Hatimunda
- Karari
- Bhitaraguda
- Putsil
- Chotaliput
- Mangiligura
- Choragan
- Phuladaba
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)