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By population, Bhataguda ranks #64 of 93 villages in Orkel mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhataguda is a village of 141 people in 31 households (Census 2011) in Orkel block, Malkangiri district, Odisha, the 64th-largest of 93 villages in Orkel block. Literacy is 22%, 18 points below the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 1,136 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Malkangiri district centre, 46 km from Padua railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764051, served by Balimela post office; the LGD village code is 430859. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mathili, 19 km away. The sarpanch is LAXMI MUDULI, and the village votes in Chitrakonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mangu Khilla. The population is estimated at 166 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhataguda · this village | 141 | 22% | — |
| Dhaudaguda · Orkel | 231 | 11% | 0 km N |
| Gotiguda · Orkel | 535 | 27% | 1.1 km SE |
| Baliguda · Orkel | 134 | 31% | 1.1 km SE |
| Totaguda · Orkel | 123 | 41% | 1.1 km SE |
| Giringiwada · Orkel | 0 | — | 2 km NE |
| Tagabeda · Orkel | 113 | 35% | 2.1 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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