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- LGD code
- 388528
- Pincode
- 757034
- Post office
- Jashipur
- Population
- 655
- Households
- 141
- Literacy rate
- 38.5%
- Sex ratio
- 997 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 406
Census 2011 · in context
How Podagarh compares
By population, Podagarh ranks #55 of 254 villages in Jashipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.5%
−9.8% vs mandal average
Podagarh38.5%
Jashipur mandal48.3%
Mayurbhanj district54.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
997
−32 vs mandal average
Podagarh997
Jashipur mandal1,029
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
Podagarh4.6
Jashipur mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Podagarh at a glance
Podagarh is a village of 655 people in 141 households (Census 2011) in Jashipur block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 55th-largest of 254 villages in Jashipur block. Literacy is 39%, 10 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 997 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757034, served by Jashipur post office; the LGD village code is 388528. The village votes in Hindol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Simarani Nayak. The population is estimated at 772 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Podagarh →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podagarh · this village | 655 | 39% | — |
| Tulasibani · Jashipur | 642 | 29% | — |
| Kasipal · Jashipur | 541 | 34% | — |
| Bhadusole · Jashipur | 385 | 30% | — |
| Brundeiposi · Jashipur | 299 | 59% | — |
| Tingiriani · Jashipur | 278 | 49% | — |
| Jamuani · Jashipur | 274 | 39% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Podagarh
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KARANJIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 51
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Podagarh
- Total area (ha)
- 289
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 135
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Podagarh
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Podagarh
- LGD code
- 388528
- Pincode
- 757034
- Post office
- Jashipur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 655
- Population (projected 2026)
- 772
- Households
- 141
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 997
- Literacy rate
- 38.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hindol
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Simarani Nayak
- Block / Mandal
- Jashipur
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View all 60+ →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)