Lead story
18
September 2026
newsDISTRICT
President Murmu, PM Modi visit Pahadpur village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj
Reported by ddnews.gov.in.
By Resident0 likes0 comments
Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Information not yet available
No sarpanch on record yet. Sign in to add it — verified residents publish it directly, others need one community vouch.
- LGD code
- 390872
- Pincode
- 757019
- Post office
- Khunta
- Population
- 717
- Households
- 165
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Sex ratio
- 986 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 456
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghantasila compares
By population, Ghantasila ranks #61 of 230 villages in Khunta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.2%
−2.0% vs mandal average
- Ghantasila
- 52.2%
- Khunta mandal
- 54.2%
- Mayurbhanj district
- 54.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
−37 vs mandal average
- Ghantasila
- 986
- Khunta mandal
- 1,023
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Ghantasila
- 4.3
- Khunta mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghantasila at a glance
Ghantasila is a village of 717 people in 165 households (Census 2011) in Khunta block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 61st-largest of 230 villages in Khunta block. Literacy is 52%, 2 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757019, served by Khunta post office; the LGD village code is 390872. The village votes in Hindol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Simarani Nayak. The population is estimated at 845 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhandgan →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghantasila · this village | 717 | 52% | — |
| Bhandagaon · Khunta | 628 | 59% | — |
| Jamshola · Khunta | 498 | 55% | — |
| Sinduria · Khunta | 485 | 59% | — |
| Gendagadia · Khunta | 309 | 79% | — |
| Anantasahi · Khunta | 301 | 62% | — |
| Mathasahi · Khunta | 227 | 58% | — |
Complete this village · 2/7
Add what you know →- Sarpanch nameWho leads the gram panchayat today
- Panchayat contactA number residents can call
- Pincode
- About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
- A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
- A festival or jatara
- A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur
Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghantasila
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- UDALA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bandhagaon
- Total area (ha)
- 184
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 66.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 8.22
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghantasila
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ghantasila
- LGD code
- 390872
- Pincode
- 757019
- Post office
- Khunta
- Population (Census 2011)
- 717
- Population (projected 2026)
- 845
- Households
- 165
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 986
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hindol
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Simarani Nayak
- Block / Mandal
- Khunta
- Nearest PHC
- Samal Care (5.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Budhapank (2.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 757019
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ghantasila
Other villages in Khunta mandal
View all 60+ →- Sainkula
- Kudilakuamara
- Dukura
- Gadigaon
- Arapata
- Bholagadia
- Purunabaripada
- Uparkadada
- Ranibandha
- Bahanada
- Bangra
- Kusumiapatpur
- Kaliapada
- Badaolia
- Kendugadi
- Pasuda
- Chilima
- Bhupad
- Dharampur Samil Dhanapana
- Kamali
- Chundiha
- Gayalamara
- Bardangua
- Bahalda
- Goudagan
- Badafeni
- Lahara
- Sanbelakuti
- Balijoda
- Nuagan
- Chhuruni
- Mahalibasa
- Badkhunta
- Chatursila
- Sanmamudia
- Sarukana
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)