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President Murmu, PM Modi visit Pahadpur village in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MANGAL MAJHI
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- LGD code
- 390791
- Pincode
- 757019
- Post office
- Khunta
- Population
- 442
- Households
- 102
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1046 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 186
Census 2011 · in context
How Girishchandrapur compares
By population, Girishchandrapur ranks #119 of 230 villages in Khunta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.6%
−5.6% vs mandal average
- Girishchandrapur
- 48.6%
- Khunta mandal
- 54.2%
- Mayurbhanj district
- 54.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,046
+23 vs mandal average
- Girishchandrapur
- 1,046
- Khunta mandal
- 1,023
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Girishchandrapur
- 4.3
- Khunta mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Girishchandrapur at a glance
Girishchandrapur is a village of 442 people in 102 households (Census 2011) in Khunta block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 119th-largest of 230 villages in Khunta block. Literacy is 49%, 6 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,046 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757019, served by Khunta post office; the LGD village code is 390791. The sarpanch is MANGAL MAJHI, and the village votes in Hindol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Simarani Nayak. The population is estimated at 521 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Badpathara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girishchandrapur · this village | 442 | 49% | — |
| Bahalda · Khunta | 1,132 | 33% | — |
| Kusumghaty · Khunta | 833 | 48% | — |
| Tadkijharan · Khunta | 763 | 48% | — |
| Badapathara · Khunta | 652 | 60% | — |
| Rangamatia · Khunta | 389 | 61% | — |
| Hinjalgadia · Khunta | 340 | 57% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Girishchandrapur
- 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)
- 17
- 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
- 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
- BARIPADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sapanchua
- Total area (ha)
- 197
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Girishchandrapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Girishchandrapur
- LGD code
- 390791
- Pincode
- 757019
- Post office
- Khunta
- Population (Census 2011)
- 442
- Population (projected 2026)
- 521
- Households
- 102
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1046
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hindol
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Simarani Nayak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MANGAL MAJHI
- Block / Mandal
- Khunta
- Nearest PHC
- Samal Care (5.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Budhapank (2.5 km)
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- Gayalamara
- Bardangua
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- Goudagan
- Badafeni
- Lahara
- Sanbelakuti
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- Nuagan
- Chhuruni
- Mahalibasa
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)