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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 391254
- Pincode
- 757040
- Post office
- Kaptipada
- Population
- 2,651
- Households
- 478
- Literacy rate
- 16.7%
- Sex ratio
- 974 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,044
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhapada compares
By population, Dhapada ranks #5 of 38 villages in Sharata mandal.
Literacy rate
%
16.7%
−16.3% vs mandal average
Dhapada16.7%
Sharata mandal33.0%
Mayurbhanj district54.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
−24 vs mandal average
Dhapada974
Sharata mandal998
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.8 vs mandal average
Dhapada5.5
Sharata mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhapada at a glance
Dhapada is a village of 2,651 people in 478 households (Census 2011) in Sharata block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 5th-largest of 38 villages in Sharata block. Literacy is 17%, 16 points below the block average of 33% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757040, served by Kaptipada post office; the LGD village code is 391254. The population is estimated at 3,126 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhapada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- UDALA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Padmapokhari
- Total area (ha)
- 1,339
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 482.83
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhapada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhapada
- LGD code
- 391254
- Pincode
- 757040
- Post office
- Kaptipada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,651
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,126
- Households
- 478
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 974
- Literacy rate
- 16.7%
- Block / Mandal
- Sharata
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 757040
- KaptipadaKaptipada mandal3,967 pop
- PedagadiKaptipada mandal2,506 pop
- PrafullachandrapurUdala mandal1,941 pop
- SanbisolKaptipada mandal1,628 pop
- DolipadaSharata mandal1,607 pop
- SologodiaSharata mandal1,482 pop
- DebalaKaptipada mandal1,325 pop
- SadanandapurKaptipada mandal1,197 pop
- GendagadiaSharata mandal1,188 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dhapada
Other villages in Sharata mandal
View all 37+ →- Mahulpankha
- Dewanbahali
- Katuria
- Gourchandrapur
- Mankadpada Hill
- Dugudha
- Tolagadia
- Bidyadharanagar
- Noto
- Dolipada
- Sologodia
- Prasanachandrapur
- Jadida
- Salachua
- Kalamgadia
- Kathachua
- Gendagadia
- Sukhuapata
- Gayalmara
- Talapokhari
- Nedam
- Sundhal
- Badasimilia
- Balichua
- Bhaluhuruda
- Sanadei
- Raikala
- Sripadamanjaripur
- Prafullachandrapur
- Baladamara
- Dangarsahi
- Kumudabadi
- Raidiha
- Gaipanikhiahill
- Sukhuapata Hill
- Mahisasuri
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)