Lead story
28
September 2026
newsSTATE
Ekharajat Mahal Land Disputes: HC Pushes Odisha to Clarify 36-Village Status
Reported by urbanacres.in.
By Resident0 likes0 comments
Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
KP
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KALPANA PRADHAN
Contact: 63****0633
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Sankhajodi can update it.
- LGD code
- 406941
- Pincode
- 752026
- Post office
- Rajranpur
- Population
- 163
- Households
- 32
- Literacy rate
- 73%
- Sex ratio
- 1090 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 43
Census 2011 · in context
How Sankhajodi compares
By population, Sankhajodi ranks #173 of 234 villages in Ranapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.0%
+1.4% vs mandal average
- Sankhajodi
- 73.0%
- Ranapur mandal
- 71.6%
- Nayagarh district
- 71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,090
+148 vs mandal average
- Sankhajodi
- 1,090
- Ranapur mandal
- 942
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Sankhajodi
- 5.1
- Ranapur mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sankhajodi at a glance
Sankhajodi is a village of 163 people in 32 households (Census 2011) in Ranapur block, Nayagarh district, Odisha, the 173rd-largest of 234 villages in Ranapur block. Literacy is 73%, 1 points above the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,090 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 752026, served by Rajranpur post office; the LGD village code is 406941. The sarpanch is KALPANA PRADHAN, and the village votes in Khandapada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dusmanta Kumar Swain. The population is estimated at 192 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bandhamunda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankhajodi · this village | 163 | 73% | — |
| Jamuganda · Ranapur | 496 | 65% | — |
| Bhetabara · Ranapur | 311 | 60% | — |
| Sanachakundajhar · Ranapur | 157 | 28% | — |
| Nathapur · Ranapur | 149 | 34% | — |
| Rautarapur · Ranapur | 128 | 49% | — |
| Jaripada · Ranapur | 119 | 65% | — |
Complete this village · 4/7
Add what you know →- Sarpanch name
- Panchayat contact
- 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 · Sankhajodi
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 11
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BALUGAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 66
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 36
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bandhamunda
- Total area (ha)
- 63
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.52
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sankhajodi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sankhajodi
- LGD code
- 406941
- Pincode
- 752026
- Post office
- Rajranpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 163
- Population (projected 2026)
- 192
- Households
- 32
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1090
- Literacy rate
- 73.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Cuttack
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Khandapada
- Member of Parliament
- Bhartruhari Mahtab
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dusmanta Kumar Swain
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KALPANA PRADHAN
- Block / Mandal
- Ranapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 752026
- GopalpurRanapur mandal4,656 pop
- JankiaRanapur mandal2,670 pop
- NarasinghpurRanapur mandal1,816 pop
- SanagadaRanapur mandal1,644 pop
- NrusinghpurtangisahiRanapur mandal1,587 pop
- LekhanapurRanapur mandal1,477 pop
- BorabarjharRanapur mandal1,475 pop
- BaunsagadaRanapur mandal1,437 pop
- BadhipatnaRanapur mandal1,424 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Sankhajodi
Other villages in Ranapur mandal
View all 60+ →- Kandhanayagarh
- Gopalpur
- Khatia
- Damsahi
- Sinduria
- Jankia
- Karada
- Mayurjhalia
- Mahatapala
- Narasinghpur
- Sanagada
- Nrusinghpurtangisahi
- Narendrapur
- Rankadeuli
- Lekhanapur
- Borabarjhar
- Champagada
- Baunsagada
- Kulasara
- Jhadapada
- Badhipatna
- Bagala
- Bajrakota
- Lodhachua
- Hansara
- Raipada
- Patia
- Barangagadia
- Kasanda
- Kankia
- Talakani
- Benta
- Surukabadi
- Ramabila
- Bokakhai
- Gadabanikila
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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)