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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ASHOKA DANDASENA
Contact: 78****8853
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- LGD code
- 422036
- Pincode
- 766107
- Post office
- Khariar
- Population
- 447
- Households
- 123
- Literacy rate
- 47%
- Sex ratio
- 996 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 193
- Distance to district centre
- 24 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 19 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 319 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 551 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kantabanji · 29 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Duajhar · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bichhanapali compares
By population, Bichhanapali ranks #88 of 118 villages in Khariar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.0%
−3.0% vs mandal average
- Bichhanapali
- 47.0%
- Khariar mandal
- 50.0%
- Nuapada district
- 49.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
996
−12 vs mandal average
- Bichhanapali
- 996
- Khariar mandal
- 1,008
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Bichhanapali
- 3.6
- Khariar mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bichhanapali at a glance
Bichhanapali is a village of 447 people in 123 households (Census 2011) in Khariar block, Nuapada district, Odisha, the 88th-largest of 118 villages in Khariar block. Literacy is 47%, 3 points below the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 996 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Nuapada district centre, 29 km from Kantabanji railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 766107, served by Khariar post office; the LGD village code is 422036. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Duajhar, 2 km away. The sarpanch is ASHOKA DANDASENA, and the village votes in Junagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dibya Shankar Mishra. The population is estimated at 527 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bichhanapali · this village | 447 | 47% | — |
| Chicher · Khariar | 819 | 43% | 1.9 km N |
| Torli · Khariar | 755 | 44% | 1.9 km NW |
| Samserpadar · Khariar | 683 | 48% | 3.9 km SW |
| Bhairajpur · Khariar | 540 | 46% | 4.4 km SW |
| Pakhansara · Khariar | 467 | 48% | 4.6 km E |
| Mahulkot · Khariar | 879 | 43% | 5.2 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bichhanapali
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- KHARIAR ROAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nehena
- Total area (ha)
- 161
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.1
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bichhanapali
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bichhanapali
- LGD code
- 422036
- Pincode
- 766107
- Post office
- Khariar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 447
- Population (projected 2026)
- 527
- Households
- 123
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 996
- Literacy rate
- 47.0%
- Coordinates
- 20.24722°N, 82.76276°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kalahandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Junagarh
- Member of Parliament
- Malvika Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dibya Shankar Mishra
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ASHOKA DANDASENA
- Block / Mandal
- Khariar
Getting there
How to reach Bichhanapali
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar319 kmcapital
- Hyderabad551 km
- Kolkata635 km
- Chennai840 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKantabanji29 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Duajhar2 km
- Petrol pumpReliance Petrol Pump29 km
- CollegeK.V. Degree College, Kantabanji28 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospital, Duajhar1.6 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 766107
Villages near Bichhanapali
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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
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)