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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
PK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRAFULLA KUMAR SWAIN
Contact: 63****0526
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- LGD code
- 409073
- Pincode
- 752105
- Post office
- Balanga
- Population
- 325
- Households
- 75
- Literacy rate
- 74.2%
- Sex ratio
- 982 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 94
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghodak compares
By population, Ghodak ranks #171 of 241 villages in Nimapada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.2%
−2.3% vs mandal average
- Ghodak
- 74.2%
- Nimapada mandal
- 76.5%
- Puri district
- 76.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
+9 vs mandal average
- Ghodak
- 982
- Nimapada mandal
- 973
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
- Ghodak
- 4.3
- Nimapada mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghodak at a glance
Ghodak is a village of 325 people in 75 households (Census 2011) in Nimapada block, Puri district, Odisha, the 171st-largest of 241 villages in Nimapada block. Literacy is 74%, 2 points below the block average of 77% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 752105, served by Balanga post office; the LGD village code is 409073. The sarpanch is PRAFULLA KUMAR SWAIN, and the village votes in Bhanjanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradyumna Kumar Nayak. The population is estimated at 383 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nuasantrha →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghodak · this village | 325 | 74% | — |
| Kolhana · Nimapada | 1,265 | 75% | — |
| Nuasantha · Nimapada | 1,071 | 75% | — |
| Daspurusottampur · Nimapada | 346 | 82% | — |
| Brahmanchandpur · Nimapada | 315 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghodak
- 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)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- NIMAPADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nuasantha
- Total area (ha)
- 48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 21.64
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghodak
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ghodak
- LGD code
- 409073
- Pincode
- 752105
- Post office
- Balanga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 325
- Population (projected 2026)
- 383
- Households
- 75
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 982
- Literacy rate
- 74.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhanjanagar
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRAFULLA KUMAR SWAIN
- Block / Mandal
- Nimapada
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 752105
- BalangaNimapada mandal5,673 pop
- RupadeipurPipili mandal4,996 pop
- GarhchandpurNimapada mandal2,696 pop
- AlarapurPipili mandal2,168 pop
- RathapurusottampurPipili mandal2,167 pop
- ParbatipurNimapada mandal1,751 pop
- NuabudhakeraSatyabadi mandal1,666 pop
- SaraswatipurPipili mandal1,592 pop
- TorihanbandhaNimapada mandal1,565 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ghodak
Other villages in Nimapada mandal
View all 60+ →- Balanga
- Bishnupur
- Denuan
- Gadaitapokhari
- Terundia
- Hansapada
- Garhchandpur
- Haripur
- Bhiligram
- Sainsasasan
- Ratilo
- Badamachhapur
- Renchsasan
- Chhenua
- Agarkothabada
- Alanda
- Arisandha
- Renghalo
- Parbatipur
- Gadapadanpur
- Dighalo
- Tulasipur
- Chitikana
- Antuara
- Torihanbandha
- Badaninigan
- Ampora
- Dekhata
- Badasurubila
- Gopinathpur
- Ansalo
- Garhtorinha
- Kalapanchana
- Bijipur
- Chadheigan
- Bhatabandha
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, 2026-09-13
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)