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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
NARINGA MAJHI
Contact: 72****8963
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- LGD code
- 424661
- Pincode
- 765021
- Post office
- Ambadola
- Population
- 129
- Households
- 33
- Literacy rate
- 24.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1186 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 71
- Distance to district centre
- 58 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 12 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 254 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 590 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ambadala · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Bishwanathpur · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kendumara compares
By population, Kendumara ranks #71 of 192 villages in Ambadala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
24.8%
−11.1% vs mandal average
- Kendumara
- 24.8%
- Ambadala mandal
- 35.9%
- Rayagada district
- 42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,186
+182 vs mandal average
- Kendumara
- 1,186
- Ambadala mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kendumara
- 3.9
- Ambadala mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kendumara at a glance
Kendumara is a village of 129 people in 33 households (Census 2011) in Ambadala block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 71st-largest of 192 villages in Ambadala block. Literacy is 25%, 11 points below the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 1,186 women per 1,000 men. It lies 58 km from the Rayagada district centre, 3 km from Ambadala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765021, served by Ambadola post office; the LGD village code is 424661. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bishwanathpur, 4 km away. The sarpanch is NARINGA MAJHI. The population is estimated at 152 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendumara · this village | 129 | 25% | — |
| Kendumara · Bisoi | 318 | 44% | 0 km N |
| Pakhirigam · Muniguda | 144 | 19% | 0.7 km W |
| Dumeniheju · Ambadala | 258 | 23% | 1.6 km S |
| Deraguma · Ambadala | 162 | 21% | 2.3 km N |
| Kumudabali · Ambadala | 1,763 | 43% | 2.5 km E |
| Bodonajhori · Ambadala | 184 | 14% | 2.7 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kendumara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- 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
- 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
- BHAWANIPATNA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 108
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ichapur
- Total area (ha)
- 79
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 35.09
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kendumara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kendumara
- LGD code
- 424661
- Pincode
- 765021
- Post office
- Ambadola
- Population (Census 2011)
- 129
- Population (projected 2026)
- 152
- Households
- 33
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1186
- Literacy rate
- 24.8%
- Coordinates
- 19.85684°N, 83.43648°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bissam Cuttack
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NARINGA MAJHI
- Block / Mandal
- Ambadala
Getting there
How to reach Kendumara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar254 kmcapital
- Hyderabad590 km
- Kolkata593 km
- Chennai825 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAmbadala3 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bishwanathpur4 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank28 km
Same pincode
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)