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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
- 424634
- Pincode
- 765021
- Post office
- Ambadola
- Population
- 159
- Households
- 44
- Literacy rate
- 5.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1092 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 92
- Distance to district centre
- 60 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 250 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 589 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ambadala · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt Hospital, Kakadamba · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Loharapadar compares
By population, Loharapadar ranks #57 of 192 villages in Ambadala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
5.7%
−30.2% vs mandal average
Loharapadar5.7%
Ambadala mandal35.9%
Rayagada district42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,092
+88 vs mandal average
Loharapadar1,092
Ambadala mandal1,004
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
Loharapadar3.6
Ambadala mandal4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Loharapadar at a glance
Loharapadar is a village of 159 people in 44 households (Census 2011) in Ambadala block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 57th-largest of 192 villages in Ambadala block. Literacy is 6%, 30 points below the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 1,092 women per 1,000 men. It lies 60 km from the Rayagada district centre, 5 km from Ambadala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765021, served by Ambadola post office; the LGD village code is 424634. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt Hospital, Kakadamba, 6 km away. The sarpanch is NARINGA MAJHI. The population is estimated at 187 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ichhapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loharapadar · this village | 159 | 6% | — |
| Bodakudelpadar · Muniguda | 51 | 22% | 0.3 km N |
| Kondhakotingpadar · Muniguda | 25 | 4% | 0.3 km S |
| Dambokotingpadar · Muniguda | 255 | 44% | 0.6 km SW |
| Dangubadi · Muniguda | 539 | 51% | 1.6 km S |
| Bodonajhori · Ambadala | 184 | 14% | 1.7 km SW |
| Sangabalasa · Muniguda | 258 | 21% | 1.8 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Loharapadar
- 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
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- 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)
- 47
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 93
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 112
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ichapur
- Total area (ha)
- 93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 68.03
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Loharapadar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Loharapadar
- LGD code
- 424634
- Pincode
- 765021
- Post office
- Ambadola
- Population (Census 2011)
- 159
- Population (projected 2026)
- 187
- Households
- 44
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1092
- Literacy rate
- 5.7%
- Coordinates
- 19.87784°N, 83.47212°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 Loharapadar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar250 kmcapital
- Kolkata589 km
- Hyderabad594 km
- Chennai829 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAmbadala5 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt Hospital, Kakadamba6 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank32 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 765021
Villages near Loharapadar
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- Durukilima
- Gamtaguda
- Sargiguda
- Jhigidi
- Ichapur
- Osurapada
- Hatipadar
- Saradapur
- Tikarpada
- Kodalima
- Goudabalijodi
- Tulasipadar
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- Kuturupali
- Bangonagan
- Bijabandili
- Bijepur
- Paikaranipinda
- Bhurugam
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- Badomanjurikupa
- Boraguda
- Gadiajhola
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- Kanimani
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)