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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ABHIMANYU BAG
Contact: 77****9011
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- LGD code
- 424729
- Pincode
- 765021
- Post office
- Ambadola
- Population
- 75
- Households
- 18
- Literacy rate
- 4%
- Sex ratio
- 1206 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 33
- Distance to district centre
- 53 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 246 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 588 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ambadala · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt Hospital, Kakadamba · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sakadagam compares
By population, Sakadagam ranks #99 of 192 villages in Ambadala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
4.0%
−31.9% vs mandal average
Sakadagam4.0%
Ambadala mandal35.9%
Rayagada district42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,206
+202 vs mandal average
Sakadagam1,206
Ambadala mandal1,004
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
Sakadagam4.2
Ambadala mandal4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sakadagam at a glance
Sakadagam is a village of 75 people in 18 households (Census 2011) in Ambadala block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 99th-largest of 192 villages in Ambadala block. Literacy is 4%, 32 points below the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 1,206 women per 1,000 men. It lies 53 km from the Rayagada district centre, 8 km from Ambadala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765021, served by Ambadola post office; the LGD village code is 424729. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt Hospital, Kakadamba, 8 km away. The sarpanch is ABHIMANYU BAG. The population is estimated at 88 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Saradhapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakadagam · this village | 75 | 4% | — |
| Jobaguda · Ambadala | 156 | 4% | 0.9 km W |
| Baishnabahal · Ambadala | 58 | 7% | 1.4 km NW |
| Durapanga · Muniguda | 102 | 1% | 1.9 km E |
| Kutinipadar · Muniguda | 64 | 2% | 2 km NE |
| Turukupa · Muniguda | 79 | 4% | 2 km SE |
| Sorisopadar · Muniguda | 14 | 0% | 2 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sakadagam
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAYAGADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 105
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 96
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 31
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Saradhapur
- Total area (ha)
- 178
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.38
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sakadagam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sakadagam
- LGD code
- 424729
- Pincode
- 765021
- Post office
- Ambadola
- Population (Census 2011)
- 75
- Population (projected 2026)
- 88
- Households
- 18
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1206
- Literacy rate
- 4.0%
- Coordinates
- 19.80411°N, 83.53101°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bissam Cuttack
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ABHIMANYU BAG
- Block / Mandal
- Ambadala
Getting there
How to reach Sakadagam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar246 kmcapital
- Kolkata588 km
- Hyderabad596 km
- Chennai824 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAmbadala8 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt Hospital, Kakadamba8 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank39 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 765021
Villages near Sakadagam
Other villages in Ambadala mandal
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- Badadahikhal
- Jugapadar
- Raghubari
- Khaliaguda
- Gotiguda
- Durukilima
- Gamtaguda
- Sargiguda
- Jhigidi
- Ichapur
- Osurapada
- Hatipadar
- Saradapur
- Tikarpada
- Kodalima
- Goudabalijodi
- Tulasipadar
- Khalopadar
- Kuturupali
- Bangonagan
- Bijabandili
- Bijepur
- Paikaranipinda
- Bhurugam
- Pediguda
- Badomanjurikupa
- Boraguda
- Gadiajhola
- Kodaghati
- 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)