Meranda is a revenue village in Gudari tehsil, Rayagada district, Odisha. It had a population of 29 in 8 households (Census 2011).
Gudari tehsil, Rayagada district, Odisha.
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Meranda is a village in Gudari tehsil, Rayagada district, Odisha. At the 2011 Census it had 29 people in 8 households, with a literacy rate of 12.0%. It is administered by the Kadama gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 765026.
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Meranda is in the Kadama gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Meranda ranks #143 of 149 inhabited villages in Gudari tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Meranda is a village of 29 people in 8 households (Census 2011) in Gudari tehsil, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 143rd of 149 inhabited villages in Gudari tehsil by population. Literacy is 12.0%, 35.9 points below the tehsil figure of 47.9%, and the sex ratio is 1,071 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 765026; the LGD village code is 426900. The population is estimated at about 30 in 2026 (+6.4% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Kadama →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Odisha's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+6.4%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Rayagada district, not figures for Meranda.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Rayagada district, not figures for Meranda.
40,538 of 2,18,982 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 4,384 habitation rows in 11 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 1,83,741 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Meranda. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Meranda · 19.4750° N, 83.6918° E
Estimated: 100% of the 73 mapped villages in the same mandal fall in this constituency. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); Election Commission of India, Odisha Assembly 2024 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine).
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Meranda is a village in Gudari tehsil of Rayagada district, Odisha, India.
Meranda is in Rayagada district of Odisha.
Meranda comes under the Kadama gram panchayat.
The pincode of Meranda, Gudari, Rayagada is 765026.
As per the 2011 Census, Meranda had a population of 29 (14 males and 15 females).
Meranda had 8 households at the 2011 Census.
Meranda covers about 219 hectares.
The literacy rate of Meranda was 12.0% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Meranda had 1,071 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Meranda is in the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka (Indian National Congress) won the Koraput Lok Sabha seat, which includes Meranda, in 2024.
Meranda is in the Gunupur assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Satyajeet Gomango (Indian National Congress) won the Gunupur assembly seat, which includes Meranda, in 2024.
Meranda is in the Gudari development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Meranda is 426900 and its Census 2011 village code is 426900.
Villages near Meranda include Malaguda (within ~8 km), Bahuguda (within ~8 km), Pidilipanga (within ~8 km), Uradi (within ~8 km), Arati (within ~8 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Meranda's Census 2011 population of 29 by Odisha's official RGI projection (+6.4% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 30 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Meranda has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 109.4 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Rayagada district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 30 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinjal · Brinjal | Rayagada APMC | 1,900 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Beetroot · Beetroot | Rayagada(Muniguda) APMC | 8,000 | 9,900 | 9,000 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · Bhindi | Rayagada(Muniguda) APMC | 5,000 | 7,200 | 6,500 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Brinjal · Round | Gunpur APMC | 7,080 | 8,500 | 7,900 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Cabbage · Cabbage | Gunpur APMC | 7,000 | 8,700 | 7,680 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Cabbage · Cabbage | Rayagada APMC | 2,400 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Carrot | Rayagada APMC | 2,900 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Carrot · Carrot | Gunpur APMC | 7,000 | 8,860 | 8,000 | 29 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Meranda's shops. Best mandi price near Meranda →
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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