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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
BK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BHASKAR KADRAKA
Contact: 96****3890
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- LGD code
- 426660
- Pincode
- 765033
- Post office
- Dambasora
- Population
- 192
- Households
- 52
- Literacy rate
- 22.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1021 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 64
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 256 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 582 km
- Nearest railway station
- Therubali · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Bisam · 24 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chekaguda compares
By population, Chekaguda ranks #148 of 206 villages in Gunupur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
22.9%
−20.0% vs mandal average
Chekaguda22.9%
Gunupur mandal42.9%
Rayagada district42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,021
−29 vs mandal average
Chekaguda1,021
Gunupur mandal1,050
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.5 vs mandal average
Chekaguda3.7
Gunupur mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chekaguda at a glance
Chekaguda is a village of 192 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Gunupur block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 148th-largest of 206 villages in Gunupur block. Literacy is 23%, 20 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 1,021 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Rayagada district centre, 20 km from Therubali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765033, served by Dambasora post office; the LGD village code is 426660. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bisam, 24 km away. The sarpanch is BHASKAR KADRAKA. The population is estimated at 226 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chekaguda · this village | 192 | 23% | — |
| Chekaguda · Rayagada | — | — | 0 km N |
| Batapulisi · Gunupur | 405 | 40% | 1.4 km E |
| Budhanagar · Jatani | 1,310 | 76% | 1.5 km NE |
| Alubadi · Gunupur | 123 | 24% | 2.6 km NE |
| Tumbalupadu · Bishamakatak | 40 | 15% | 2.7 km W |
| Kodabhata · Kosagumuda | 1,054 | 26% | 2.9 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chekaguda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- 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
- 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
- RAYAGADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 48
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 60
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sundhidhamini
- Total area (ha)
- 842.27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 286.52
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chekaguda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chekaguda
- LGD code
- 426660
- Pincode
- 765033
- Post office
- Dambasora
- Population (Census 2011)
- 192
- Population (projected 2026)
- 226
- Households
- 52
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1021
- Literacy rate
- 22.9%
- Coordinates
- 19.31925°N, 83.61329°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BHASKAR KADRAKA
- Block / Mandal
- Gunupur
Getting there
How to reach Chekaguda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar256 kmcapital
- Hyderabad582 km
- Kolkata612 km
- Chennai780 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTherubali20 km
- Bus stopKisiri9 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bisam24 km
- ATM / bankCorporation Bank26 km
- Petrol pumpSri Kanthamma Filling Station39 km
- CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management29 km
- Police stationl. police station25 km
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View all 60+ →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)