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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Bhendiajodi is a village in Kashipur mandal, Rayagada district, Odisha. With a population of 49 across 12 households, it has a literacy rate of 4.1%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUMITRA MAJHI
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- LGD code
- 426163
- Pincode
- 765015
- Post office
- Kashipur (Rayagada)
- Population
- 49
- Households
- 12
- Literacy rate
- 4.1%
- Sex ratio
- 885 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 27
- Distance to district centre
- 60 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 24 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 330 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 507 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tikiri · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur · 23 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhendiajodi compares
By population, Bhendiajodi ranks #281 of 350 villages in Kashipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
4.1%
−26.7% vs mandal average
Bhendiajodi4.1%
Kashipur mandal30.8%
Rayagada district42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
885
−181 vs mandal average
Bhendiajodi885
Kashipur mandal1,066
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
Bhendiajodi4.1
Kashipur mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhendiajodi at a glance
Bhendiajodi is a village of 49 people in 12 households (Census 2011) in Kashipur block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 281st-largest of 350 villages in Kashipur block. Literacy is 4%, 27 points below the block average of 31% and the sex ratio is 885 women per 1,000 men. It lies 60 km from the Rayagada district centre, 34 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 21 km from Tikiri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765015, served by Kashipur (Rayagada) post office; the LGD village code is 426163. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur, 23 km away. The sarpanch is SUMITRA MAJHI. The population is estimated at 58 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhendiajodi · this village | 49 | 4% | — |
| Khambapadara · Kashipur | 145 | 12% | 0.3 km E |
| Ghumundimandi · Doraguda | 269 | 22% | 1.6 km NW |
| Ghuguna · Doraguda | 72 | 1% | 2.2 km SE |
| Tentulipadar · Tikiri | 105 | 13% | 3.2 km NW |
| Tentulipadar · Kashipur | 0 | — | 3.2 km NW |
| Talaratabandha · Dasamantapur | 146 | 19% | 3.5 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhendiajodi
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAYAGADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 90
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 66
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 87
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Dangasil
- Total area (ha)
- 8
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.06
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhendiajodi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhendiajodi
- LGD code
- 426163
- Pincode
- 765015
- Post office
- Kashipur (Rayagada)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 49
- Population (projected 2026)
- 58
- Households
- 12
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 885
- Literacy rate
- 4.1%
- Coordinates
- 19.17944°N, 82.90313°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SUMITRA MAJHI
- Block / Mandal
- Kashipur
Getting there
How to reach Bhendiajodi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar330 kmcapital
- Hyderabad507 km
- Kolkata681 km
- Chennai734 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTikiri21 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur23 km
- CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management54 km
- Police stationLandespolizei45 km
Same pincode
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- Sunger
- Uparkodigam
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- Renga
- Gaimundatunda
- Sinduraghati
- Tamaka
- Kumbharshila
- Anajor
- Badamaribhata
- Bhitaramuchakuni
- Bilamal
- Baiganaguda
- Tureighati
- Adajore
- Kodipari
- Shagabari
- Rashijhiri
- Krishankebidi
- Mandibisi
- Oshapada
- Chandragiri
- Talajhiri
- Chandagiri
- Limadar
- Jodamba
- Telingiri
- Panabandha
- Podapadara
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)