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Ekharajat Mahal Land Disputes: HC Pushes Odisha to Clarify 36-Village Status
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Otaghati is a village in Kashipur mandal, Rayagada district, Odisha, with a population of 93 spread across 17 households. The village literacy rate is 16.1%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JAYANTI MAJHI
Contact: 87****8513
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- LGD code
- 425956
- Pincode
- 765015
- Post office
- Kashipur (Rayagada)
- Population
- 93
- Households
- 17
- Literacy rate
- 16.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1022 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 50
- Distance to district centre
- 25 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 294 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 543 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lelligumma · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kashipur · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Otaghati compares
By population, Otaghati ranks #241 of 350 villages in Kashipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
16.1%
−14.7% vs mandal average
- Otaghati
- 16.1%
- Kashipur mandal
- 30.8%
- Rayagada district
- 42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,022
−44 vs mandal average
- Otaghati
- 1,022
- Kashipur mandal
- 1,066
Household size
people per home
5.5
+1.4 vs mandal average
- Otaghati
- 5.5
- Kashipur mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Otaghati at a glance
Otaghati is a village of 93 people in 17 households (Census 2011) in Kashipur block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 241st-largest of 350 villages in Kashipur block. Literacy is 16%, 15 points below the block average of 31% and the sex ratio is 1,022 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Rayagada district centre, 46 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 1 km from Lelligumma railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765015, served by Kashipur (Rayagada) post office; the LGD village code is 425956. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kashipur, 12 km away. The sarpanch is JAYANTI MAJHI. The population is estimated at 110 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Siripai →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otaghati · this village | 93 | 16% | — |
| Minakhunti · Kashipur | 549 | 35% | 1.2 km W |
| Ambabali · Kashipur | 58 | 12% | 1.3 km W |
| Bhaliabhata · Kashipur | 33 | 30% | 1.6 km SW |
| Dhanrabhata · Sadar | 573 | 43% | 1.6 km SW |
| Bhaliabhata · Lanjigarh | 0 | — | 1.6 km SW |
| Kalakhani · Kashipur | 94 | 6% | 1.8 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Otaghati
- 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)
- 11
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAYAGADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Shiripai
- Total area (ha)
- 18
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.7
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Otaghati
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Otaghati
- LGD code
- 425956
- Pincode
- 765015
- Post office
- Kashipur (Rayagada)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 93
- Population (projected 2026)
- 110
- Households
- 17
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1022
- Literacy rate
- 16.1%
- Coordinates
- 19.31171°N, 83.21368°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JAYANTI MAJHI
- Block / Mandal
- Kashipur
Getting there
How to reach Otaghati
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar294 kmcapital
- Hyderabad543 km
- Kolkata646 km
- Chennai761 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLelligumma1 km
- Bus stopJaykaypur Bus Stop23 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kashipur12 km
- ATM / bankCorporation Bank26 km
- CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management29 km
- Police stationl. police station24 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 765015
Villages near Otaghati
Other villages in Kashipur mandal
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- Sunger
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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)