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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
PJ
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PAIKA JAKAKA
Contact: 91****4152
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- LGD code
- 424938
- Pincode
- 765019
- Post office
- Bissamcuttack
- Population
- 411
- Households
- 87
- Literacy rate
- 12.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1186 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 109
Census 2011 · in context
How Gunjapaju compares
By population, Gunjapaju ranks #38 of 266 villages in Muniguda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
12.2%
−24.8% vs mandal average
- Gunjapaju
- 12.2%
- Muniguda mandal
- 37.0%
- Rayagada district
- 42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,186
+154 vs mandal average
- Gunjapaju
- 1,186
- Muniguda mandal
- 1,032
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Gunjapaju
- 4.7
- Muniguda mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gunjapaju at a glance
Gunjapaju is a village of 411 people in 87 households (Census 2011) in Muniguda block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 38th-largest of 266 villages in Muniguda block. Literacy is 12%, 25 points below the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 1,186 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 765019, served by Bissamcuttack post office; the LGD village code is 424938. The sarpanch is PAIKA JAKAKA. The population is estimated at 485 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gunjapaju
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAYAGADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 80
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 85
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Munikhol
- Total area (ha)
- 949
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 21.08
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gunjapaju
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gunjapaju
- LGD code
- 424938
- Pincode
- 765019
- Post office
- Bissamcuttack
- Population (Census 2011)
- 411
- Population (projected 2026)
- 485
- Households
- 87
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1186
- Literacy rate
- 12.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bissam Cuttack
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PAIKA JAKAKA
- Block / Mandal
- Muniguda
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 765019
- Chati KonaBishamakatak mandal2,535 pop
- DurgiBishamakatak mandal1,792 pop
- PaikdakulgudaBishamakatak mandal1,724 pop
- GotigudaBishamakatak mandal1,647 pop
- KumbhardhamuniBishamakatak mandal1,299 pop
- JhigidiBishamakatak mandal1,297 pop
- DukumBishamakatak mandal1,179 pop
- KurliBishamakatak mandal1,151 pop
- BarigudaBishamakatak mandal1,144 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Gunjapaju
Other villages in Muniguda mandal
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- Hukum Tola
- Bada Agula
- Sibapadar
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- Baghadangari
- Singari
- Karadabandha
- Deokupuli
- Padmapur
- Chhelianalo
- Litiguda
- Bhurusi Khamar
- Tamili
- Badomudra
- Bhaliapadar
- Telenga Padar
- Mohanpur
- Dangubadi
- Kusumgudi
- Niali
- Mali Dhepaguda
- Kakadamba
- Kamalabada
- Badabankili
- Doragan
- Dalikuji
- Jumuruguda
- Meringi
- Madhu Munda
- Loharagudi
- Malisiripur
- Bada Pandrakhal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)