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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MM
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MAMITA MAJHI
Contact: 82****6660
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- LGD code
- 427037
- Pincode
- 765025
- Post office
- Padmapur
- Population
- 77
- Households
- 18
- Literacy rate
- 32.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1026 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 48
- Distance to district centre
- 54 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 220 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 578 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gunupur · 38 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Nuagada · 33 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gunjiguda compares
By population, Gunjiguda ranks #88 of 108 villages in Padmapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
32.5%
−17.3% vs mandal average
- Gunjiguda
- 32.5%
- Padmapur mandal
- 49.8%
- Rayagada district
- 42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
+7 vs mandal average
- Gunjiguda
- 1,026
- Padmapur mandal
- 1,019
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Gunjiguda
- 4.3
- Padmapur mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gunjiguda at a glance
Gunjiguda is a village of 77 people in 18 households (Census 2011) in Padmapur block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 88th-largest of 108 villages in Padmapur block. Literacy is 33%, 17 points below the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 1,026 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Rayagada district centre, 38 km from Gunupur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765025, served by Padmapur post office; the LGD village code is 427037. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Nuagada, 33 km away. The sarpanch is MAMITA MAJHI. The population is estimated at 91 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nuagada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunjiguda · this village | 77 | 33% | — |
| Parima · Padmapur | 283 | 28% | 2.4 km SW |
| Dumulapadar · Padmapur | 121 | 38% | 2.4 km E |
| Dabarakono · Padmapur | 535 | 44% | 2.5 km S |
| Raipanka · Adava | 472 | 56% | 2.6 km NE |
| Hatibadi · Padmapur | 58 | 28% | 3.2 km SE |
| Nuagada · Padmapur | 510 | 56% | 3.5 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gunjiguda
- 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
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUNUPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 96
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 120
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nuaguda
- Total area (ha)
- 2,283
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gunjiguda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gunjiguda
- LGD code
- 427037
- Pincode
- 765025
- Post office
- Padmapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 77
- Population (projected 2026)
- 91
- Households
- 18
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1026
- Literacy rate
- 32.5%
- Coordinates
- 19.38518°N, 83.96207°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gunupur
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MAMITA MAJHI
- Block / Mandal
- Padmapur
Getting there
How to reach Gunjiguda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar220 kmcapital
- Kolkata578 km
- Hyderabad619 km
- Chennai804 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGunupur38 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Nuagada33 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India39 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 765025
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Villages near Gunjiguda
Other villages in Padmapur mandal
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- Akhusingi
- Derigan
- Kenduguda
- Jatili
- Saradhapur
- Bahupadar
- Radu
- Lauguda
- Perapang
- Khambari Guda
- Khilapadar
- Gudia Bandha
- Indupur
- Biripadar
- Arei
- Dakasikula
- Khamapadar
- Khilamunda
- Arunajholi
- Nuagan
- Jagamunda
- Likiti Padar
- Jhitika
- Harlaguda
- Lachiamanaguda
- Jaripanga
- Soura Singipur
- Dabarakono
- Dharapur
- Nuagada
- Mariguda
- Mushki
- Ambabadi
- Rela
- Sarigiguda
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, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)