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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 426635
- Pincode
- 765017
- Post office
- J.K.Pur
- Population
- 111
- Households
- 30
- Literacy rate
- 19.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1176 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 33
Census 2011 · in context
How Kerandi compares
By population, Kerandi ranks #71 of 92 villages in Seskhal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
19.8%
−12.4% vs mandal average
- Kerandi
- 19.8%
- Seskhal mandal
- 32.2%
- Rayagada district
- 42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,176
+61 vs mandal average
- Kerandi
- 1,176
- Seskhal mandal
- 1,115
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Kerandi
- 3.7
- Seskhal mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kerandi at a glance
Kerandi is a village of 111 people in 30 households (Census 2011) in Seskhal block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 71st-largest of 92 villages in Seskhal block. Literacy is 20%, 12 points below the block average of 32% and the sex ratio is 1,176 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 765017, served by J.K.Pur post office; the LGD village code is 426635. The population is estimated at 131 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kerandi
- 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
- 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)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 21
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Hatseskhal
- Total area (ha)
- 198
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 16.69
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kerandi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kerandi
- LGD code
- 426635
- Pincode
- 765017
- Post office
- J.K.Pur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 111
- Population (projected 2026)
- 131
- Households
- 30
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1176
- Literacy rate
- 19.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Block / Mandal
- Seskhal
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 765017
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- KotapetaRayagada mandal3,648 pop
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- SikarpaiKalyanasingpur mandal3,060 pop
- KolnaraRayagada mandal2,673 pop
- Karlakona (Stesanguda)Rayagada mandal1,753 pop
- PentaRayagada mandal1,560 pop
- KhaligudaRayagada mandal1,480 pop
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- Lumbesu
- Jangili
- Kundam
- Hatasakhal
- Bodohonsa
- Sulobha
- Badaraising
- Kodulujimidi
- Baisingi
- Sanasandhubadi
- Gurusubadi
- Kunjabadi (Boiragiguda)
- Goudakhilum
- Achava
- Khilimisiguda
- Kodapadi
- Sikabadi
- Dangolodi
- Badairipibadi
- Pratap Pur
- Derkapadu
- Anakha
- Hajaridanga
- Jangidi
- Badasandhubadi
- Gururajguda
- Regalpadu
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)