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People in Odisha’s Babojola Village Sweep Streets 3 Times a Day & Fine Those Who Litter
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ALEME JAKAKA
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- LGD code
- 426540
- Pincode
- 765002
- Post office
- Rayagada S.F.
- Population
- 130
- Households
- 26
- Literacy rate
- 20.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1241 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 64
Census 2011 · in context
How Luhakhal compares
By population, Luhakhal ranks #65 of 92 villages in Seskhal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
20.8%
−11.4% vs mandal average
- Luhakhal
- 20.8%
- Seskhal mandal
- 32.2%
- Rayagada district
- 42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,241
+126 vs mandal average
- Luhakhal
- 1,241
- Seskhal mandal
- 1,115
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.6 vs mandal average
- Luhakhal
- 5.0
- Seskhal mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Luhakhal at a glance
Luhakhal is a village of 130 people in 26 households (Census 2011) in Seskhal block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 65th-largest of 92 villages in Seskhal block. Literacy is 21%, 11 points below the block average of 32% and the sex ratio is 1,241 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 765002, served by Rayagada S.F. post office; the LGD village code is 426540. The sarpanch is ALEME JAKAKA. The population is estimated at 153 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tadama →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luhakhal · this village | 130 | 21% | — |
| Tadama(Bagaraguda) · Rayagada | 1,485 | 41% | — |
| Nathama · Rayagada | 510 | 47% | — |
| Pirigaon · Rayagada | 464 | 21% | — |
| Goudakhilum · Seskhal | 437 | 30% | — |
| Singiput · Rayagada | 340 | 44% | — |
| Rappa · Rayagada | 291 | 17% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Luhakhal
- 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)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 63
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 36
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Tadama
- Total area (ha)
- 82
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 25.22
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Luhakhal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Luhakhal
- LGD code
- 426540
- Pincode
- 765002
- Post office
- Rayagada S.F.
- Population (Census 2011)
- 130
- Population (projected 2026)
- 153
- Households
- 26
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1241
- Literacy rate
- 20.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ALEME JAKAKA
- Block / Mandal
- Seskhal
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 765002
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Luhakhal
Other villages in Seskhal mandal
View all 60+ →- Billesu
- Durgapadu
- Jimidipeta
- Kusa
- Pitamahal
- Champikota
- Brahaminhaluva
- Gajigam
- Siguru (Bariguda)
- 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
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)