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Naktiguda

Tikiri mandal
Pincode 765015
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Naktiguda observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Odisha

Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.

The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BHAGABAN MAJHI
Contact: 87****1915
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LGD code
426099
Pincode
765015
Post office
Kashipur (Rayagada)
Population
758
Households
177
Literacy rate
29.7%
Sex ratio
1229 ♀/1000♂
Workers
426
Distance to district centre
43 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
313 km
Distance to Hyderabad
524 km
Nearest railway station
Tikiri · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Naktiguda compares

By population, Naktiguda ranks #10 of 44 villages in Tikiri mandal.

Literacy rate
%
29.7%
−7.3% vs mandal average
Naktiguda29.7%
Tikiri mandal37.0%
Rayagada district42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,229
+209 vs mandal average
Naktiguda1,229
Tikiri mandal1,020
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
Naktiguda4.3
Tikiri mandal4.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Naktiguda at a glance

Naktiguda is a village of 758 people in 177 households (Census 2011) in Tikiri block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 10th-largest of 44 villages in Tikiri block. Literacy is 30%, 7 points below the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 1,229 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Rayagada district centre, 47 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 3 km from Tikiri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765015, served by Kashipur (Rayagada) post office; the LGD village code is 426099. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur, 10 km away. The sarpanch is BHAGABAN MAJHI. The population is estimated at 894 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Naktiguda · this village75830%—
Naktiguda · Junagarh2,77056%0 km N
Badamatikana · Tikiri20834%1.4 km SW
Sanamatikana · Tikiri1,06633%1.4 km SW
Haridaspur · Dharmasala30477%1.6 km N
Haridaspur · Bhograi48782%1.6 km N
Haridaspur · Kakatpur1,01078%1.6 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Naktiguda

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)
60
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Podapadi
Total area (ha)
301
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Naktiguda

LGD code
426099
Pincode
765015
Post office
Kashipur (Rayagada)
Population (Census 2011)
758
Population (projected 2026)
894
Households
177
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1229
Literacy rate
29.7%
Coordinates
19.14847°N, 83.09308°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rayagada
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BHAGABAN MAJHI
Block / Mandal
Tikiri
Getting there

How to reach Naktiguda

Mandal centre
Tikiri · ≈ 5.4 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Rayagada · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 29 min by car · 1 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,707 people
Jayapatna · ≈ 47 km
≈ 1 h 36 min by car · 1 h 54 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar313 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad524 km
  • Kolkata667 km
  • Chennai739 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTikiri3 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur10 km
  • ATM / bankCorporation Bank34 km
  • CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management34 km
  • Police stationl. police station34 km
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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)
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