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Odisha Panchayat Election 2027 | Ground Report From Binjharpur, Jajpur
Reported by Kanak News Odisha.
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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
LP
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LAXMI PANDE
Contact: 91****3611
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- LGD code
- 419003
- Pincode
- 767045
- Post office
- Sonepur Rampur
- Population
- 1,123
- Households
- 291
- Literacy rate
- 63.5%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 580
- Distance to district centre
- 48 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 73 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 242 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 515 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dungripali · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Maa Tarini Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Baghahandi compares
By population, Baghahandi ranks #24 of 77 villages in Rampur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.5%
−4.1% vs mandal average
- Baghahandi
- 63.5%
- Rampur mandal
- 67.6%
- Sonepur district
- 65.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−9 vs mandal average
- Baghahandi
- 933
- Rampur mandal
- 942
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Baghahandi
- 3.9
- Rampur mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baghahandi at a glance
Baghahandi is a village of 1,123 people in 291 households (Census 2011) in Rampur block, Sonepur district, Odisha, the 24th-largest of 77 villages in Rampur block. Literacy is 64%, 4 points below the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Sonepur district centre, 29 km from Tora, the nearest town, 9 km from Dungripali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 767045, served by Sonepur Rampur post office; the LGD village code is 419003. The nearest hospital or health centre is Maa Tarini Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is LAXMI PANDE, and the village votes in Titlagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nabin Kumar Jain. The population is estimated at 1,324 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baghahandi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- BARPALI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 51
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bankipali
- Total area (ha)
- 321
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 230.34
- Forest area (ha)
- 3.72
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baghahandi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baghahandi
- LGD code
- 419003
- Pincode
- 767045
- Post office
- Sonepur Rampur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,123
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,324
- Households
- 291
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 63.5%
- Coordinates
- 21.06443°N, 83.64395°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolangir
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Titlagarh
- Member of Parliament
- Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nabin Kumar Jain
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LAXMI PANDE
- Block / Mandal
- Rampur
Getting there
How to reach Baghahandi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhubaneswar242 kmcapital
- Kolkata515 km
- Hyderabad679 km
- Chennai957 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDungripali9 km
- Hospital / PHCMaa Tarini Hospital6 km
- CollegeWomen's Jr College Play Ground57 km
- Police stationPolice Station58 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 767045
Villages near Baghahandi
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- Gajabandh
- Kuhibahal
- Cherupali
- Tamamura
- Khuntpali
- Naikenpali
- Beheramal
- Pandakital
- Ichhapur
- Gadhapali
- Bankipali
- Ainlasari
- Sialinalijungle
- Haldi
- Langalkata
- Badnuapali
- Bhatbahali
- Padhanpali
- Lariabahal
- Badphatamunda
- Balenpali
- Sahajbahal
- Tangarkarle
- Sannuapali
- Kandagarh
- Lingmarni
- Salepali
- Bairagimunda
- Jibandadar
- Gania
- Chandali
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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)