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September 2026
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Odisha: Three girls drown in Sankh river during Karma Puja preparations in Sundargarh
Reported by The New Indian Express.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Balamati Das
Contact: 94****7456
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- LGD code
- 385130
- Pincode
- 770038
- Post office
- Bonaigarh
- Population
- 72
- Households
- 17
- Literacy rate
- 44.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1057 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 43
Census 2011 · in context
How Podagotha compares
By population, Podagotha ranks #94 of 108 villages in Gurundia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.4%
−8.3% vs mandal average
- Podagotha
- 44.4%
- Gurundia mandal
- 52.7%
- Sundargarh district
- 64.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,057
+36 vs mandal average
- Podagotha
- 1,057
- Gurundia mandal
- 1,021
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Podagotha
- 4.2
- Gurundia mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Podagotha at a glance
Podagotha is a village of 72 people in 17 households (Census 2011) in Gurundia block, Sundargarh district, Odisha, the 94th-largest of 108 villages in Gurundia block. Literacy is 44%, 8 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,057 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 770038, served by Bonaigarh post office; the LGD village code is 385130. The sarpanch is Balamati Das, and the village votes in Rairakhol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prasanna Acharya. The population is estimated at 85 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhaludunguri →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podagotha · this village | 72 | 44% | — |
| Badbhaludunguri · Banei | 1,373 | 56% | — |
| Dahichor · Gurundia | 562 | 59% | — |
| Naiksatkuta · Banei | 520 | 72% | — |
| Rajabasa · Gurundia | 500 | 57% | — |
| Khandapat · Gurundia | 466 | 56% | — |
| Bartengada · Banei | 463 | 59% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Podagotha
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAURKELA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 89
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 160
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bhaludunguri
- Total area (ha)
- 222
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 91.71
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Podagotha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Podagotha
- LGD code
- 385130
- Pincode
- 770038
- Post office
- Bonaigarh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 72
- Population (projected 2026)
- 85
- Households
- 17
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1057
- Literacy rate
- 44.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sambalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rairakhol
- Member of Parliament
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prasanna Acharya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Balamati Das
- Block / Mandal
- Gurundia
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)