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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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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
FRANCIS BAXLA
Contact: 63****3312
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- LGD code
- 383638
- Pincode
- 770012
- Post office
- Lephripara
- Population
- 345
- Households
- 83
- Literacy rate
- 49.3%
- Sex ratio
- 896 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 251
Census 2011 · in context
How Surulata compares
By population, Surulata ranks #65 of 105 villages in Lephripara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.3%
−12.8% vs mandal average
- Surulata
- 49.3%
- Lephripara mandal
- 62.1%
- Sundargarh district
- 64.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
896
−102 vs mandal average
- Surulata
- 896
- Lephripara mandal
- 998
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Surulata
- 4.2
- Lephripara mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Surulata at a glance
Surulata is a village of 345 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Lephripara block, Sundargarh district, Odisha, the 65th-largest of 105 villages in Lephripara block. Literacy is 49%, 13 points below the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 770012, served by Lephripara post office; the LGD village code is 383638. The sarpanch is FRANCIS BAXLA, and the village votes in Rairakhol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prasanna Acharya. The population is estimated at 407 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Masabira →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surulata · this village | 345 | 49% | — |
| Masabira · Lephripara | 1,179 | 43% | — |
| Sahebdera · Lephripara | 570 | 54% | — |
| Laikera · Lephripara | 486 | 59% | — |
| Bandalikani · Lephripara | 380 | 45% | — |
| Budapahada · Lephripara | 337 | 52% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Surulata
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- SUNDARGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 55
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Masabira
- Total area (ha)
- 179
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 44.96
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Surulata
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Surulata
- LGD code
- 383638
- Pincode
- 770012
- Post office
- Lephripara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 345
- Population (projected 2026)
- 407
- Households
- 83
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 896
- Literacy rate
- 49.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sambalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rairakhol
- Member of Parliament
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prasanna Acharya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- FRANCIS BAXLA
- Block / Mandal
- Lephripara
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 770012
- GiringkelaLephripara mandal3,223 pop
- LephriparaLephripara mandal2,935 pop
- KulabiraLephripara mandal2,731 pop
- Sagjore (U.S.)Kinjirkela mandal2,267 pop
- AlapakaKinjirkela mandal2,249 pop
- SurugudaLephripara mandal2,236 pop
- GundiadihiLephripara mandal1,790 pop
- KurumkelaLephripara mandal1,537 pop
- KuarbagaSundargarh mandal1,346 pop
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Other villages in Lephripara mandal
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- Aunlabahal
- Raibaga
- Gambharidihi
- Sargipali
- Jharakani
- Kurumkela
- Dumabahal
- Kuturuma
- Lokdega
- Telendihi
- Masabira
- Kadomal
- Chhatenpali
- Suarijore
- Jhariapali
- Saraphgada
- Dandpani
- Diamunda
- Jhargaon
- Bijadihi
- Jhurimal
- Karanjkhol
- Badkhalia
- Sribhubanpur
- Bairagibahal
- Karadega
- Dhelsara
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)