Achava ಗ್ರಾಮ, Seskhal ಬ್ಲಾಕ್, Rayagada ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ — ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 765002, ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ, ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ, ಹವಾಮಾನ

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Achava is a village in Seskhal mandal, Rayagada district, Odisha. It has a population of 434 across 104 households with a literacy rate of 41%.

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LGD code: 426647
Pincode: 765002
Post office: Rayagada S.F.
Population: 434
Households: 104
Literacy rate: 41%
Sex ratio: 1260 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 245
Distance to district centre: 22 km
Distance to mandal centre: 3 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar: 278 km
Distance to Hyderabad: 562 km
Nearest railway station: Ladda · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Govt Medical Jangili · 5 km

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ · ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ

Achava ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

By population, Achava ranks #23 of 92 villages in Seskhal mandal.

Literacy rate

41.0%

+8.8% vs mandal average

Achava: 41.0%
Seskhal mandal: 32.2%
Rayagada district: 42.1%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

1,260

+145 vs mandal average

Achava: 1,260
Seskhal mandal: 1,115

Household size

people per home

4.2

−0.2 vs mandal average

Achava: 4.2
Seskhal mandal: 4.4

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

Achava ಒಂದು ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ

Achava Odishaದ Rayagada ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Seskhal ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 434 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 104 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Seskhal ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 92 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 23ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 41%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 32% ಗಿಂತ 9 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 1,260 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು Rayagada ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 22 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ Veeraghattamದಿಂದ 52 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Ladda ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 8 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 765002, Rayagada S.F. ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 426647. ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ Govt Medical Jangili, 5 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ದೂರ. ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು RANJIT HUIKA. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 512, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.

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ಗ್ರಾಮ	ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ	ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ	ದೂರ
Achava · ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮ	434	41%	—
Harpana · Seskhal	242	21%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ E
Dengaduru · Rayagada	278	15%	1.2 ಕಿ.ಮೀ SW
Jarabadi · Seskhal	135	5%	1.9 ಕಿ.ಮೀ NW
Barapadi · Baliguda	115	10%	1.9 ಕಿ.ಮೀ NW
Majabali · Baliguda	70	9%	1.9 ಕಿ.ಮೀ NW
Jadabanda · Baliguda	57	40%	1.9 ಕಿ.ಮೀ NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Achava

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: No
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 12
Power hours (winter): 15
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: Yes
Private bus service: No
Railway station: No
Pucca (paved) road: Yes
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): 24
Distance to district HQ (km): 30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 30
All-weather road: No
Gram panchayat (2011): Ganjigam
Total area (ha): 131
Irrigated area (ha): 0
Forest area (ha): 23.94

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

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ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮಾಹಿತಿ — Achava

LGD code: 426647
Pincode: 765002
Post office: Rayagada S.F.
Population (Census 2011): 434
Population (projected 2026): 512
Households: 104
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 1260
Literacy rate: 41.0%
Coordinates: 19.13881°N, 83.47412°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Rayagada
Member of Parliament: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: RANJIT HUIKA
Block / Mandal: Seskhal

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Rayagada district level

Then & Now

Achava — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

434

Census 2011 baseline

+18.0%

Population · 2026

512

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

104

Census 2011 baseline

+18.3%

Households · 2026

123

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 434Census 2011
Households: 104Census 2011
Literacy rate: 41.0%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 1260 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 5122026 proj. · +18% vs 2011
Est. households: 1232026 projection
Active job cards: 1,26,090MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 73,434MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 3,31,48,964ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 951NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 45.1%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 96.6%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 50.5%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 92.7%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 69.1%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 68.3%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Rayagada district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 23,63,679PMAY-G · 23,63,679 of 28,49,889 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Rayagada district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 1,51,341Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Rayagada district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

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ತಲುಪುವ ದಾರಿ

Achava ತಲುಪುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ

Mandal centre

Seskhal · ≈ 3.4 km

≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Rayagada · ≈ 22 km

≈ 46 min by car · 54 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 14,315 people

Veeraghattam · ≈ 52 km

≈ 1 h 47 min by car · 2 h 7 min by bike

Directions

ನಗರಗಳಿಗೆ ದೂರ · ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ

Bhubaneswar278 kmcapital
Hyderabad562 km
Kolkata635 km
Chennai755 km

ಪ್ರಕಾರವಾರು ಹತ್ತಿರದವು · ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ

Railway stationLadda8 km
Bus stopPitamahel Bus Stop7 km
Hospital / PHCGovt Medical Jangili5 km
ATM / bankCorporation Bank8 km
Petrol pumpSri Kanthamma Filling Station36 km
CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management6 km
Police stationl. police station9 km

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September 2026

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Odisha yet to take final call on 27% OBC quota in panchayat polls, govt tells Assembly

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Implementing OBC quota in upcoming panchayat poll under examination: Odisha minister

Reported by orissapost.com.

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Odisha Vigilance Raids 6 Locations of Baragada PEO in DA Probe

Reported by Pragativadi.

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Achava ಉದ್ಯೋಗಾವಕಾಶಗಳು

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Odisha yet to take final call on 27% OBC quota in panchayat polls, govt tells Assembly
The Statesman18h ago
Implementing OBC quota in upcoming panchayat poll under examination: Odisha minister
orissapost.com20h ago
Odisha Vigilance Raids 6 Locations of Baragada PEO in DA Probe
Pragativadi22h ago
IMD issues ‘Extremely Heavy Rainfall’ alert for Odisha; warns of intense monsoon activity
DD Newsyesterday
People in Odisha’s Babojola Village Sweep Streets 3 Times a Day & Fine Those Who Litter
The Better India2 days ago
Local Goes Global: Odisha Farmers Find Buyers Beyond India With FPO Support
ETV Bharat2 days ago

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Achava ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಕೇಳುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು

Achava ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

Odisha, Rayagada ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Seskhal ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Achava ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 765002. ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ Rayagada S.F..

Achava ಗೆ ಯಾವ ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ಸೇವೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ?

Achava ಅಂಚೆ Rayagada ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Seskhal ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Rayagada S.F. ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ (ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 765002) ಮೂಲಕ ತಲುಪುತ್ತದೆ.

Achava ಯಾವ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ?

Achava ಭಾರತದ Odisha, Rayagada ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Seskhal ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ.

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Achava ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Achava ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 434 104 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ.

Achava ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಯಾರು?

Achava ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತಿಯ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು RANJIT HUIKA.

Achava ಸಾಕ್ಷರತಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Achava ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 41.0%.

Achava ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Achava ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 1260 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು.

Achava ಹತ್ತಿರದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಯಾವುದು?

Achava ಹತ್ತಿರದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ Ladda (8 ಕಿ.ಮೀ).

Achava ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಯಾವುದು?

Achava ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ Govt Medical Jangili (5 ಕಿ.ಮೀ).

Achava ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ ಯಾವುದು?

Veeraghattam (ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 14,315, 2011) ಹತ್ತಿರದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪಟ್ಟಣ, Achavaದಿಂದ ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 52 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Achavaದಿಂದ Bhubaneswar ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ?

Achavaದಿಂದ Bhubaneswar ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 278 ಕಿ.ಮೀ (Odisha ರಾಜಧಾನಿ); ರಸ್ತೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಮಾರು 361 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Achavaದಿಂದ Hyderabad ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ?

Achavaದಿಂದ Hyderabad ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 562 ಕಿ.ಮೀ; ರಸ್ತೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಮಾರು 730 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Achava ಸಂಸದರು ಯಾರು?

Achava Koraput ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಸಂಸದರು Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka (INC).

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Achava ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Achava ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಸುಮಾರು 512, 2011ರ 434ಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಸುಮಾರು 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು (ರಾಜ್ಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ದರದ ಅಂದಾಜು).

Achava LGD ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

Achava ಗ್ರಾಮದ LGD ಕೋಡ್ 426647.

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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, 2026-09-22
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)