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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
SK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SASMITA KHATOI
Contact: 93****3786
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- LGD code
- 409014
- Pincode
- 752110
- Post office
- Gop
- Population
- 409
- Households
- 98
- Literacy rate
- 73.8%
- Sex ratio
- 902 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 186
Census 2011 · in context
How Podana compares
By population, Podana ranks #149 of 241 villages in Nimapada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.8%
−2.7% vs mandal average
- Podana
- 73.8%
- Nimapada mandal
- 76.5%
- Puri district
- 76.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
902
−71 vs mandal average
- Podana
- 902
- Nimapada mandal
- 973
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Podana
- 4.2
- Nimapada mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Podana at a glance
Podana is a village of 409 people in 98 households (Census 2011) in Nimapada block, Puri district, Odisha, the 149th-largest of 241 villages in Nimapada block. Literacy is 74%, 3 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 902 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 752110, served by Gop post office; the LGD village code is 409014. The sarpanch is SASMITA KHATOI, and the village votes in Bhanjanagar assembly constituency, represented by Pradyumna Kumar Nayak. The population is estimated at 482 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Podana
- LGD code
- 409014
- Pincode
- 752110
- Post office
- Gop
- Population (Census 2011)
- 409
- Population (projected 2026)
- 482
- Households
- 98
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 902
- Literacy rate
- 73.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhanjanagar
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SASMITA KHATOI
- Block / Mandal
- Nimapada
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- Gadaitapokhari
- Terundia
- Hansapada
- Garhchandpur
- Haripur
- Bhiligram
- Sainsasasan
- Ratilo
- Badamachhapur
- Renchsasan
- Chhenua
- Agarkothabada
- Alanda
- Arisandha
- Renghalo
- Parbatipur
- Gadapadanpur
- Dighalo
- Tulasipur
- Chitikana
- Antuara
- Torihanbandha
- Badaninigan
- Ampora
- Dekhata
- Badasurubila
- Gopinathpur
- Ansalo
- Garhtorinha
- Kalapanchana
- Bijipur
- Chadheigan
- Bhatabandha
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-05
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)