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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 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Achava താരതമ്യം
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 ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Achava Odishaയിലെ Rayagada ജില്ല, Seskhal ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 434 പേർ 104 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Seskhal ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 92 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 23-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 41%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 32% നേക്കാൾ 9 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,260 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് Rayagada ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 22 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Veeraghattamൽ നിന്ന് 52 കി.മീ, Ladda റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 8 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 765002, Rayagada S.F. പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 426647. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Govt Medical Jangili, 5 കി.മീ അകലെ. പഞ്ചായത്ത് പ്രസിഡന്റ് RANJIT HUIKA. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 512, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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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.
Notice board · Achava
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — 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
എത്തിച്ചേരാൻ
Achava എങ്ങനെ എത്താം
Nearest town · 14,315 people
Veeraghattam · ≈ 52 km
≈ 1 h 47 min by car · 2 h 7 min by bike
Directionsനഗരങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ദൂരം · നേർരേഖ
- Bhubaneswar278 kmcapital
- Hyderabad562 km
- Kolkata635 km
- Chennai755 km
തരം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്തത്
- 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
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 765002
Achava അടുത്തുള്ള ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
Seskhal മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
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- Jimidipeta
- Kusa
- Pitamahal
- Champikota
- Brahaminhaluva
- Gajigam
- Siguru (Bariguda)
- Lumbesu
- Jangili
- Kundam
- Hatasakhal
- Bodohonsa
- Sulobha
- Badaraising
- Kodulujimidi
- Baisingi
- Sanasandhubadi
- Gurusubadi
- Kunjabadi (Boiragiguda)
- Goudakhilum
- Khilimisiguda
- Kodapadi
- Sikabadi
- Dangolodi
- Badairipibadi
- Pratap Pur
- Derkapadu
- Anakha
- Hajaridanga
- Jangidi
- Badasandhubadi
- Gururajguda
- Regalpadu
- Umarbali
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)