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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
SP
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
swarnalata puhana
Contact: 85****0008
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- LGD code
- 395339
- Pincode
- 756133
- Post office
- Chandbali
- Population
- 624
- Households
- 123
- Literacy rate
- 82.7%
- Sex ratio
- 950 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 191
Census 2011 · in context
How Bahu compares
By population, Bahu ranks #97 of 197 villages in Chandabali mandal.
Literacy rate
%
82.7%
+9.6% vs mandal average
- Bahu
- 82.7%
- Chandabali mandal
- 73.1%
- Bhadrak district
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
950
−30 vs mandal average
- Bahu
- 950
- Chandabali mandal
- 980
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Bahu
- 5.1
- Chandabali mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bahu at a glance
Bahu is a village of 624 people in 123 households (Census 2011) in Chandabali block, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 97th-largest of 197 villages in Chandabali block. Literacy is 83%, 10 points above the block average, and the sex ratio is 950 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756133, served by Chandbali post office; the LGD village code is 395339. The sarpanch is swarnalata puhana, and the village votes in Daspalla assembly constituency, represented by Ramesh Chandra Behera. The population is estimated at 736 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Utukuda →
Key facts — Bahu
- LGD code
- 395339
- Pincode
- 756133
- Post office
- Chandbali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 624
- Population (projected 2026)
- 736
- Households
- 123
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 950
- Literacy rate
- 82.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kandhamal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Daspalla
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ramesh Chandra Behera
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- swarnalata puhana
- Block / Mandal
- Chandabali
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 756133
- BaliganChandabali mandal4,760 pop
- PanchupadaChandabali mandal3,413 pop
- BhatapadaChandabali mandal3,041 pop
- GhatapurChandabali mandal2,703 pop
- ChandabaliChandabali mandal2,650 pop
- BhuinbrutiChandabali mandal2,444 pop
- SompurChandabali mandal2,395 pop
- HengupatiChandabali mandal2,392 pop
- NaugorudaChandabali mandal2,184 pop
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Other villages in Chandabali mandal
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- Matto
- Karanapali
- Panchupada
- Bhatapada
- Ghatapur
- Chandabali
- Karanapokhari
- Bhuinbruti
- Sompur
- Hengupati
- Jharakata
- Nalagunda
- Naugoruda
- Olaga
- Madhapur
- Jaleswarpur
- Haladia
- Goladia
- Paikasahi
- Palasapur
- Sasikadeipur
- Balipada
- Badaostia
- Tentulidihi
- Chhedak
- Kheranga
- Kandagaradi
- Singiti
- Sainta
- Bajarapur
- Mahulia
- Narendrapur
- Manipur
- Baliapal
- Bijayanagar
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)