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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GEETA SARAKA
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- LGD code
- 426523
- Pincode
- 765017
- Post office
- J.K.Pur
- Population
- 247
- Households
- 54
- Literacy rate
- 30%
- Sex ratio
- 1167 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 118
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Hikarapada ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Hikarapada ranks #45 of 92 villages in Seskhal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
30.0%
−2.2% vs mandal average
- Hikarapada
- 30.0%
- Seskhal mandal
- 32.2%
- Rayagada district
- 42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,167
+52 vs mandal average
- Hikarapada
- 1,167
- Seskhal mandal
- 1,115
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Hikarapada
- 4.6
- Seskhal mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hikarapada ఒక్క చూపులో
Hikarapada ఒరిస్సాలోని రాయగడ జిల్లా, Seskhal బ్లాక్లో 247 జనాభా 54 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Seskhal బ్లాక్లోని 92 గ్రామాలలో 45వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 30%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 32% కంటే 2 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 1,167 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 765017, J.K.Pur పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 426523. సర్పంచ్ GEETA SARAKA. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 291, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Bada Alubadi →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
పక్కపక్కన పోల్చండి →| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hikarapada · ఈ గ్రామం | 247 | 30% | — |
| Badaalubadi · Rayagada | 1,183 | 27% | — |
| Palerupadu · Rayagada | 826 | 25% | — |
| Gurusubadi · Seskhal | 443 | 26% | — |
| Derkapadu · Seskhal | 327 | 12% | — |
| Eramanda · Seskhal | 264 | 17% | — |
| Bandaguda · Seskhal | 97 | 32% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hikarapada
- 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
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 16
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Badaalubadi
- Total area (ha)
- 150
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hikarapada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Hikarapada
- LGD code
- 426523
- Pincode
- 765017
- Post office
- J.K.Pur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 247
- Population (projected 2026)
- 291
- Households
- 54
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1167
- Literacy rate
- 30.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Koraput
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rayagada
- Member of Parliament
- Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- GEETA SARAKA
- Block / Mandal
- Seskhal
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 765017
- KomtalpetaRayagada mandal3,817 pop
- KotapetaRayagada mandal3,648 pop
- AmalabhataAmbadala mandal3,373 pop
- Amalabhata (Tamparguda)Rayagada mandal3,269 pop
- SikarpaiKalyanasingpur mandal3,060 pop
- KolnaraRayagada mandal2,673 pop
- Karlakona (Stesanguda)Rayagada mandal1,753 pop
- PentaRayagada mandal1,560 pop
- KhaligudaRayagada mandal1,480 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Hikarapada
Seskhal మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
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- Durgapadu
- Jimidipeta
- Kusa
- Pitamahal
- Champikota
- Brahaminhaluva
- Gajigam
- Siguru (Bariguda)
- Lumbesu
- Jangili
- Kundam
- Hatasakhal
- Bodohonsa
- Sulobha
- Badaraising
- Kodulujimidi
- Baisingi
- Sanasandhubadi
- Gurusubadi
- Kunjabadi (Boiragiguda)
- Goudakhilum
- Achava
- Khilimisiguda
- Kodapadi
- Sikabadi
- Dangolodi
- Badairipibadi
- Pratap Pur
- Derkapadu
- Anakha
- Hajaridanga
- Jangidi
- Badasandhubadi
- Gururajguda
- Regalpadu
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)