Bhandari Pokhari Tehsil - Bhadrak, Odisha
Bhandari Pokhari is an administrative tehsil in the Bhadrak district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Manjuri Road, while the nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 76.1 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 262 km². The sex ratio was 994 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Bhandari Pokhari Tehsil
Bhandari Pokhari Tehsil has a total of 176 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adampur | Rural | Bishnupur |
| 2 | Ageibehera | Rural | Rajendrapur |
| 3 | Akhuapada | Rural | Narada |
| 4 | Akulikana | Rural | Ranania |
| 5 | Aliha | Rural | Kurigan |
| 6 | Anantapur | Rural | Nirgundi |
| 7 | Angargadia | Rural | Balipokhari |
| 8 | Areikana | Rural | Patuli |
| 9 | Babalpur | Rural | Jhutuna |
| 10 | Badabanasta | Rural | Jhutuna |
| 11 | Badakantapada | Rural | Sanasasan |
| 12 | Badakolipadi | Rural | Sarsada |
| 13 | Badanapanga | Rural | Napanga |
| 14 | Badarampur | Rural | Bishnupur |
| 15 | Badasasan | Rural | Sanasasan |
| 16 | Baghmara | Rural | Naguan |
| 17 | Bahadalnagar | Rural | Sanasasan |
| 18 | Bahadalpur | Rural | Naguan |
| 19 | Baigadia | Rural | Kurigan |
| 20 | Balipokhari | Rural | Balipokhari |
| 21 | Balipur | Rural | Bandala Madhiali |
| 22 | Bandalo | Rural | Bandala Madhiali |
| 23 | Banipadi | Rural | Balipokhari |
| 24 | Bankamuhan | Rural | Napanga |
| 25 | Barahanuapada | Rural | Selampur |
| 26 | Bayabanapur | Rural | Bayabanapur |
| 27 | Belagadia | Rural | Ranania |
| 28 | Benipur | Rural | Narada |
| 29 | Bhagada | Rural | Tealnga |
| 30 | Bhandari Pokhari (Dakhinbad) | Rural | Dakhinead |
| 31 | Bhatana | Rural | Napanga |
| 32 | Bhutia | Rural | Ramachandrapur |
| 33 | Bimbalabar | Rural | Sanasasan |
| 34 | Bindhana | Rural | Selampur |
| 35 | Birabhadra | Rural | Ranjit |
| 36 | Biridi | Rural | Bandala Madhiali |
| 37 | Biroli | Rural | Selampur |
| 38 | Bishnupur | Rural | Bishnupur |
| 39 | Bisolsasan | Rural | Tealnga |
| 40 | Brahmapur | Rural | Jhutuna |
| 41 | Chandrabhanupur | Rural | Bayabanapur |
| 42 | Chatrubhujpur | Rural | Malada |
| 43 | Chhanchina | Rural | Naami |
| 44 | CHINGUDIPUR | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 45 | Chingudipur | Unmapped | Bishnupur |
| 46 | Dadeswar | Rural | Jhutuna |
| 47 | Damodarpur | Rural | Naguan |
| 48 | Deopada | Rural | Rajendrapur |
| 49 | Deulapadi | Rural | Ranania |
| 50 | Dolagobindapur | Rural | Kurigan |
| 51 | Fatepur | Rural | Dakhinead |
| 52 | Gandharbabindha | Rural | Ramachandrapur |
| 53 | Gilapadi | Rural | Napanga |
| 54 | Gopalpur | Rural | Bishnupur |
| 55 | Guhalia | Rural | Nirgundi |
| 56 | Hajipur | Rural | Ranania |
| 57 | Haripurbindha | Rural | Jalamandua |
| 58 | Helapur | Rural | Naguan |
| 59 | Jagannathprasad | Rural | Balipokhari |
| 60 | Jagannathpur | Rural | Bishnupur |
| 61 | Jalahari | Rural | Malada |
| 62 | Jalamandua | Rural | Jalamandua |
| 63 | Jaminibindha | Rural | Dakhinead |
| 64 | Jangaria (Janagadia) | Rural | Malada |
| 65 | Jayapur | Rural | Rajendrapur |
| 66 | Jhutna | Rural | Jhutuna |
| 67 | Joragadia | Rural | Napanga |
| 68 | Joragadia | Rural | Patuli |
| 69 | Josotikiri | Rural | Narada |
| 70 | Kanti | Rural | Kurigan |
| 71 | Kapila | Rural | Tealnga |
| 72 | Karanjigunupur | Rural | Jalamandua |
| 73 | Keshpur | Rural | Ranania |
| 74 | Khadisinga | Rural | Ramachandrapur |
| 75 | Khapuriapada | Rural | Bandala Madhiali |
| 76 | Kharijipiripur | Rural | Sarsada |
| 77 | Kharijkurigan | Rural | Kurigan |
| 78 | Koligadia | Rural | Sarsada |
| 79 | Korigan | Rural | Kurigan |
| 80 | Korkara | Rural | Balipokhari |
| 81 | Kotsira | Rural | Rajendrapur |
| 82 | Kuberagadia | Rural | Sarsada |
| 83 | Kulana | Rural | Tealnga |
| 84 | Kumbaria | Rural | Balipokhari |
| 85 | Kuriganbindha | Rural | Kurigan |
| 86 | Kuriganbindha | Rural | Kurigan |
| 87 | Kurikana | Rural | Sarsada |
| 88 | Lakshmisagar | Rural | Ramachandrapur |
| 89 | Madhiali | Rural | Bandala Madhiali |
| 90 | Mahammadpur | Rural | Kurigan |
| 91 | Mahisagadia | Rural | Malada |
| 92 | Mahura | Rural | Nirgundi |
| 93 | Majurigadia | Rural | Nirgundi |
| 94 | Malda | Rural | Malada |
| 95 | Malipadi | Rural | Ranjit |
| 96 | Mandargadia | Rural | Sarsada |
| 97 | Maninathapur | Rural | Selampur |
| 98 | Manoharpur | Rural | Dakhinead |
| 99 | Mantagaria | Rural | Sanasasan |
| 100 | Mantapur | Rural | Balipokhari |
| 101 | Masana | Rural | Ramachandrapur |
| 102 | Mirhasanpur | Rural | Bishnupur |
| 103 | Mituani | Rural | Narada |
| 104 | Mobarakpur | Rural | Patuli |
| 105 | Mudhapada | Rural | Selampur |
| 106 | Naguan | Rural | Naguan |
| 107 | Namakana | Rural | Bandala Madhiali |
| 108 | Nami | Rural | Naami |
| 109 | Nando | Rural | Balipokhari |
| 110 | Napanga | Rural | Napanga |
| 111 | Narayanpur | Rural | Ramachandrapur |
| 112 | Naurangapur | Rural | Ranania |
| 113 | Nentipur | Rural | Sarsada |
| 114 | Nerada | Rural | Narada |
| 115 | Neulia | Rural | Ramachandrapur |
| 116 | Niladri | Rural | Ranjit |
| 117 | Nirgundi | Rural | Nirgundi |
| 118 | Nuapokhari | Rural | Dakhinead |
| 119 | Nuapokhari | Rural | Ranania |
| 120 | Nunapadi | Rural | Patuli |
| 121 | Nurpur | Rural | Tealnga |
| 122 | Ohabpura | Rural | Jalamandua |
| 123 | Ola | Rural | Tealnga |
| 124 | Padinarayanpur | Rural | Jalamandua |
| 125 | Pahimahura | Rural | Naguan |
| 126 | Panasa | Rural | Balipokhari |
| 127 | Parbati | Rural | Ramachandrapur |
| 128 | Patalasing | Rural | Ranjit |
| 129 | Patuli | Rural | Patuli |
| 130 | Phatepura | Rural | Naguan |
| 131 | Pirijipur | Rural | Nirgundi |
| 132 | Piripur | Rural | Sarsada |
| 133 | Purastampur | Rural | Ranania |
| 134 | Puripada | Rural | Narada |
| 135 | Radho | Rural | Ranania |
| 136 | Raghunathpur | Rural | Malada |
| 137 | Rahanian | Rural | Ranania |
| 138 | Rajendrapur | Rural | Rajendrapur |
| 139 | Rajendrapur | Rural | Nirgundi |
| 140 | Ramachandrapur | Rural | Ramachandrapur |
| 141 | Rampur | Rural | Malada |
| 142 | Ranipada | Rural | Sanasasan |
| 143 | Ranjit | Rural | Ranjit |
| 144 | Rebo | Rural | Dakhinead |
| 145 | Sahumadhagadia | Rural | Rajendrapur |
| 146 | Sampoi | Rural | Ramachandrapur |
| 147 | Samsamadaulatpur | Rural | Tealnga |
| 148 | Sanabanasta | Rural | Tealnga |
| 149 | Sanabankamuhan | Rural | Ranjit |
| 150 | Sankhula | Rural | Naami |
| 151 | Sansasan | Rural | Sanasasan |
| 152 | Saradpur | Rural | Jalamandua |
| 153 | Sarapada | Rural | Ramachandrapur |
| 154 | Sarasada | Rural | Sarsada |
| 155 | Sarifpur | Rural | Jalamandua |
| 156 | Saro | Rural | Rajendrapur |
| 157 | Sasan | Rural | Dakhinead |
| 158 | Sathagan | Rural | Kurigan |
| 159 | Satsola | Rural | Naami |
| 160 | Sialia | Rural | Ramachandrapur |
| 161 | Sibabindha | Rural | Nirgundi |
| 162 | Similia | Rural | Ranjit |
| 163 | Solampur | Rural | Selampur |
| 164 | Solapur | Rural | Naami |
| 165 | Surubana | Rural | Ranania |
| 166 | Talapada | Rural | Bayabanapur |
| 167 | Talasitha | Rural | Jalamandua |
| 168 | Telipadi | Rural | Ranjit |
| 169 | Tentulia | Rural | Sanasasan |
| 170 | Tesinga | Rural | Tealnga |
| 171 | Thaila | Rural | Rajendrapur |
| 172 | Tikara | Rural | Narada |
| 173 | Tulapadi | Rural | Tealnga |
| 174 | Tulasipur | Rural | Sarsada |
| 175 | Uttarbad | Rural | Dakhinead |
| 176 | Uttargadia | Rural | Sarsada |
Population of Bhandari Pokhari Tehsil
According to the 2011 Census, Bhandari Pokhari Tehsil had a total population of 1,10,429 people living in 24,529 households. The population comprised 55,370 males and 55,059 females, with an average population density of 422 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,10,429 | 1,10,429 | 0 |
| Male Population | 55,370 | 55,370 | 0 |
| Female Population | 55,059 | 55,059 | 0 |
| Total Households | 24,529 | 24,529 | 0 |
| Population Density | 422 / km² | 422 / km² | 0 / km² |
Bhandari Pokhari Tehsil had 84,646 literate people and 12,413 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 26,920 and 3,720 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 12,413 | 12,413 | 0 |
| Literate Population | 84,646 | 84,646 | 0 |
| Illiterate Population | 25,783 | 25,783 | 0 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 26,920 | 26,920 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 3,720 | 3,720 | 0 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.