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 is a key part of the district's rural administration. Bhandari Pokhari is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. 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.

The total area of the tehsil is 262 km², including 261.80 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 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	Not applicable
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

As per the Census 2011, Bhandari Pokhari Tehsil has a total population of 1,10,429 people, consisting of 55,370 males and 55,059 females. There are 24,529 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 422 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

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

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 84,646 literate people and 12,413 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 26,920 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3,720 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	12,413	12,413
Literate Population	84,646	84,646
Illiterate Population	25,783	25,783
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	26,920	26,920
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	3,720	3,720

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.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Bhandari Pokhari (भण्डारी पोखरी)
District	Bhadrak
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Manjuri Road
Total Area	262 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	994
Total Population (2011)	1,10,429
Density	422/km²
Total Villages	176

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