Paralakhemundi Tehsil - Gajapati, Odisha

Paralakhemundi is an administrative tehsil in the Gajapati district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Paralakhemundi is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Parlakhemundi, while the nearest airport is Jeypore Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 126.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 150 km², including 144.59 km² rural area and 5.65 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 997 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Paralakhemundi Tehsil

Paralakhemundi Tehsil has a total of 165 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	Adaba	Rural	Tatipetti
2	Adagam	Rural	Badakathuru
3	Adasingi	Rural	Kantragada
4	Agarakhandi	Rural	Agarakhandi
5	Amara	Rural	Kerandi
6	Anarada	Rural	Katalakaitha
7	Andharijhola	Rural	S.Karadasingi
8	Ankudu	Rural	Badagosani
9	Ariba	Rural	Kantragada
10	Arliseri	Rural	Kharasandha
11	B.Sitapur	Rural	Kerandi
12	Badadeula	Rural	Bomika
13	Badagam	Rural	Agarakhandi
14	Badagosani	Rural	Badagosani
15	Badahansa	Rural	Rampa
16	Badakaturu	Rural	Badakathuru
17	Badanilapur	Rural	Badagosani
18	Badapada	Rural	Labanyagada
19	Badapratappur	Rural	Bagasola
20	Badua	Rural	Kharasandha
21	Bagasola	Rural	Bagasola
22	Balajipur	Rural	Garabandha
23	Bangarada	Rural	Kharasandha
24	Bapujipentha	Rural	Agarakhandi
25	Baralanda	Rural	Kharasandha
26	Batisiripur	Rural	Madhusudanpur
27	Bhuskudi	Rural	Bhusukudi
28	Binjhagiri	Rural	Labanyagada
29	Biranarayanpur	Rural	Badagosani
30	Bomika	Rural	Bomika
31	Boyahill	Rural	Jhami
32	Buguda	Rural	Madhusudanpur
33	Burujholi	Rural	Rampa
34	Burupadu	Rural	Labanyagada
35	Chandanakhala	Rural	Uppalada.
36	Chatrapur	Rural	Badakathuru
37	Cherrigudikhaspa	Unmapped	Not applicable
38	Chinamahadeiseri	Unmapped	Not applicable
39	Chintapali	Rural	Bomika
40	Chintapali	Rural	Sobara .
41	Dalimbapur	Rural	Kerandi
42	Dalipaseri	Unmapped	Not applicable
43	Damapur	Rural	Ghorani
44	Dasapur	Rural	Rampa
45	Deenakrishnapur	Unmapped	Not applicable
46	Deopur	Rural	Labanyagada
47	Deula	Rural	Rampa
48	Devidi	Rural	Kerandi
49	Dhamunigan	Rural	Kerandi
50	Dr. Banjiru	Rural	Tarangada
51	Durgamhill	Rural	Garabandha
52	Equmara	Rural	Garabandha
53	Gajapatinagar	Rural	Saradhapur
54	Gangabada	Rural	Rampa
55	Gangadharpur	Unmapped	Not applicable
56	Garabandha	Rural	Garabandha
57	Garabandha(Inam)	Rural	Garabandha
58	Garabandhametu	Rural	Labanyagada
59	Garabandhametu(Hill)	Rural	Labanyagada
60	Ghorani	Rural	Ghorani
61	Gokarnapur	Rural	Kantragada
62	Gollagaon	Rural	Tatipetti
63	Gopalpur	Rural	Katalakaitha
64	Gothei	Unmapped	Not applicable
65	Gourachandrapur	Unmapped	Not applicable
66	Gudibhadra	Rural	Labanyagada
67	Gumapalam	Unmapped	Not applicable
68	Gurandi	Rural	Gurandi
69	H.B.Gopinathpur	Unmapped	Not applicable
70	Harichandrapur	Rural	Sobara .
71	Hatibadi	Rural	Sobara .
72	Hatibadigopinathpur	Rural	Jhami
73	Jaganathpur	Rural	Katalakaitha
74	Jagatsingpur	Rural	Katalakaitha
75	Jajpur	Rural	Katalakaitha
76	Jakarabandha	Rural	Kantragada
77	Jamadeipur	Rural	Kantragada
78	Jangalpadu	Rural	Badagosani
79	Jaralunda	Rural	Kharasandha
80	Kaithada	Rural	Badagosani
81	Kalasingi	Rural	Garabandha
82	Kalasingi Prf	Rural	Garabandha
83	Kamadhenu	Rural	Saradhapur
84	Kanayabhadra	Rural	Ghorani
85	Kancharanipeta	Unmapped	Not applicable
86	Kantragada	Rural	Kantragada
87	Katalkaitha	Rural	Katalakaitha
88	Kavitikhaspa	Unmapped	Not applicable
89	Kavitipur	Unmapped	Not applicable
90	Kerandi	Rural	Kerandi
91	Kharada	Rural	Kharasandha
92	Kharasanda	Rural	Kharasandha
93	Krushnachandrapur	Unmapped	Not applicable
94	Kududa	Rural	Bagasola
95	Kujuni	Rural	Ghorani
96	Labanyagada	Rural	Labanyagada
97	Labanyakota R.F.	Rural	Labanyagada
98	Landahati	Rural	Kantragada
99	Lingipur	Rural	Bhusukudi
100	Lingipur	Rural	Rampa
101	Luhasiripur	Rural	Madhusudanpur
102	Lumunda	Rural	Rampa
103	Machamara	Rural	Machamara
104	Madhusudanpur	Rural	Madhusudanpur
105	Magada	Rural	Ghorani
106	Magada	Rural	Garabandha
107	Mahadeipur	Rural	Madhusudanpur
108	Mahadevipur	Rural	Badagosani
109	Makhanapali	Rural	Ghorani
110	Mamidipalli	Rural	Labanyagada
111	Mandaladevi	Rural	Bagasola
112	Maringi	Rural	Labanyagada
113	Markada	Rural	Katalakaitha
114	Markada Hill	Rural	Katalakaitha
115	Meturu	Rural	Uppalada.
116	Muktapur	Rural	Kharasandha
117	Naraharipur	Rural	Ghorani
118	Padmapur	Rural	Sobara .
119	Papaseri	Unmapped	Not applicable
120	Paralakhaspa	Unmapped	Not applicable
121	Paralakhemundi	Unmapped	Not applicable
122	Parsurampur	Rural	Jhami
123	Patikota	Rural	Uppalada.
124	Puduni	Rural	Katalakaitha
125	Radhakanta Pur	Rural	Katalakaitha
126	Rajapur	Rural	Machamara
127	Rajasitapur	Rural	Uppalada.
128	Ramachandrapur	Rural	Garabandha
129	Ramaswamipur (Og)	Rural	Kerandi
130	Ramaswamypur	Unmapped	Not applicable
131	Rampa	Unmapped	Not applicable
132	Rampa	Rural	Rampa
133	Rampa	Rural	Labanyagada
134	Rampur	Unmapped	Not applicable
135	Ranadevi	Rural	Bagasola
136	Rellisahi	Unmapped	Not applicable
137	Routapur	Rural	Madhusudanpur
138	Sadabatilaxmipur	Rural	Ghorani
139	Sailoda	Rural	Bomika
140	Samabalasa	Rural	Labanyagada
141	Sanadeula	Rural	Bomika
142	Sanakaturu	Rural	Badakathuru
143	Saradhapur	Rural	Saradhapur
144	Sariapalli	Rural	Badakathuru
145	Sidhipalem	Rural	Katalakaitha
146	Singipur	Rural	Madhusudanpur
147	Sobara	Rural	Sobara .
148	Souragosani	Rural	Badagosani
149	Srungarseri	Unmapped	Not applicable
150	Subhadranarayandeopeta	Rural	Saradhapur
151	Subhadranarayanpur	Rural	Katalakaitha
152	Sudhaba	Rural	Ghorani
153	Swagimahadeipur	Rural	Badagosani
154	Swagimahadeiseri	Unmapped	Not applicable
155	Talasingi	Rural	Sobara .
156	Tamparkaviti	Rural	Bagasola
157	Taramba	Rural	Rampa
158	Tatipati	Rural	Tatipetti
159	Totagumuda	Rural	Madhusudanpur
160	Tulasipadu	Rural	Katalakaitha
161	Uppalada	Rural	Uppalada.
162	Uruda	Rural	Rampa
163	Ururahill (Urudahill)	Rural	Labanyagada
164	Uttarselli	Rural	Badagosani
165	Vinala	Rural	Agarakhandi

Population of Paralakhemundi Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Paralakhemundi Tehsil has a total population of 77,645 people, consisting of 38,876 males and 38,769 females. There are 18,095 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 517 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	77,645	31,373	46,272
Male Population	38,876	15,691	23,185
Female Population	38,769	15,682	23,087
Total Households	18,095	7,431	10,664
Population Density	517 / km²	217 / km²	8,190 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 48,074 literate people and 8,416 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 11,351 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 12,055 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	8,416	3,819	4,597
Literate Population	48,074	14,064	34,010
Illiterate Population	29,571	17,309	12,262
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	11,351	4,110	7,241
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	12,055	10,299	1,756

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)	Paralakhemundi (पारलाखेमुण्डि)
District	Gajapati
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Parlakhemundi
Total Area	150 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	997
Total Population (2011)	77,645
Density	517/km²
Total Villages	165

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