Digapahandi Tehsil - Ganjam District, Odisha

Digapahandi is an administrative tehsil in the Ganjam district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Digapahandi is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Golanthra, while the nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 127.1 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 255 km², including 244.68 km² rural area and 10.22 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 996 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Digapahandi Tehsil

Digapahandi Tehsil has a total of 240 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	Allalingi	Rural	Bada-Dumula
2	Amalaguda	Rural	Bomakai
3	Ambapur	Rural	Turubudi
4	Anangapur	Rural	Gokharanapur
5	Ankorada	Rural	Ankorada
6	Arakhapada	Rural	Bhamarpur
7	Arjunpur	Rural	Kotinada
8	Babulibandha	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
9	Badaburuda	Rural	Basudebapur
10	Badadumula	Rural	Bada-Dumula
11	Badapada	Rural	Chasa Nimakhandi
12	Badapadahill	Rural	Khamarigam
13	Bagada	Rural	Bada-Dumula
14	Baiganabadipolli	Rural	Khamarigam
15	Bajapalli	Rural	Basudebapur
16	Bajragumma	Rural	Choudhry Tikarapada
17	Balijodi	Rural	Karapada
18	Balipata	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
19	Ballighai	Rural	Khamarigam
20	Bamokoi	Rural	Bomakai
21	Banamali	Rural	Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
22	Bangarada	Rural	Phasiguda
23	Bankapur	Rural	Bhamarpur
24	Banthamundali	Rural	Bomakai
25	Baritala	Rural	Khamarigam
26	Basudevpur	Rural	Basudebapur
27	Bhaktapadmanabhapur	Rural	Ankorada
28	Bhaliaguda	Rural	Kotinada
29	Bhimadebpur	Rural	Padmanavapur
30	Bhimapur Sasan	Rural	Padmanavapur
31	Bhimapurpalli	Rural	Chasa Nimakhandi
32	Bhishmagiri	Rural	Bhismagitri
33	Bhramarapur	Rural	Bhamarpur
34	Bhramarapurpalli	Rural	Nimakhandipentha
35	Bhusunda	Rural	Padmanavapur
36	Bichapata	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
37	Bidyadharpur	Rural	Bhamarpur
38	Bijayalaxminarayanpur	Rural	Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
39	Bijayanagargada	Rural	Khamarigam
40	Bijaypadmanabhapur	Rural	Gokharanapur
41	Birabarapalli	Rural	Bomakai
42	Biralaxminarayanpur Alias Pandarapada	Rural	Kaithada
43	Birapadmanabhapur	Rural	Bada-Dumula
44	Birapatna	Rural	Kaithakhandi
45	Birapitambarpursasan	Rural	Bomakai
46	Biribadia	Rural	Turubudi
47	Brundabanapalli	Rural	Karapada
48	Burabandha	Rural	Khamarigam
49	Buripadar	Rural	Kaithakhandi
50	Burudanga	Rural	Khamarigam
51	Chadhiagarada	Rural	Kotinada
52	Chaitanyaprasad	Rural	Jakar
53	Chaitanyapur	Rural	Padmanavapur
54	Chakatentuli	Rural	Kaithakhandi
55	Chakipada	Rural	Bomakai
56	Chakundapalli	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
57	Chanchadapalli	Rural	Moulabhanja
58	Chasanimakhandi	Rural	Chasa Nimakhandi
59	Chhatramandir	Rural	Turubudi
60	Chotaanangapur	Rural	Bomakai
61	Chotaraipur	Rural	Basudebapur
62	Choudhuritikarapada	Rural	Choudhry Tikarapada
63	Chudangapur	Rural	Karapada
64	Dabarasingi	Rural	Gada Gobindapur
65	Daduruma	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
66	Dakhinapur	Rural	Gokharanapur
67	Damodarapur	Rural	Kaithakhandi
68	Dankari	Rural	Kotinada
69	Dasipur	Rural	Turubudi
70	Dauni	Rural	Gaudagam
71	Dekhali	Rural	Karapada
72	Dekili	Rural	Khamarigam
73	Dhamanapadar	Rural	Bada-Dumula
74	Dhanyara Rasi Sasan	Rural	Gada Gobindapur
75	Dhanyarasi	Rural	Gada Gobindapur
76	Dhepaguda	Rural	Kotinada
77	Dhepapentha	Rural	Choudhry Tikarapada
78	Dherendi	Rural	Phasiguda
79	Dhimirijholli	Rural	Khamarigam
80	Digapahandi	Unmapped	Not applicable
81	Dwargam	Rural	Kaithada
82	Gadagovindapur	Rural	Gada Gobindapur
83	Gadeipur Sasan	Rural	Choudhry Tikarapada
84	Gaida	Rural	Kaithakhandi
85	Gaidahill	Rural	Gaudagam
86	Gaidahill	Rural	Khamarigam
87	Gajapatipatana	Rural	Choudhry Tikarapada
88	Ganeswarpur	Rural	Sidheswar
89	Ghanasingi	Rural	Kaithakhandi
90	Ghasiamba	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
91	Ghatiambagam	Rural	Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
92	Ghatikandagam	Rural	Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
93	Ghodapolana	Rural	Turubudi
94	Gobarabalasa	Rural	Khamarigam
95	Gochhapeta	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
96	Gokarnapur	Rural	Gokharanapur
97	Golanda	Rural	Khamarigam
98	Gopalpur	Rural	Sidheswar
99	Gopinathapur	Rural	Kotinada
100	Gopinathapur	Rural	Bhamarpur
101	Goudagam	Rural	Gaudagam
102	Gudarikandha	Rural	Turubudi
103	Guhalapur	Rural	Kaithada
104	Gumma	Rural	Bhamarpur
105	Gunduriguda	Rural	Khamarigam
106	Gunthapada	Rural	Kaithada
107	Haripur	Rural	Nimakhandipentha
108	Hatiadi	Rural	Karapada
109	Jaganathapur	Rural	Kaithada
110	Jakameri Palli	Rural	Phasiguda
111	Jakara	Rural	Jakar
112	Jakarapalli	Rural	Kotinada
113	Jalameripalli	Rural	Phasiguda
114	Jangama	Rural	Karapada
115	Jenapur	Rural	Gaudagam
116	Jhagadapalli	Rural	Bada-Dumula
117	Jharipadar	Rural	Turubudi
118	Jhatipatia	Rural	Kaithada
119	Juanapalli	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
120	Kaithakhandi	Rural	Kaithakhandi
121	Kalingadala	Rural	Gada Gobindapur
122	Kalyanpur	Rural	Kaithada
123	Kamapadmanabhapur	Rural	Padmanavapur
124	Kamarakhal	Rural	Khamarigam
125	Kandagam	Rural	Kaithakhandi
126	Kandasara	Rural	Turubudi
127	Karapada	Rural	Karapada
128	Kedarapur	Rural	Kusapada
129	Khairapanka	Rural	Bomakai
130	Khajurai	Rural	Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
131	Khajuripalli	Rural	Basudebapur
132	Khamarigam	Rural	Khamarigam
133	Khambakota	Rural	Sidheswar
134	Khaspasamantarapur	Rural	Kusapada
135	Khemanda	Rural	Bada-Dumula
136	Khilapahada Laxminarayanpur	Rural	Karapada
137	Kinchirida	Rural	Bada-Dumula
138	Koithada	Rural	Kaithada
139	Kotabadapalli	Rural	Karapada
140	Kothabati	Rural	Gaudagam
141	Kotinada	Rural	Kotinada
142	Krushnachandrapur	Rural	Kaithada
143	Krushnakrupamayapur	Rural	Bada-Dumula
144	Kukutabandha	Rural	Bomakai
145	Kumarada	Rural	Bomakai
146	Kuruballi	Rural	Nimakhandipentha
147	Kuruma	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
148	Kusapada	Rural	Kusapada
149	Kusaput	Rural	Kotinada
150	Lachipur	Rural	Kaithakhandi
151	Lahunia	Rural	Gaudagam
152	Laxminarayanpur	Rural	Turubudi
153	Madanmohanpur	Rural	Bomakai
154	Madhubana	Rural	Kaithakhandi
155	Magurapada	Rural	Kaithada
156	Mahulapada	Rural	Bada-Dumula
157	Mahulapada	Rural	Khamarigam
158	Makaput	Rural	Kotinada
159	Mangarajpur	Rural	Padmanavapur
160	Manidhia	Rural	Khamarigam
161	Manikayapur	Rural	Jakar
162	Manikyapurpalli	Rural	Gaudagam
163	Mareibadi	Rural	Turubudi
164	Mathura	Rural	Chasa Nimakhandi
165	Matiajhola	Rural	Nimakhandipentha
166	Meghojholi	Rural	Nimakhandipentha
167	Mundapotta	Rural	Bomakai
168	Mundeipathara	Rural	Turubudi
169	Nabarangapur	Rural	Ankorada
170	Nandagam	Rural	Padmanavapur
171	Narasinghapur	Rural	Gokharanapur
172	Narayanpur	Rural	Bomakai
173	Narayanpur	Rural	Bhamarpur
174	Narendrapalli	Rural	Khamarigam
175	Nimakhandipentha	Rural	Nimakhandipentha
176	Nimapali	Unmapped	Not applicable
177	Nuabandhapalli	Rural	Karapada
178	Nuagada	Rural	Kaithakhandi
179	Nuagam	Rural	Bada-Dumula
180	Nunununia Laxminarayanpur	Rural	Nimakhandipentha
181	Odasinga	Rural	Kaithada
182	Olagolanda	Rural	Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
183	Padiapurusotamapur	Rural	Basudebapur
184	Padmanabhapurpentha	Rural	Padmanavapur
185	Padmapur	Rural	Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
186	Palajhadi	Rural	Chasa Nimakhandi
187	Palikadiha	Rural	Turubudi
188	Panada	Rural	Nimakhandipentha
189	Patanda	Rural	Kusapada
190	Patrapada	Rural	Khamarigam
191	Pendurabadi	Rural	Kaithakhandi
192	Pentha	Rural	Kaithakhandi
193	Pharasibandha	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
194	Phasiguda	Rural	Phasiguda
195	Pipalapadar	Rural	Khamarigam
196	Pitamahula	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
197	Pitambarapursasana	Rural	Gokharanapur
198	Podabadi	Rural	Chasa Nimakhandi
199	Podakhala	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
200	Podatentuli	Rural	Khamarigam
201	Pratalaxminarayanpur	Rural	Ambagam
202	Pratap Laxminarayanpur	Unmapped	Not applicable
203	Pratappur	Rural	Khamarigam
204	Radhakantapur	Rural	Nimakhandipentha
205	Raiguda	Rural	Bomakai
206	Raipur	Rural	Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
207	Rajapur	Rural	Ankorada
208	Ramachandrapur	Rural	Turubudi
209	Rangaputa	Rural	Sidheswar
210	Ratneichangudideipahad	Rural	Padmanavapur
211	Sahadebatikarapada	Rural	Sahadeva Tikarapada
212	Samantarapur	Rural	Khamarigam
213	Sanaburuda	Rural	Basudebapur
214	Sanadumula	Rural	Bada-Dumula
215	Sankarakhalli	Rural	Khamarigam
216	Satakata Hill	Rural	Gada Gobindapur
217	Sebakatikarapada	Rural	Khamarigam
218	Sidheswar	Rural	Sidheswar
219	Sindhaba	Rural	Chasa Nimakhandi
220	Sindhukhali	Rural	Bomakai
221	Sindhukhandi	Rural	Kotinada
222	Sindhupadar	Rural	Sidheswar
223	Siripur	Rural	L.Laxminarayanpur
224	Somasingi	Unmapped	Not applicable
225	Sourapahada	Rural	Chasa Nimakhandi
226	Sri Adikandapur	Rural	Sidheswar
227	Srirampur	Rural	Kotinada
228	Sumantapur	Rural	Bada-Dumula
229	Syamsundarapurpalli	Rural	Chasa Nimakhandi
230	Syamsundarpur	Rural	Bada-Dumula
231	Tada	Rural	Bada-Dumula
232	Talahaladibeni	Rural	Kotinada
233	Talapada	Rural	Chasa Nimakhandi
234	Talasingi	Rural	Kaithakhandi
235	Tentiapada	Rural	Jakar
236	Tentuli Khunti	Rural	Chasa Nimakhandi
237	Tundura	Rural	Phasiguda
238	Turubudi	Rural	Turubudi
239	Uparahaladibeni	Rural	Sidheswar
240	Uttaanangapur	Rural	Bomakai

Population of Digapahandi Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Digapahandi Tehsil has a total population of 1,37,239 people, consisting of 68,736 males and 68,503 females. There are 30,350 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 538 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,37,239	1,24,049	13,190
Male Population	68,736	62,057	6,679
Female Population	68,503	61,992	6,511
Total Households	30,350	27,395	2,955
Population Density	538 / km²	507 / km²	1,291 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 77,246 literate people and 16,982 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 21,567 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7,955 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	16,982	15,528	1,454
Literate Population	77,246	68,050	9,196
Illiterate Population	59,993	55,999	3,994
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	21,567	19,280	2,287
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	7,955	7,819	136

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)	Digapahandi (दिगपहण्डि)
District	Ganjam
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Golanthra
Total Area	255 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	996
Total Population (2011)	1,37,239
Density	538/km²
Total Villages	240

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