Kodala Tehsil - Ganjam, Odisha

Kodala is an administrative tehsil in the Ganjam 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 Khallikot, while the nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 85.5 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 262 km², including 249.77 km² of rural area and 12.09 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 979 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kodala Tehsil

Kodala Tehsil has a total of 184 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	Agula	Rural	Mardamekha
2	Ambathapalli	Rural	Saura Chachina
3	Angaragaon	Rural	Angaragaon
4	Badaakhapalli	Rural	Mathasarasing
5	Badajhola	Rural	Chingudikhola
6	Badakhairakhama	Rural	Badakhairakhama
7	Badakhalandi	Rural	Kalimaghi
8	Baidipada	Rural	Kalimaghi
9	Baishnabakhuntakata	Rural	Kumbharagaon
10	Balasingi	Rural	Kalimaghi
11	Balihata	Rural	Mathasarasing
12	Balukhai	Rural	Chandanpur
13	Bandhakhuntakata	Rural	Sumandala
14	Baniabadi	Rural	Sumandala
15	Bankakhiabagada	Rural	Beruanbadi
16	Bariahetta	Rural	Sandhamula
17	Barida	Rural	K.Barida
18	Basantabana	Rural	Burujhari
19	Basantabana	Rural	Khandianai
20	Baunsia	Rural	Badakhairakhama
21	Beguniadihi	Rural	Kumbharagaon
22	Beguniapada	Rural	Beguniapada
23	Beguniapada (Kha)	Unmapped	Not applicable
24	Belapada	Rural	Saura Chachina
25	Beruhanbadi	Rural	Beruanbadi
26	Bhabinipur	Rural	Talasara
27	Bhaliajhara	Rural	Sumandala
28	Bhaliapada	Rural	Talasara
29	Bhodua	Rural	Phasi
30	Bilipada	Rural	Phasi
31	Binchha	Rural	Ghodapada
32	Birajagannathpur	Rural	Khandianai
33	Biribatia	Rural	K.Barida
34	Borabora	Rural	Kalimaghi
35	Boreibana	Rural	Mardakote
36	Boriasahi	Rural	Angaragaon
37	Burujhuri	Rural	Burujhari
38	Burupada	Rural	Talasara
39	Chakakhiabagada	Rural	Mathasarasing
40	Chakundajhola	Rural	Kalimaghi
41	Champakiari	Rural	Sandhamula
42	Champei Banjara	Rural	Chandanpur
43	Chanchapitha	Rural	Chandanpur
44	Chandanpur	Rural	Chandanpur
45	Chandapalli	Rural	Sankuda
46	Chhachina	Unmapped	Not applicable
47	Chhachinahill	Rural	Saura Chachina
48	Chhachinajaganathapur	Rural	Digapada
49	Chhatakhamba	Rural	Angaragaon
50	Chhotraypur	Rural	Sumandala
51	Chhunchipada	Rural	Kalimaghi
52	Chingudikhola	Rural	Chingudikhola
53	Chotabaunsiabagada	Rural	Mathasarasing
54	Dambagudiali	Rural	Mathasarasing
55	Dasapallijagadebpur	Rural	Mardamekha
56	Deuliapada	Rural	Khandianai
57	Dhamanakholamadhusudanpur	Rural	Digapada
58	Dhanurjayapur	Rural	Digapada
59	Digapadajaganathapur	Rural	Digapada
60	Dobhabania	Rural	Ghodapada
61	Duarasuni	Rural	Badakhairakhama
62	Gambharia	Rural	Gochabadi
63	Genjarapalli	Rural	Khandianai
64	Ghodapada	Rural	Ghodapada
65	Gilinda	Rural	Angaragaon
66	Gopalpur	Rural	Talasara
67	Gorada	Rural	Talasara
68	Gotharapalli	Rural	Sumandala
69	Gouradeipur	Unmapped	Not applicable
70	Gunjabala	Rural	Badakhairakhama
71	Hansatoli	Rural	Talasara
72	Haripur	Rural	Badakhairakhama
73	Inam Belapada	Unmapped	Not applicable
74	Inamghosaraghai	Rural	Digapada
75	Jagati	Rural	Beguniapada
76	Jagilipadara	Rural	Kalimaghi
77	Janabili	Rural	Ghodapada
78	Janamani	Rural	Ghodapada
79	Japata	Rural	Kalimaghi
80	Jogiagula	Rural	Kalimaghi
81	Jokalundi	Rural	Kalimaghi
82	Kadambadiha	Rural	Chingudikhola
83	Kalabahutiabagada	Rural	Beruanbadi
84	Kalamatia	Rural	Kumbharagaon
85	Kalamulmardarajpur	Rural	Khandianai
86	Kalimeghi	Rural	Kalimaghi
87	Kamar Singi	Rural	Chandanpur
88	Kandasara	Rural	Phasi
89	Kandharanipada	Rural	Sana Ustapada
90	Kandhatotapada	Rural	Burujhari
91	Kaniaribadi	Rural	Burujhari
92	Kantapada	Rural	Mardakote
93	Karandagada	Rural	Ghodapada
94	Karanji	Rural	Badakhairakhama
95	Kesaripur	Rural	Talasara
96	Khaladi	Rural	Kalimaghi
97	Khandianai	Rural	Khandianai
98	Khandipadanuapalli	Rural	Badakhairakhama
99	Khasua	Rural	Sandhamula
100	Khetabasantabana	Rural	Burujhari
101	Khetabasantabana	Rural	Not applicable
102	Khidingi	Rural	Talasara
103	Kodala	Unmapped	Not applicable
104	Kolia	Rural	Kumbharagaon
105	Krushnasara	Rural	Sandhamula
106	Kumaripari	Rural	Kumbharagaon
107	Kumbharagan	Rural	Kumbharagaon
108	Lachhipur	Rural	Sankuda
109	Lachipur	Rural	Kanachai
110	Lathuliraghunathpur	Rural	Phasi
111	Laxminarayanpur	Rural	Chingudikhola
112	Luhakot	Rural	Kalimaghi
113	Maguranichanchara	Rural	Saura Chachina
114	Makarama	Rural	Sumandala
115	Malabelapada	Rural	Kumbharagaon
116	Malanuagadapalli	Rural	Chandanpur
117	Mangalpur	Rural	Chingudikhola
118	Mardakote	Rural	Mardakote
119	Mardamekha	Rural	Mardamekha
120	Marudipalli	Rural	Kalimaghi
121	Mathaberhampur	Rural	Mathasarasing
122	Mathasarasingi	Rural	Mathasarasing
123	Mirigilendi	Rural	Khandianai
124	Muktapanjibanjara	Rural	Chandanpur
125	Mundula	Rural	Chandanpur
126	Nakuachhachina	Rural	Kumbharagaon
127	Nenkidipalli	Rural	Badakhairakhama
128	Neulisrinibasapur	Rural	Digapada
129	Nimina	Rural	Nimina
130	Nityanandapalli	Rural	Kalimaghi
131	Nuagada	Rural	Angaragaon
132	Nuapalli	Rural	Poirasi
133	Odanai	Rural	Mardakote
134	Owaujhola	Rural	Badakhairakhama
135	Padapada	Rural	Ghodapada
136	Padmapurnuagam	Rural	Burujhari
137	Paikapada	Rural	Badakhairakhama
138	Palasapalli	Rural	Badakhairakhama
139	Panasadiha	Rural	Kumbharagaon
140	Pharkapalli	Rural	Angaragaon
141	Phasi	Rural	Phasi
142	Pihania	Rural	K.Barida
143	Ragapur	Rural	Badakhairakhama
144	Rahada	Rural	Sandhamula
145	Ramapalli	Rural	Beruanbadi
146	Rengitipalli	Rural	Digapada
147	Sadabarta-Raipada	Rural	Chandanpur
148	Sahajapata	Rural	Burujhari
149	Sakallohill	Rural	Sankuda
150	Salabana	Rural	Sandhamula
151	Salabana	Rural	Mathasarasing
152	Sanakhairakhama	Rural	Beguniapada
153	Sanakhalandi	Rural	Kalimaghi
154	Sanaustapada	Rural	Sana Ustapada
155	Sankhabhumi	Rural	Angaragaon
156	Sankuda	Rural	Sankuda
157	Santarapur	Rural	Phasi
158	Sanyaghatihill	Rural	Saura Chachina
159	Saradhapur	Rural	Badakhairakhama
160	Sarania	Rural	Kalimaghi
161	Satakutuni	Rural	Khandianai
162	Satanala	Rural	Beruanbadi
163	Saurachachina	Rural	Saura Chachina
164	Saurapalli	Rural	Sumandala
165	Shandhamula	Rural	Sandhamula
166	Sidhapalli	Rural	Kumbharagaon
167	Singadapalli	Rural	Chandanpur
168	Soradapally	Rural	Chandanpur
169	Sorisamalei	Rural	Sumandala
170	Sumandala	Rural	Sumandala
171	Sunari	Rural	Talasara
172	Tabhajhola	Rural	Sumandala
173	Talagan	Rural	Kumbharagaon
174	Talasara	Rural	Talasara
175	Tambuda	Rural	Saura Chachina
176	Telibagada	Rural	Mathasarasing
177	Tentuliapalli	Rural	Chandanpur
178	Thuamula	Rural	Badakhairakhama
179	Tirida	Rural	Khandianai
180	Tiridabanjara	Rural	Khandianai
181	Titiridi	Rural	Sankuda
182	Totapada	Rural	Chandanpur
183	Ujalapalli	Rural	Saura Chachina
184	Ustali	Rural	Chingudikhola

Population of Kodala Tehsil

According to the 2011 Census, Kodala Tehsil had a total population of 1,51,318 people living in 31,998 households. The population comprised 76,475 males and 74,843 females, with an average population density of 578 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,51,318	1,37,353	13,965
Male Population	76,475	69,241	7,234
Female Population	74,843	68,112	6,731
Total Households	31,998	29,196	2,802
Population Density	578 / km²	550 / km²	1,155 / km²

Kodala Tehsil had 89,716 literate people and 19,460 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 25,994 and 3,172 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	19,460	17,920	1,540
Literate Population	89,716	80,924	8,792
Illiterate Population	61,602	56,429	5,173
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	25,994	24,772	1,222
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	3,172	3,155	17

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)	Kodala (कोदला)
District	Ganjam
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Khallikot
Total Area	262 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	979
Total Population (2011)	1,51,318
Density	578/km²
Total Villages	184

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Purushottampur	Surada