Polasara Tehsil - Ganjam, Odisha

Polasara 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 89.0 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 402 km², including 390.28 km² of rural area and 11.81 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 983 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Polasara Tehsil

Polasara Tehsil has a total of 148 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	Andhari	Rural	Not applicable
2	Badamalabhaliamala	Rural	Not applicable
3	Badapankalabadi	Rural	Badapankalabadi
4	Badataila	Rural	Not applicable
5	Baghadimadhusudanpur	Rural	Bellagam
6	Baghara	Rural	Not applicable
7	Balichai	Rural	Balichai
8	Balighai	Unmapped	Not applicable
9	Banamalipalli	Rural	Sodaka
10	Banaraghunathapur	Rural	Sodaka
11	Banaramachandrapur	Rural	Badapankalabadi
12	Banthapalli	Rural	Banthapalli
13	Bartini	Rural	Bartani
14	Batakhalli	Rural	Rumagada
15	Baudiapalli	Rural	Dhumkapada
16	Belagan	Rural	Bellagam
17	Bhabarada	Rural	Bhabarada
18	Bhatakhalli Hill	Rural	Rumagada
19	Bhitarkhola	Rural	Not applicable
20	Bileijhari	Rural	Nimina
21	Biraraghunathpur	Rural	Sodaka
22	Biripur	Rural	Pandiripada
23	Biripur	Rural	Chirikipada Sasan
24	Borasingi	Rural	Gochabadi
25	Budheisuni	Rural	Budhaisuni
26	Chadhiapadakrushnadaspur	Rural	Kalamba
27	Chanchada	Rural	Not applicable
28	Chandiramachandrapur	Rural	Badapankalabadi
29	Chandramadeipur	Rural	Hatiota
30	Chenga	Rural	Gochabadi
31	Chhakeipalli	Rural	Pandiripada
32	Chirikipadasasan	Rural	Chirikipada Sasan
33	Deulapedhi	Unmapped	Not applicable
34	Dhoyakana	Rural	Hatiota
35	Dhunkapada	Rural	Dhumkapada
36	Dimiria	Rural	Bellagam
37	Dungari	Rural	Balichai
38	Gambharia	Rural	Not applicable
39	Gareijhuli	Rural	Kendubadi
40	Ghodapalankaranjara	Rural	Ghodapalana
41	Gobindapur	Rural	Pandiripada
42	Gochhabadi	Rural	Gochabadi
43	Gokulapalli	Rural	Hatiota
44	Gopiapalli	Rural	Mala-Tentulia
45	Hansaralli	Rural	Mala-Tentulia
46	Hanumattatangiri	Rural	Hatiota
47	Harichandanpur	Rural	Mathura
48	Hatibadi	Rural	Mathura
49	Hatiota	Rural	Hatiota
50	Hatipadapalli	Rural	Kanachai
51	Hirapalli	Rural	Madhupalli
52	Ichhapur	Rural	Pandiripada
53	Jagapalli	Rural	Bhabarada
54	Jagiridengapadar	Rural	J.Dengapadar
55	Jakara	Rural	Jakar
56	Jemadeipur	Rural	Hatiota
57	Jenapur	Rural	Jakar
58	Jhikiri	Rural	Pandiripada
59	Jhitikabadi	Rural	Bartani
60	Jilunda	Rural	Madhupalli
61	Jokabandha	Rural	Gochabadi
62	Jokalundiforest	Rural	Not applicable
63	Kakudia	Rural	Mathura
64	Kalamba	Rural	Kalamba
65	Kanachai	Rural	Kanachai
66	Kandhapalli	Rural	Rumagada
67	Kaniapalli	Rural	Dhumkapada
68	Kanjiama	Rural	Pandiripada
69	Kankarada	Rural	Khanduru
70	Karatali	Rural	Ghodapalana
71	Kashinathpur	Unmapped	Not applicable
72	Kasipada	Rural	Pandiripada
73	Kendubadi	Rural	Gochabadi
74	Kendubadi	Rural	Not applicable
75	Khaikhata	Rural	Pandiripada
76	Khaikhatanuasahi	Rural	Not applicable
77	Khairachata	Rural	Mala-Tentulia
78	Khajuria	Rural	Mala-Tentulia
79	Khanduru	Rural	Khanduru
80	Khaparaganda	Rural	Rumagada
81	Khumula	Rural	Gochabadi
82	Khura	Rural	Pandiripada
83	Kuananda	Rural	Bartani
84	Kumbharigadia (Muktamaladeipur)	Rural	Banthapalli
85	Kumbhirakhani	Rural	Gochabadi
86	Kusapalli	Rural	Pandiripada
87	Lachhipur	Rural	Sana Ustapada
88	Laxmanapalli	Rural	Budhaisuni
89	Madarangapalli	Rural	Sodaka
90	Madhupalli	Rural	Madhupalli
91	Mahirakana	Rural	Banthapalli
92	Mahulapalli	Rural	Not applicable
93	Malaberuanhabadi	Rural	Not applicable
94	Malatibadi	Rural	Mandar
95	Manasila	Rural	Bellagam
96	Mandara	Rural	Mandar
97	Marda	Rural	Mathura
98	Mardarajpur	Rural	J.Dengapadar
99	Mathura	Rural	Mathura
100	Mathurakheta	Rural	Mathura
101	Nadiamba	Rural	Pandiripada
102	Naharapeta	Rural	Not applicable
103	Narasingapalli	Rural	Chirikipada Sasan
104	Nimakaniapalli	Rural	Mandar
105	Nimina	Rural	K.Barida
106	Nirasa Palli	Rural	Not applicable
107	Nua Sodaka Hill	Unmapped	Sodaka
108	NUAN SODAKA HILA	Unmapped	Not applicable
109	Nuapalli	Rural	Gochabadi
110	Nuniapada	Rural	Bhabarada
111	Nunighati Gopinathpur	Unmapped	Not applicable
112	Nutanaratneipalli	Rural	Gochabadi
113	Paikarapalli	Rural	Dhumkapada
114	Pallaba	Rural	Pandiripada
115	Pandiripada	Rural	Pandiripada
116	Paneri	Rural	Pandiripada
117	Panjiama	Rural	Not applicable
118	Pantiama	Rural	Pandiripada
119	Patalasingi	Rural	Pandiripada
120	Patalasingi Forest	Rural	Not applicable
121	Patigada	Unmapped	Not applicable
122	Phalaba	Rural	Not applicable
123	Phalasaforest	Rural	Not applicable
124	Pithalamalai	Rural	Not applicable
125	Polasara	Unmapped	Not applicable
126	Potalingi	Rural	Pandiripada
127	Pranadeipur	Rural	Hatiota
128	Raipada	Rural	Pandiripada
129	Rampudi	Rural	Pandiripada
130	Randi	Rural	Bhabarada
131	Ranipada	Unmapped	Not applicable
132	Ratanikondhill	Rural	Not applicable
133	Rugudipalli	Rural	Gochabadi
134	Rukakana	Rural	Kalamba
135	Rumagada	Rural	Rumagada
136	Sadakahill	Rural	Sodaka
137	Sanabaragam	Rural	Nimina
138	Saradhapur	Rural	Khanduru
139	Siddhipur	Unmapped	Not applicable
140	Sitalapalli	Rural	Pandiripada
141	Sodaka	Rural	Sodaka
142	Sunaribuguda	Rural	Madhupalli
143	Tentulia	Rural	Mala-Tentulia
144	Thalipadar	Unmapped	Not applicable
145	Tiribiri	Rural	Pandiripada
146	Tosingi	Rural	Not applicable
147	Usta	Rural	Pandiripada
148	Ustapada	Rural	Banthapalli

Population of Polasara Tehsil

According to the 2011 Census, Polasara Tehsil had a total population of 1,36,703 people living in 29,297 households. The population comprised 68,952 males and 67,751 females, with an average population density of 340 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,36,703	1,13,584	23,119
Male Population	68,952	57,076	11,876
Female Population	67,751	56,508	11,243
Total Households	29,297	24,491	4,806
Population Density	340 / km²	291 / km²	1,958 / km²

Polasara Tehsil had 83,722 literate people and 16,871 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 24,347 and 5,858 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	16,871	14,278	2,593
Literate Population	83,722	67,582	16,140
Illiterate Population	52,981	46,002	6,979
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	24,347	21,111	3,236
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	5,858	5,682	176

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)	Polasara (पोलसरा)
District	Ganjam
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Khallikot
Total Area	402 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	983
Total Population (2011)	1,36,703
Density	340/km²
Total Villages	148

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Purushottampur	Surada