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 is a key part of the district's rural administration. Polasara is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. 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.
The total area of the tehsil is 402 km², including 390.28 km² rural area and 11.81 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 982 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 | Pandiripada |
| 2 | Badamalabhaliamala | Rural | Gochabadi |
| 3 | Badapankalabadi | Rural | Badapankalabadi |
| 4 | Badataila | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 5 | Baghadimadhusudanpur | Rural | Bellagam |
| 6 | Baghara | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 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 | Pandiripada |
| 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 | Pandiripada |
| 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 | Kumbharagaon |
| 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 | Pandiripada |
| 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 | Kendubadi |
| 75 | Khaikhata | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 76 | Khaikhatanuasahi | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 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 | Pandiripada |
| 93 | Malaberuanhabadi | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 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 | Pandiripada |
| 103 | Narasingapalli | Rural | Chirikipada Sasan |
| 104 | Nimakaniapalli | Rural | Mandar |
| 105 | Nimina | Rural | K.Barida |
| 106 | Nirasa Palli | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 107 | Nua Sodaka Hill | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 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 | Pandiripada |
| 118 | Pantiama | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 119 | Patalasingi | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 120 | Patalasingi Forest | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 121 | Patigada | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 122 | Phalaba | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 123 | Phalasaforest | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 124 | Pithalamalai | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 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 | Gochabadi |
| 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 | Pandiripada |
| 147 | Usta | Rural | Pandiripada |
| 148 | Ustapada | Rural | Banthapalli |
Population of Polasara Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Polasara Tehsil has a total population of 1,36,703 people, consisting of 68,952 males and 67,751 females. There are 29,297 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 340 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| 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 |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 83,722 literate people and 16,871 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 24,347 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5,858 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) | 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.