Ghatgaon Tehsil - Keonjhar, Odisha

Ghatgaon is an administrative tehsil in the Keonjhar district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Ghatgaon is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Sitabanji, while the nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 109.0 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 687 km², including 686.51 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1003 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Ghatgaon Tehsil

Ghatgaon Tehsil has a total of 142 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	Adakata	Rural	Patilo
2	Ambuapada	Rural	Bholabeda
3	Ankalpada	Rural	Rutisila
4	Arjunbila	Rural	Gadadharpur
5	Asanabani	Rural	Pipilia
6	Asanbahali	Rural	Purumunda
7	Badabarabeda	Rural	Purumunda
8	Badajamupasi	Rural	Badajamuposi
9	Badamasinabilla	Rural	Badamasinabilla
10	Badjiuli	Rural	Patilo
11	Baghaghara	Rural	Muktapuir
12	Baiganpal	Rural	Badajamuposi
13	Balbhadrapur	Rural	Balabhadrapur
14	Balijodi	Rural	Uperdiha
15	Balipokhari	Rural	Balipokhari
16	Banachakulia	Rural	Mukundapurpatna
17	Banakanda	Rural	Tara
18	Bankapatuli	Rural	Pipilia
19	Barhatipura	Rural	Barhatipura
20	Basantapur	Rural	Basantapur
21	Bedapal	Rural	Tara
22	Bhalukipatali	Rural	Sarasposi
23	Bhanjatipura	Rural	Barhatipura
24	Bharandia	Rural	Sarasposi
25	Bholabeda	Rural	Bholabeda
26	Bidyadharapur	Rural	Rutisila
27	Binajhari	Rural	Mukundapurpatna
28	Binida	Rural	Binida
29	Brundabanapur	Rural	Sarasposi
30	Chatia	Rural	Santarapur
31	Chhotarayapur	Rural	Balipokhari
32	Chikinagobinpur	Rural	Pipilia
33	Dalangapani	Rural	Muktapuir
34	Dandipasi	Rural	Toranipokhari
35	Danguapasi	Rural	Manoharpur
36	Dehuripada	Rural	Barhatipura
37	Dehuripasi	Rural	Badajamuposi
38	Dengana	Rural	Patilo
39	Deobandha	Rural	Patilo
40	Dhangad Diha	Rural	Balipokhari
41	Dhanurjayapur	Rural	Gadadharpur
42	Dharapada	Rural	Pandapada
43	Dhenkikote	Rural	Dhenkikote
44	Dhobapitana	Rural	Toranipokhari
45	Dhuligarh	Rural	Mukundapurpatna
46	Dwarikapasi	Rural	Toranipokhari
47	Fuljhar	Rural	Binida
48	Gadadharapur	Rural	Gadadharpur
49	Gandasila	Rural	Manoharpur
50	Gayalmunda	Rural	Purumunda
51	Ghatagaon	Rural	Mukundapurpatna
52	Ghuntjharia	Rural	Muktapuir
53	Gobarabeda	Rural	Sarasposi
54	Gohitangiri	Rural	Sunatangiri
55	Golabandha	Rural	Uperdiha
56	Gopapur	Rural	Toranipokhari
57	Gopinathapur	Rural	Balipokhari
58	Haladharapur	Rural	Paidapatna
59	Harichanduapur	Rural	Gadadharpur
60	Hatinota	Rural	Balipokhari
61	Jamuposi	Rural	Tara
62	Jharbeda	Rural	Badapichhula
63	Kamargoda	Rural	Pandapada
64	Kamarnali	Rural	Pandapada
65	Kandasar	Rural	Basantapur
66	Kapasapada	Rural	Dhenkikote
67	Kasibeda	Rural	Khantaghar
68	Khajurijuani	Rural	Manoharpur
69	Khantaghara	Rural	Khantaghar
70	Khatrabeda	Rural	Manoharpur
71	Khudupatuli	Rural	Toranipokhari
72	Khunta	Rural	Gadadharpur
73	Khuntapada	Rural	Paidapatna
74	Khuntapada	Rural	Rutisila
75	Kolipasi	Rural	Mukundapurpatna
76	Kudutangar	Rural	Badajamuposi
77	Kundapitha	Rural	Badajamuposi
78	Kusunapur	Rural	Uperdiha
79	Langalakanti	Rural	Dhenkikote
80	Laxmanpasi	Rural	Manoharpur
81	Machhabhanda	Rural	Muktapuir
82	Madhupur	Rural	Gadadharpur
83	Mahulagadia	Rural	Khantaghar
84	Manada	Rural	Tara
85	Manoharapur	Rural	Manoharpur
86	Masinajodi	Rural	Binida
87	Mathurapasi	Rural	Toranipokhari
88	Medinipur	Rural	Badamasinabilla
89	Melana	Rural	Uperdiha
90	Mudurabeda	Rural	Muktapuir
91	Muktapur	Rural	Muktapuir
92	Mukundapurpatna	Rural	Mukundapurpatna
93	Mundatangar	Rural	Pipilia
94	Murgapahadi	Rural	Badajamuposi
95	Nakajhari	Rural	Tara
96	Nalabilla	Rural	Badajamuposi
97	Nimighera	Rural	Rutisila
98	Nischintapur	Rural	Tara
99	Nischintapur	Rural	Purumunda
100	Nuagaon Jodapokhari	Rural	Patilo
101	Nudurupada	Rural	Balabhadrapur
102	Nusuripasi	Rural	Santarapur
103	Paidapattana	Rural	Paidapatna
104	Paipani	Rural	Toranipokhari
105	Pandapada	Rural	Pandapada
106	Panupasi	Rural	Badamasinabilla
107	Parasurampur	Rural	Manoharpur
108	Patabari	Rural	Purumunda
109	Patilo	Rural	Patilo
110	Pauchhia	Rural	Balipokhari
111	Pichhulia	Rural	Badapichhula
112	Pipilia	Rural	Pipilia
113	Podadiha	Rural	Toranipokhari
114	Purumunda	Rural	Purumunda
115	Raghubeda	Rural	Santarapur
116	Raikudar	Rural	Bholabeda
117	Rajapata	Rural	Mukundapurpatna
118	Ramachandrapur	Rural	Muktapuir
119	Rangamatia	Rural	Binida
120	Rutisila	Rural	Rutisila
121	Sagadia	Rural	Paidapatna
122	Sana-Nuaghani	Rural	Badamasinabilla
123	Sanabarabeda	Rural	Badamasinabilla
124	Sanajamupasi	Rural	Patilo
125	Sanjiuli	Rural	Patilo
126	Sanmasinabilla	Rural	Badamasinabilla
127	Santarapur	Rural	Santarapur
128	Sarasapasi	Rural	Sarasposi
129	Sarupat	Rural	Rutisila
130	Sitabinji	Rural	Manoharpur
131	Sonatangiri	Rural	Sunatangiri
132	Sugadapata	Rural	Balipokhari
133	Sunaripasi	Rural	Barhatipura
134	Tandibeda	Rural	Khantaghar
135	Tangaratali	Rural	Balipokhari
136	Tara	Rural	Tara
137	Tikira	Rural	Dhenkikote
138	Toranipokhari	Rural	Toranipokhari
139	Tubulabeda	Rural	Balipokhari
140	Ukuchabeda	Rural	Basantapur
141	Uparadiha	Rural	Uperdiha
142	Vandaripasi	Rural	Toranipokhari

Population of Ghatgaon Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Ghatgaon Tehsil has a total population of 1,07,106 people, consisting of 53,470 males and 53,636 females. There are 24,210 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 156 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,07,106	1,07,106	0
Male Population	53,470	53,470	0
Female Population	53,636	53,636	0
Total Households	24,210	24,210	0
Population Density	156 / km²	156 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 60,250 literate people and 15,122 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 5,999 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 66,037 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	15,122	15,122
Literate Population	60,250	60,250
Illiterate Population	46,856	46,856
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	5,999	5,999
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	66,037	66,037

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)	Ghatgaon (घटगाँ)
District	Keonjhar
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Sitabanji
Total Area	687 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1003
Total Population (2011)	1,07,106
Density	156/km²
Total Villages	142

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