Nandapur Tehsil - Koraput District, Odisha
Nandapur is an administrative tehsil in the Koraput district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Nandapur is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Machhakunda, while the nearest airport is Jeypore Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 28.4 km.
The total area of the tehsil is 660 km², including 659.89 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1054 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Nandapur Tehsil
Nandapur Tehsil has a total of 233 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 | `Dhorakhandi | Rural | Kasandi |
| 2 | Abharada | Rural | Kularsing |
| 3 | Adra | Rural | Kasandi |
| 4 | Akanta | Rural | Kularsing |
| 5 | Ambel | Rural | Balda |
| 6 | Analaghat | Rural | Khurji |
| 7 | Andaruguda | Rural | Panthulung |
| 8 | Antabiri | Rural | Bilaput |
| 9 | Anumanjar | Rural | Bilaput |
| 10 | Araganda | Rural | Bilaput |
| 11 | Araput | Rural | Nandapur |
| 12 | Aringi | Rural | Attanda |
| 13 | Atanda | Rural | Attanda |
| 14 | Atubu | Rural | Kulabir |
| 15 | Badahanjar | Rural | Kulabir |
| 16 | Badaligura | Rural | Bheja |
| 17 | Badalipandi | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 18 | Badel | Rural | Badel |
| 19 | Baghragura | Rural | Kasandi |
| 20 | Bahiripara | Rural | Nandapur |
| 21 | Bairagiput | Rural | Khemunduguda |
| 22 | Balda | Rural | Balda |
| 23 | Bandakaput | Rural | Thuba |
| 24 | Bandhagura | Rural | Nandaka |
| 25 | Banuru | Rural | Attanda |
| 26 | Baraba | Rural | Bheja |
| 27 | Barangapali | Rural | Attanda |
| 28 | Barapadar | Rural | Balda |
| 29 | Baraput | Rural | Khurji |
| 30 | Baratankua | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 31 | Bari | Rural | Chatua |
| 32 | Bariapakhana | Rural | Khemunduguda |
| 33 | Bhalugura | Rural | Kasandi |
| 34 | Bheja | Rural | Bheja |
| 35 | Bhitarguda(Ndp) | Rural | Nandapur |
| 36 | Bijagura | Rural | Hikimput |
| 37 | Bijagura | Rural | Nandaka |
| 38 | Bijapur | Rural | Khurji |
| 39 | Bilaput | Rural | Hikimput |
| 40 | Bilaput | Rural | Bilaput |
| 41 | Billaput | Rural | Kasandi |
| 42 | Bisipur | Rural | Hikimput |
| 43 | Bodaligura | Rural | Hikimput |
| 44 | Borra | Rural | Khurji |
| 45 | Buchhaput | Rural | Khurji |
| 46 | Buding | Rural | Kularsing |
| 47 | Burudiput | Rural | Khurji |
| 48 | Charampi | Rural | Khurji |
| 49 | Chatua | Rural | Chatua |
| 50 | Chhaparamba | Rural | Khurji |
| 51 | Chheliamunda | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 52 | Chilam | Rural | Balda |
| 53 | Chiliput | Rural | Raising |
| 54 | Chingurichua | Rural | Nandapur |
| 55 | Chitalput | Rural | Nandapur |
| 56 | Daba | Rural | Kulabir |
| 57 | Dabaguda | Rural | Kasandi |
| 58 | Dabba | Rural | Kasandi |
| 59 | Damanga | Rural | Golluru |
| 60 | Danduguda | Rural | Raising |
| 61 | Dangabiri(Danbiri) | Rural | Parajabedapada |
| 62 | Darangaba | Rural | Kasandi |
| 63 | Debasandhagura | Rural | Raising |
| 64 | Dokriput | Rural | Khurji |
| 65 | Doraput | Rural | Nandapur |
| 66 | Dorasubalar | Rural | Kulabir |
| 67 | Durubha | Rural | Chatua |
| 68 | Durukaput | Rural | Nandapur |
| 69 | Enuguguda | Rural | Kularsing |
| 70 | Galaput | Rural | Khurji |
| 71 | Gatanput | Rural | Dabuguda |
| 72 | Gaurinayakaput | Rural | Hikimput |
| 73 | Gayalput | Rural | Bheja |
| 74 | Ghagadapandi | Rural | Thuba |
| 75 | Giriligura | Rural | Khemunduguda |
| 76 | Gobindapur | Rural | Hikimput |
| 77 | Golganda | Rural | Padua |
| 78 | Goluru | Rural | Golluru |
| 79 | Gondhisikariput | Rural | Kularsing |
| 80 | Gulpandi | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 81 | Gumaguda | Rural | Padua |
| 82 | Guntaput | Rural | Panthulung |
| 83 | H. Khilaput | Rural | Bheja |
| 84 | Halai | Rural | Nandaka |
| 85 | Handiput | Rural | Bheja |
| 86 | Hanjarpentha | Rural | Bheja |
| 87 | Hataguda | Rural | Panthulung |
| 88 | Hatibari | Rural | Hatibari |
| 89 | Hikimput | Rural | Hikimput |
| 90 | Jabagada | Rural | Bilaput |
| 91 | Jalaput | Rural | Parajabedapada |
| 92 | Jalaput Town | Rural | Bilaput |
| 93 | Jalaputjalabhandar | Rural | Attanda |
| 94 | Jantaput | Rural | Badel |
| 95 | Jeera | Rural | Chatua |
| 96 | Jhankarguda | Rural | Nandaka |
| 97 | Jogiput | Rural | Khurji |
| 98 | Joriput | Rural | Khurji |
| 99 | Kadamgura | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 100 | Kadaput | Rural | Balda |
| 101 | Kadaput | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 102 | Kakada | Rural | Raising |
| 103 | Kakua | Rural | Bilaput |
| 104 | Kalari | Rural | Kasandi |
| 105 | Kamara | Rural | Badel |
| 106 | Kamarabelgan | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 107 | Kamaragura | Rural | Khurji |
| 108 | Kandaput | Rural | Bheja |
| 109 | Kandara | Rural | Hatibari |
| 110 | Kanta | Rural | Bilaput |
| 111 | Kanti | Rural | Badel |
| 112 | Karanjagura | Rural | Raising |
| 113 | Kasandi | Rural | Kasandi |
| 114 | Kataraba | Rural | Raising |
| 115 | Kathua | Rural | Panthulung |
| 116 | Katiaput | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 117 | Kaurikhar | Rural | Nandapur |
| 118 | Kharagapur | Rural | Nandapur |
| 119 | Khatagauraput | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 120 | Khataput | Rural | Bheja |
| 121 | Khaudikhal | Rural | Nandapur |
| 122 | Khemundugura | Rural | Khemunduguda |
| 123 | Khilua | Rural | Hikimput |
| 124 | Khinibar | Rural | K Hinbar |
| 125 | Khinimung | Rural | Bilaput |
| 126 | Khotalput | Rural | Khurji |
| 127 | Khurji | Rural | Khurji |
| 128 | Kinjaraba | Rural | Raising |
| 129 | Kirajholla | Rural | Khurji |
| 130 | Kiramba | Rural | Padua |
| 131 | Kitaba | Rural | Badel |
| 132 | Kona | Rural | K Hinbar |
| 133 | Kuda | Rural | Golluru |
| 134 | Kudasing | Rural | Raising |
| 135 | Kudikipadar | Rural | Nandaka |
| 136 | Kudubu | Rural | Golluru |
| 137 | Kujel | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 138 | Kukudaput | Rural | Bheja |
| 139 | Kulabiri | Rural | Kulabir |
| 140 | Kularsing | Rural | Kularsing |
| 141 | Kurumaput | Rural | Khemunduguda |
| 142 | Lampi | Rural | Kularsing |
| 143 | Lenjiput | Rural | Badel |
| 144 | Lenjiput | Rural | Badel |
| 145 | Litiput | Rural | Peta |
| 146 | Lugum | Rural | Kularsing |
| 147 | Luluburu | Rural | Balda |
| 148 | Lunjingi | Rural | Hikimput |
| 149 | Madiput | Rural | Kularsing |
| 150 | Majhiput | Rural | Khurji |
| 151 | Malibelagan | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 152 | Malibhimdola | Rural | Balda |
| 153 | Maliburuda | Rural | Khemunduguda |
| 154 | Malikubharput | Rural | Khemunduguda |
| 155 | Maliput | Rural | Thuba |
| 156 | Maliput | Rural | Hikimput |
| 157 | Malisubular | Rural | Kulabir |
| 158 | Mangrel | Rural | Kasandi |
| 159 | Marara | Rural | Hikimput |
| 160 | Mariput | Rural | Panthulung |
| 161 | Masuri | Rural | Badel |
| 162 | Matamput | Rural | Attanda |
| 163 | Mohipalput | Rural | Badel |
| 164 | Muduliput | Rural | Nandapur |
| 165 | Mulda | Rural | Raising |
| 166 | Muliaput | Rural | Khurji |
| 167 | Nalachua | Rural | Nandapur |
| 168 | Nandaka | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 169 | Nandapur | Rural | Nandapur |
| 170 | Nandigan | Rural | Khurji |
| 171 | Niladoraput | Rural | Hikimput |
| 172 | Nuaput | Rural | Kasandi |
| 173 | Nuaput | Rural | Bilaput |
| 174 | P.Khilaput | Rural | Bheja |
| 175 | Padalput | Rural | Balda |
| 176 | Padua | Rural | Padua |
| 177 | Paikathoba | Rural | Thuba |
| 178 | Pamolput | Rural | Panthulung |
| 179 | Panasaput | Rural | Bheja |
| 180 | Pangiput | Rural | Badel |
| 181 | Pansaput | Rural | Nandaka |
| 182 | Pantalung | Rural | Panthulung |
| 183 | Parajabadapada | Rural | Parajabedapada |
| 184 | Parajabhimdol | Rural | Balda |
| 185 | Parajaburura | Rural | Nandaka |
| 186 | Paralput | Rural | Nandapur |
| 187 | Parata | Rural | Thuba |
| 188 | Patrapandi | Rural | Thuba |
| 189 | Petal | Rural | Raising |
| 190 | Phanua | Rural | K Hinbar |
| 191 | Podeising | Rural | Golluru |
| 192 | Pujariput | Rural | Kulabir |
| 193 | Raising | Rural | Raising |
| 194 | Ranginigura | Rural | Khurji |
| 195 | Ranta | Rural | Kularsing |
| 196 | Rasaput | Rural | Kularsing |
| 197 | Rasel | Rural | Parajabedapada |
| 198 | Redingi | Rural | Attanda |
| 199 | Reraput | Rural | Kasandi |
| 200 | Rukuba | Rural | Khemunduguda |
| 201 | Rurichuan | Rural | Kasandi |
| 202 | Sabun | Rural | Bilaput |
| 203 | Salap | Rural | Khemunduguda |
| 204 | Sankiri | Rural | Hikimput |
| 205 | Sarbaput | Rural | Hikimput |
| 206 | Sarbati | Rural | Nandapur |
| 207 | Sariaput | Rural | Nandapur |
| 208 | Satasemili | Rural | Thuba |
| 209 | Saunipujariput | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 210 | Semala | Rural | Khurji |
| 211 | Sidaput | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 212 | Silipandi | Rural | Badel |
| 213 | Similiput | Rural | Kasandi |
| 214 | Sobhaput | Rural | Panthulung |
| 215 | Solapguda | Rural | Kasandi |
| 216 | Somili | Rural | Badel |
| 217 | Soput | Rural | Balda |
| 218 | Sukuriput | Rural | Thuba |
| 219 | Surumi | Rural | Bilaput |
| 220 | Tadava | Rural | Bilaput |
| 221 | Taintar | Rural | Bheja |
| 222 | Talageruput | Rural | Malibelgaon |
| 223 | Talaguda | Rural | Kulabir |
| 224 | Talaharaganda | Rural | Bilaput |
| 225 | Tamding | Rural | Golluru |
| 226 | Tankel | Rural | Panthulung |
| 227 | Tansing | Rural | Kularsing |
| 228 | Tapogonda | Rural | Bilaput |
| 229 | Taraliput | Rural | Bheja |
| 230 | Tudukuthuba | Rural | Thuba |
| 231 | Tumbakota | Rural | Panthulung |
| 232 | Uparageruput | Rural | Nandapur |
| 233 | Uparharaganda | Rural | Bilaput |
Population of Nandapur Tehsil
As per the Census 2011, Nandapur Tehsil has a total population of 72,579 people, consisting of 35,322 males and 37,257 females. There are 19,204 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 110 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Particulars | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 72,579 | 72,579 | 0 |
| Male Population | 35,322 | 35,322 | 0 |
| Female Population | 37,257 | 37,257 | 0 |
| Total Households | 19,204 | 19,204 | 0 |
| Population Density | 110 / km² | 110 / km² | 0 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 24,449 literate people and 12,215 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 9,795 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 35,900 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) | 12,215 | 12,215 | 0 |
| Literate Population | 24,449 | 24,449 | 0 |
| Illiterate Population | 48,130 | 48,130 | 0 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 9,795 | 9,795 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 35,900 | 35,900 | 0 |
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.