Kalimela Tehsil - Malkangiri, Odisha

Kalimela is an administrative tehsil in the Malkangiri district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Kalimela is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kaklur, while the nearest airport is Jagdalpur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 85.9 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 825 km², including 824.87 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1003 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kalimela Tehsil

Kalimela Tehsil has a total of 117 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	Ambaguda	Rural	Kalimela
2	Ambapadar	Rural	Telerai
3	Anantapalli	Rural	Malavaram
4	Arnamala	Rural	Bhejangiwada
5	Badaliguda	Rural	Bhejangiwada
6	Badapadar	Rural	Telerai
7	Badasailur	Unmapped	Not applicable
8	Badigata	Rural	Bodigetta
9	Banamalipur	Rural	Chintalwada
10	Bapanpalli	Rural	Bapanpalli
11	Basantinagar	Rural	Lugel
12	Bejangiwada	Rural	Bhejangiwada
13	Berenpalli	Rural	Malavaram
14	Bhenkatapalli	Rural	Venkatapallam
15	Biliguda	Rural	Maharajapalli
16	Billigura	Rural	Manyamkunda
17	Chintalwada	Rural	Chintalwada
18	Chitrangpali	Rural	Chitrangapalli
19	Daraguda	Rural	Chitrangapalli
20	Dayaltungi	Rural	Telerai
21	Doganda	Rural	Manyamkunda
22	Dopenkonda	Rural	Malavaram
23	Doraguda	Unmapped	Not applicable
24	Doraguda -G	Rural	Gompakunda
25	Doraguda (Mpv-9)	Rural	Chitrangapalli
26	Engulukunda (R.F.)	Unmapped	Not applicable
27	Erabanpali	Rural	Materu
28	Eraganda	Unmapped	Not applicable
29	Eraganda	Rural	Malavaram
30	Gagarmetla	Rural	Gompakunda
31	Gampakonda	Unmapped	Not applicable
32	Gampakonda	Rural	Gompakunda
33	Girikanpali	Rural	Girkanpalli
34	Gumuka	Rural	Gumuka
35	Gumukaguda	Rural	Chitrangapalli
36	Gunthabeda	Rural	Manyamkunda
37	Idigunda	Unmapped	Not applicable
38	Idikonda	Rural	Nalagunthi
39	Inchimetla	Unmapped	Not applicable
40	Inchimetla	Rural	Undrukunda
41	Italguda	Rural	Chitrangapalli
42	Jabanpalli	Rural	Telerai
43	Jakalgandi	Rural	Telerai
44	Kadamguda	Rural	Kurumanuru
45	Kalimela	Rural	Kalimela
46	Kamalapadar	Rural	Populur
47	Kandalgura	Rural	Telerai
48	Kangurkonda	Rural	Kangurukunda
49	Kanheiguda	Rural	Gompakunda
50	Kantabanjiguda	Rural	Manyamkunda
51	Karkatpalli	Rural	Chintalwada
52	Koikonda	Rural	Maharajapalli
53	Koimetla	Rural	Koimetla
54	Kosalkunda	Rural	Chintalwada
55	Kotaguda	Rural	Kalimela
56	Kowasiguda	Rural	Koimetla
57	Koyaguda	Rural	Venkatapallam
58	Krushnanagar	Rural	Lugel
59	Kumbhiguda	Rural	Badili
60	Kurubu	Rural	Bodigetta
61	Kurukundi	Rural	Bhejangiwada
62	Kutmanpali	Rural	Bodigetta
63	Lugel	Rural	Lugel
64	M.P.V.-56	Rural	Girkanpalli
65	Madhusudanpalli	Unmapped	Not applicable
66	Maharajpalli	Rural	Maharajapalli
67	Malabharam	Rural	Malavaram
68	Mangipalli	Rural	Venkatapallam
69	Mangipalli	Rural	Manyamkunda
70	Manyamkonda	Rural	Manyamkunda
71	Maranpalli	Rural	Koimetla
72	Marigata	Rural	Bodigetta
73	Mpv - 36	Rural	Nalagunthi
74	Mpv -81	Rural	Maharajapalli
75	Mudakhal	Rural	Chitrangapalli
76	Murubanpali	Rural	Girkanpalli
77	Nalagunti	Rural	Nalagunthi
78	Nilakota	Rural	Malavaram
79	Odelguda	Rural	Chitrangapalli
80	Oramgura	Rural	Telerai
81	Padganpalli	Rural	Undrukunda
82	Panimetla	Rural	Venkatapallam
83	Patakonda	Rural	Kangurukunda
84	Pedakonda	Rural	Gumuka
85	Pedawara	Rural	Telerai
86	Pendikonda	Rural	Manyamkunda
87	Penkurai	Rural	Manyamkunda
88	Peruwai	Rural	Chitrangapalli
89	Phulkonkonda	Rural	Lugel
90	Pitakonda	Rural	Chintalwada
91	Poluru	Rural	Manyamkunda
92	Potakhal	Rural	Gompakunda
93	Potteru	Rural	Manyamkunda
94	Pulusumamadi	Rural	Populur
95	Ramachandrapur	Rural	Manyamkunda
96	Sailuru	Rural	Manyamkunda
97	Salamarikonda	Rural	Kangurukunda
98	Sarbanpaly	Rural	Malavaram
99	Sindhiguda	Rural	Chintalwada
100	Singabaram	Rural	Telerai
101	Singrajkota	Rural	Manyamkunda
102	Somanathpur	Rural	Populur
103	Songel	Rural	Undrukunda
104	Sudhakunta	Rural	Telerai
105	Sundarpalli	Rural	Populur
106	Supali	Rural	Chitrangapalli
107	Supalu	Unmapped	Not applicable
108	Tamanpalli	Rural	Tigal
109	Tatiguda	Rural	Gumuka
110	Tekagura	Rural	Bodigetta
111	Telarai	Rural	Telerai
112	Teliguda	Rural	Venkatapallam
113	Tendraspaly	Rural	Malavaram
114	Tigal	Rural	Tigal
115	Togurkota	Rural	Manyamkunda
116	Undrukonda	Rural	Undrukunda
117	Usakapali	Rural	Chitrangapalli

Population of Kalimela Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Kalimela Tehsil has a total population of 76,811 people, consisting of 38,331 males and 38,480 females. There are 17,185 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 93 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	76,811	76,811	0
Male Population	38,331	38,331	0
Female Population	38,480	38,480	0
Total Households	17,185	17,185	0
Population Density	93 / km²	93 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 33,369 literate people and 12,992 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 26,092 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 31,420 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	12,992	12,992
Literate Population	33,369	33,369
Illiterate Population	43,442	43,442
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	26,092	26,092
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	31,420	31,420

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)	Kalimela (कालिमेला)
District	Malkangiri
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Kaklur
Total Area	825 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1003
Total Population (2011)	76,811
Density	93/km²
Total Villages	117

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