Paparahandi Tehsil - Nabarangpur, Odisha

Paparahandi is an administrative tehsil in the Nabarangpur district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Paparahandi is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Charamula Kusum, while the nearest airport is Jeypore Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 46.9 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 470 km², including 460.76 km² rural area and 9.62 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1028 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Paparahandi Tehsil

Paparahandi Tehsil has a total of 90 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AmilipadarRuralKhutubai
2AunliRuralMaidalpur
3BamuniRuralMokia
4BankasargiRuralPondikote
5BaradeiRuralChercheta
6BarigudaRuralJatabal
7BarliRuralSanabarli
8BatakariRuralKantamal
9BatasarRuralChercheta
10BetajharanRuralNaktiguda
11BhandiaRuralDengaguda
12BhasiganUnmappedNot applicable
13BhatadhansuliRuralPatri
14BhejaRuralPatri
15BirigudaRuralDengaguda
16ChandanpalaRuralPondikote
17ChandiliRuralPondikote
18ChandrapurRuralChandrapur
19CharamulaRuralMaidalpur
20CherchataRuralChercheta
21ChhalipitaRuralKhutubai
22ChingudisaraRuralJatabal
23DakaragudaRuralPapadahandi
24DakaribedaRuralPapadahandi
25DamapalaRuralKhutubai
26DangraRuralDangara
27DayagudaRuralManigam
28DengagudaRuralDengaguda
29DhansuliRuralTumbarla
30EkoriRuralSirisi
31GadabakataraRuralGadabakotra
32GhatagudaRuralGhataguda
33GhusarabedaRuralManigam
34GobarlaRuralTumbarla
35GopigudaRuralMaidalpur
36GumidoraRuralPondikote
37HatibedaRuralHatibeda
38HirliRuralTumbarla
39JambagudaRuralJatabal
40JambugudaRuralMajhiguda
41JatabalRuralJatabal
42JharakusumiRuralNaktiguda
43KaliagudaRuralGhataguda
44KamarahandiRuralKantamal
45KangumajhigudaRuralGhataguda
46KantasaroRuralMaidalpur
47KantasaruRuralChercheta
48KhairaRuralPatri
49KhajuriRuralSanabarli
50KhaligudaRuralPatri
51KharkiRuralDengaguda
52KhutugudaRuralDengaguda
53KontamalRuralKantamal
54KuchhaRuralKantamal
55KukurabindhaRuralDangara
56KutubaiRuralKhutubai
57LodiRuralMajhiguda
58LoharakaniRuralTumbarla
59MahendriRuralManigam
60MahuliRuralTumbarla
61MahuragudaRuralJatabal
62MaidalpurRuralMaidalpur
63MajhigudaRuralMajhiguda
64MakiaRuralMokia
65ManigamRuralManigam
66MinjaRuralNaktiguda
67MundagudaRuralPatri
68MusapallaRuralManigam
69NakatigudaRuralNaktiguda
70NuaamilipadarRuralKhutubai
71NuakoteRuralNuakote
72PaikakataraRuralSemala
73PalapurRuralSirisi
74PalsagudaRuralTumbarla
75PandikotRuralPondikote
76Papadahandi (Ct)RuralPapadahandi
77PatriRuralPatri
78PatrogudaRuralGhataguda
79PodasagudaRuralPondikote
80PradhanigudaRuralPondikote
81SaragudaRuralJatabal
82SaragudaRuralKhutubai
83SemlaRuralSemala
84SikaragudaRuralMokia
85SilakagudaRuralMokia
86SirisiRuralSirisi
87SorisapadarRuralSirisi
88TangarapalaRuralMaidalpur
89TumberlaRuralTumbarla
90UsiganRuralSemala

Population of Paparahandi Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Paparahandi Tehsil has a total population of 99,699 people, consisting of 49,144 males and 50,555 females. There are 23,088 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 212 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population99,69990,3099,390
Male Population49,14444,6224,522
Female Population50,55545,6874,868
Total Households23,08821,0032,085
Population Density212 / km²196 / km²976 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 38,631 literate people and 17,282 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 11,788 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 54,748 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)17,28215,8521,430
Literate Population38,63133,6105,021
Illiterate Population61,06856,6994,369
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population11,78810,5131,275
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population54,74850,8913,857

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.