Gania Tehsil - Nayagarh, Odisha

Gania is an administrative tehsil in the Nayagarh district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Gania is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kerejanga, while the nearest airport is Biju Patnaik Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 79.5 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 461 km², including 461.38 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 918 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Gania Tehsil

Gania 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	Adakata	Rural	Adakata
2	Badamul	Rural	Chhamundia
3	Badamulpatna	Rural	Chhamundia
4	Badasilinga	Rural	Badasilinga
5	Bahali	Rural	Chhamundia
6	Bankajhari	Rural	Badasilinga
7	Baranathmundia	Rural	Karadapada
8	Barapalli	Unmapped	Not applicable
9	Bedadi	Rural	Badasilinga
10	Belapada Bechhapari	Rural	Kishoreprasad
11	Belapadapatana	Rural	Belapadapatna
12	Bentapada	Rural	Chhamundia
13	Bethiasahi	Rural	Chhamundia
14	Bhagamunda	Rural	Chhamundia
15	Bijayanagar	Rural	Belapadapatna
16	Bindhyagiri	Rural	Rasanga
17	Buriapaju	Rural	Badasilinga
18	Chhadamul	Rural	Chhamundia
19	Chhamundia	Rural	Chhamundia
20	Damaghati	Rural	Badasilinga
21	Dankarisahi	Rural	Rasanga
22	Dasipur	Rural	Belapadapatna
23	Dasipur	Unmapped	Not applicable
24	Dhipasahi	Rural	Badasilinga
25	Dhobabarei	Rural	Chhamundia
26	Dhuamada	Rural	Adakata
27	Dhuapaju	Rural	Badasilinga
28	Diakana	Rural	Chhamundia
29	Dimiripatia	Rural	Badasilinga
30	Duising	Rural	Badasilinga
31	Endagadu	Rural	Badasilinga
32	Erandipathar	Rural	Gania
33	Gahandi	Rural	Badasilinga
34	Gania	Rural	Gania
35	Geragedi	Rural	Badasilinga
36	Gochhabari	Rural	Rasanga
37	Gochhabari	Rural	Badasilinga
38	Gokula	Rural	Kishoreprasad
39	Gopalapur	Rural	Karadapada
40	Gopalprasad	Rural	Kishoreprasad
41	Gopiballavpur	Rural	Karadapada
42	Goudatumandi	Rural	Karadapada
43	Gunduribadi	Rural	Karadapada
44	Haripura	Rural	Chhamundia
45	Harirajpur Oraf Langal Kanta	Unmapped	Not applicable
46	Hatiapalli	Unmapped	Not applicable
47	Idei	Rural	Badasilinga
48	Indipata	Rural	Kishoreprasad
49	Iswarapur	Rural	Chhamundia
50	Jagannathprasad	Rural	Adakata
51	Jamujhola	Rural	Badasilinga
52	Janakajhali	Rural	Badasilinga
53	Jasipur	Rural	Chhamundia
54	Kadua	Rural	Rasanga
55	Kakudikhol	Rural	Adakata
56	Kalasimili	Rural	Karadapada
57	Kaliapada	Rural	Kishoreprasad
58	Kanapaju	Rural	Badasilinga
59	Kandhazilinda	Rural	Chhamundia
60	Kanipokhari	Rural	Chhamundia
61	Karadamundia	Rural	Belapadapatna
62	Karadapada	Rural	Karadapada
63	Kenduabida	Rural	Adakata
64	Kendudhipa	Rural	Badasilinga
65	Khalisara	Rural	Kishoreprasad
66	Kimbhirakhani	Rural	Chhamundia
67	Kishoraprasad	Rural	Kishoreprasad
68	Krushnapalli	Rural	Adakata
69	Kuchumara	Rural	Badasilinga
70	Kumuri	Rural	Badasilinga
71	Kuturi	Rural	Chhamundia
72	Mahanadikhesra	Rural	Badasilinga
73	Mahanapada	Rural	Chhamundia
74	Mahukana	Rural	Chhamundia
75	Malasapadar	Rural	Badasilinga
76	Malatiput	Rural	Rasanga
77	Malisahi	Rural	Chhamundia
78	Manibhadra	Rural	Rasanga
79	Maskajholi	Rural	Chhamundia
80	Muduligadia	Rural	Chhamundia
81	Musugoda	Rural	Badasilinga
82	Narayanprasad	Rural	Karadapada
83	Nuapada	Rural	Karadapada
84	Osamaska	Rural	Badasilinga
85	Ostia	Rural	Rasanga
86	Pandrasingha	Rural	Kishoreprasad
87	Patanda	Rural	Kishoreprasad
88	Patikata	Rural	Rasanga
89	Paturia	Rural	Kishoreprasad
90	Purnachandrapur	Rural	Kishoreprasad
91	Purunapani	Rural	Badasilinga
92	Ragadisahi	Rural	Karadapada
93	Raigadia	Rural	Chhamundia
94	Rajingi	Rural	Chhamundia
95	Ranikhol	Rural	Chhamundia
96	Rasanga	Rural	Rasanga
97	Rautapada	Rural	Belapadapatna
98	Rautapadapatna	Rural	Belapadapatna
99	Rekadi	Rural	Badasilinga
100	Sagadabhanga	Rural	Badasilinga
101	Sakatapalli	Rural	Badasilinga
102	Sakini	Rural	Badasilinga
103	Salapaganda	Rural	Badasilinga
104	Sanasilinga	Rural	Badasilinga
105	Satakosia No-1	Unmapped	Not applicable
106	Satakosia No-2	Rural	Chhamundia
107	Senaperi	Rural	Badasilinga
108	Seranda	Rural	Badasilinga
109	Sikaragochha	Rural	Badasilinga
110	Taila	Rural	Belapadapatna
111	Tamarjhula	Rural	Adakata
112	Tanla Nuagaon	Rural	Bhagabanpur
113	Tanlanuagaon	Rural	Karadapada
114	Tolakpatia	Rural	Badasilinga
115	Tudungi	Rural	Badasilinga
116	Tumandi	Rural	Karadapada
117	Walipur	Rural	Belapadapatna

Population of Gania Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Gania Tehsil has a total population of 38,506 people, consisting of 20,068 males and 18,438 females. There are 9,247 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 83 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	38,506	38,506	0
Male Population	20,068	20,068	0
Female Population	18,438	18,438	0
Total Households	9,247	9,247	0
Population Density	83 / km²	83 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 26,911 literate people and 4,556 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 9,450 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4,747 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	4,556	4,556
Literate Population	26,911	26,911
Illiterate Population	11,595	11,595
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	9,450	9,450
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	4,747	4,747

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)	Gania (गणिआ)
District	Nayagarh
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Kerejanga
Total Area	461 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	918
Total Population (2011)	38,506
Density	83/km²
Total Villages	117

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