Paikmal Block Village Directory

Villages of Paikmal Block

Explore 129 villages across 22 Gram Panchayats in Bargarh district, with Census 2011 population references, GP pages, and searchable village-level navigation.

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Paikmal: town, block & region

Paikmal is a town and block headquarters in western Odisha, under Bargarh district and the Padampur subdivision. The area is known for rural culture, agriculture, forested hills, and the Nrusinghanath pilgrimage landscape on the Gandhamardan range. On Happy Paikmal you can browse 22 Gram Panchayats and 129 villages in the live directory below. Census 2011 population roll-ups, charts, and coverage notes are in the Data & charts section on this page.

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Data & comparison

Block-level insights

Quick visual checks for planning, browsing, and comparison. Population figures use available Census 2011 village matches in the local directory.

Most Populous Panchayats

Top Panchayats by summed village Census 2011 population.

Village Distribution

Top Panchayats by number of villages.

Male / Female Ratio

Paikmal block population split from Census 2011.

45,732Male
46,184Female

Sex ratio: 1,010 females per 1,000 males. Census 2011 block aggregate.

Literate / Illiterate Ratio

Paikmal block literacy split from Census 2011.

52,917Literate
38,999Illiterate

Overall literacy rate: 66.04%. Census 2011 block aggregate.

Paikmal Highest matched population (9,345)
Mithapalli Largest by village count (11 villages)
100 Village records with Census population values
2011 Population reference year used on Panchayat pages

Population concentration

Paikmal accounts for about 10% of the matched Census 2011 population in this directory.

Data coverage

100 of 129 villages currently have matched population rows, giving the page a 78% coverage signal.

Planning lens

Use the village count chart for administrative spread, and the population chart for service load, outreach planning, and GP-level comparison.

Contacts & services

Key official details

A civic directory for block administration, revenue, safety, local governance, health, utilities, and field services. Verify mobile numbers and current postings before formal use.

Paikmal Public Administration Directory

The Block Development Office is the central coordination point for state and central development schemes, while Tahasil, Police, ICDS, health, and utility offices handle land, safety, welfare, and public services.

7RI circles listed for land administration
06684Common local office STD code
768039Paikmal postal PIN code

Block Administration

Development schemes, Panchayat Samiti coordination, and block-level supervision.

Upanjali Majhi, OAS-I(JB)

Block Development Officer (BDO)
Official
ori-paikmal@nic.in 06684-230437 At/Po.-Paikmal, Dist.-Bargarh

Praful Kumar Oddu

Block Nodal Officer (Supervision)
Verify
7008679946

Madhusmita Behera

Block Facilitator (ABF)
Local
9778953203

Revenue & Tahasil Administration

Land records, revenue collection, and statutory certificates.

Smt. Sindhusuta Patra, OAS-A-SB

Tahasildar, Paikmal
Official
8917537973 tahsil.paikmal@gmail.com

Sri Hari Singh Majhi

Additional Tahasildar
Verify
9938188983
Paikmal CircleAt-Paikmal
Jamseth CircleAt-Jamseth
Mandosil CircleAt-Mandosil
Bhengarajpur CircleAt-Bhengarajpur
Jhitki CircleAt-Jhitki
Palsada CircleAt-Palsada
Chhindeikela CircleAt-Chhindeikela

Gram Panchayat Governance

Grassroots elected and executive staff for local governance.

Paikmal Gram Panchayat

Sarpanch: Tulabati Tandi
Local
9668232517

Jamebati Majhi

PEO, Paikmal GP
Local
6371607614

Sabita Kumar Saha

PEO (Administrative / PIO)
Local
8018514766

Chunmita Bag

Gram Rozgar Sevak (GRS)
Local
8144073829

Jhitki Gram Panchayat

Sarpanch: Shri Keshaba Dharua
Local

Health, ICDS & Mission Shakti

Nutrition, welfare, CHC-linked health communication, and women-led programmes.

Santoshini Giri

CDPO, ICDS Project Paikmal
Official
9438609901cdpopaikmal@gmail.com

Prachee Mishra

Block Mission Shakti Coordinator (BMSC)
Official
9078595089

Rabisankar Naik

Block Programme Coordinator (BPC)
Official
9556568652
Verified on the English Mission Shakti Bargarh profile; Odia profile variants have shown different BPC data, so recheck before publication-sensitive use.

Block Medical Office

Health services email contacts
Official
bmopaik@ori.nic.inbpopaik@ori.nic.in

Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital, Paikmal

Deputy Superintendent (Head of Office)
Verify
06684-230475

Public Utilities & Field Services

Postal, citizen assistance, water supply, agriculture, and civil society references.

Paikmal Post OfficeSub Office, PIN 768039; phone 06684-230624; Head Office: Bargarh H.O.
Jana Seva KendraPaikmal Basna Road, in front of RI Office, near Dunguripali
RWSSDesignated Officer: Junior Engineer-II, RWSS. Staff: Arshadi Bag and Jatin Kumar Nayak, Junior Assistants.
Soil ConservationField units headed by a Jr. S.C.O. at Block Headquarters.
Ahinsa Club Field OfficeC/O Raju Sahu, At-Nrusinghpada, Paikmal.
Marjyara Keshari FPCChief Functionary: Chittarnjan Pradhan, Mobile: 9348006511.

Utility and field-service entries are local reference items unless linked to a current department source. Confirm before formal communication.

Verification sources used where available: PR&DW Block Development Officers, Odisha Police Know Your Station, Bargarh district police station list, Mission Shakti Bargarh profile, Odisha Health email directory, and recent revenue/disaster public documents for the Tahasildar listing.

Reference library

Paikmal block at a glance

Longer notes on Panchayati Raj grammar, Mission Shakti federations (with compiled counts), a Gandapali SHG case study, and infrastructure / service-delivery framing. Block contacts are not repeated here—use Key official details above.

Block contacts

BDO, tahasil, police, sample GP lines, ICDS, Mission Shakti coordinators, health emails, and utilities are already in the Key official details section on this page, with the same reminder to verify postings and numbers before formal use.

Panchayati Raj

In Odisha, Gram Panchayats are the third tier under the 73rd Amendment. Each GP is divided into wards; ward members represent clusters of households. The Gram Sabha (and annual Palli Sabha processes) drive beneficiary lists and local priorities for schemes including MGNREGS and social assistance.

On this site, ward tables and sarpanch lines are filled only from verifiable official sources where available; otherwise the panchayat page states that explicitly.

Mission Shakti & women’s federations

Mission Shakti is a flagship Odisha programme that groups women into Self-Help Groups (SHGs) for savings, credit, livelihoods, and local leadership. In Paikmal, the block-level apex body is often referred to as the “Sadhana Block Level Mission Shakti Mahasangha” (naming can vary slightly in notices).

The federation works with line departments—for example ICDS (Anganwadi / nutrition)—so that economic and childcare support align at GP and village level.

LevelOrganisationLeadership / scale (compiled)
Block Sadhana Block Level Mission Shakti Mahasangha President: Jahnabi Pattanaik; Secretary: Hemalata Sahu
GP (22) Gram Panchayat Level Federations (GPLFs) Coordinators typically oversee GP-wide SHG activities and convergence.
Village SHGs Individual SHGs About 1,323 groups and 15,000+ women members reported in compiled block profiles (verify with Mission Shakti / district).

Names, counts, and federation titles should be confirmed against the latest Mission Shakti and district publications; they change with elections and reorganisation.

Case study: SHG activity in Gandapali (Kermelabahal GP)

Documentation for Gandapali village (under Kermelabahal Gram Panchayat) illustrates how dense SHG networks can be: groups are often named after local deities or symbols, and members span different social categories.

SHG name (examples)Key members (as listed)Social / thematic focus
Bindyabasini SHGMithila Naik, Sebati BibharSC / ST
Grampati SHGNilima Bhue, Karpur BagST
Maa SamaleswariChandrika Bhue, Bina KariST
Maa BhabaniTapaswini Bhue, PankajiniST
Maa DurgaPremasila Nag, Dipanjali TandiSC
Maa MangalaLaxmi Cherkia, SubhaginiST / SC
Maa SaraswatiSarojini Suna, Koushalya BagSC / ST

Activities cited in the same profiles include pisciculture in GP tanks, vegetable cultivation (for example Jay Maa Laxmi SHG), and traditional weaving—together forming an important channel for micro-credit and convergence subsidies.

Infrastructure, health & public services

Service delivery in Paikmal is shared between the block office, health teams, RWSS (rural water and sanitation), education, and social-security wings. Several programmes—including the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) where applicable—aim to accelerate gaps in infrastructure and human development indicators.

  • Health: The main facility is the Community Health Centre (CHC) at Paikmal, described in local briefings as upgraded from a PHC to handle more inpatient and referral load. Village Anganwadi centres (ICDS) and health sub-centres (for example names cited in plans such as Kusanpuri and Phulapali) extend primary care and nutrition outreach—confirm current locations on the district health portal.
  • Water & sanitation: RWSS supports hand pumps, piped water, and minor repairs (typical targets such as ~7 days for minor repairs appear in state guidelines; actual SLAs vary). Swachh Bharat (building on earlier Nirmal Bharat / sanitation campaigns) targets household and school toilets; hilly hamlets often need extra attention for water security.
  • Connectivity: The block is linked toward Bargarh and wider state corridors via the national highway network (older references cite NH 6; check current NH numbering). PMGSY rural roads connect many revenue villages to the block HQ and markets (“mandis”), improving access to care, schools, and agricultural marketing.
ServiceKey institution / roleNotes (indicative)
EducationPrimary & upper-primary / secondary schoolsMid-Day Meal (classes I–VIII) and related schemes are run per state norms.
HealthCHC Paikmal (+ PHC/SC network)Upgraded CHC capacity for inpatient care (per local briefings).
Water supplyRWSS (Assistant Engineer line)Minor repair targets and piped schemes are published in district/RWSS circulars.
Social securityBDO / W&CD (WEO) / line departmentsPensions and inclusion lists for BPL / disability categories follow state eligibility rules.

Use bargarh.odisha.gov.in and respective department sites for addresses, rosters, and helplines before travel or referrals.

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GP 01 5 villages

Badikata

0 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal0.0%
Badikata Gandapali Ghesara Kurrichuan Saplahar
GP 02 10 villages

Bartunda

4,646 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal5.1%
Badibahal Bartunda Bhuikhar Brahmantal Khapuridihi Marjadapali Motipali Nuadihi Patrapali Purena
GP 03 10 villages

Bhengrajpur

6,336 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal7.0%
Banmal Bhengrajpur Jhengnadihi Lergaon Majhipali Malda Nagdiha Pipalpali Rasmunda Sadanandapur
GP 04 3 villages

Bhubaneswarpur

4,839 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal5.4%
Bhubaneswarpur Jogendranathpur Kapilaspur
GP 05 4 villages

Bukramunda

1,297 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal1.4%
Bukramunda Lahangir Mahulpali Palsani
GP 06 5 villages

Charadapali

0 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal0.0%
Changaria Charadapali Gundichadiha Lahandipur Loharakot
GP 07 5 villages

Chhetgaon

3,664 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal4.1%
Brahmandihi Chhetgaon Ghuchaplai Kuturamal Paraskhandi
GP 08 4 villages

Chhindeikela

3,714 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal4.1%
Barapalia Chhindeikela Makhanamunda Dumerbahal
GP 09 5 villages

Jameseth

5,080 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal5.6%
Beruamunda Cherangajhang Dudkijharia Jamseth Kharamal
GP 10 6 villages

Jharabandh

3,698 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal4.1%
Ganjadabar Jalgarh Jharbandh Menkamunda Patrapali Temrimal
GP 11 4 villages

Jhitiki

4,654 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal5.1%
Jhitiki Khaliamunda Munikel Pathrel
GP 12 5 villages

Kansada

5,790 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal6.4%
Barpali Dhenkimunda Gadgaon Kansada Nilathar
GP 13 6 villages

Kechhodadar

4,971 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal5.5%
Cheliamal Frezerpur Hirapur Jharmunda Kechhodadar Maharanimeripur
GP 14 6 villages

Kermelabahal

4,631 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal5.1%
Bhagatpur Bijadihi Gandpali Haridatal Kermelabahal Khansibanji
GP 15 8 villages

Lakhamara

0 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal0.0%
Bamrit Darlipali Dhumabhata Kudhrenpali Kulanti Lakhmara Mahulpali Pujharipali
GP 16 5 villages

Mandosil

5,765 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal6.4%
Bhutmunda Dharol Dumerbahal Kadoghucha Mandosil
GP 17 6 villages

Mandiadhipa

5,078 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal5.6%
Chuhapali Kenabuda Kerlamal Mandiadhipa Mundela Nuagaon
GP 18 11 villages

Mithapalli

6,448 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal7.1%
Butrakhamar Dungripali Goranda Katangpali Kendubhata Kuradhiphasa Laudmal Manbhang Manmathpali Mithapali Pipalkhunta
GP 19 8 villages

Paikmal

9,345 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal10.3%
Dandpat Durgapali Georgegarh Khandijharan Koknara Paikmal Ranjitpur Salepali
GP 20 5 villages

Palasada

6,104 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal6.8%
Borasambar Goibahali Khaira Kuapali Palsada
GP 21 4 villages

Saraikela

0 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal0.0%
Baitalbhata Sambalpuri Sareikela Sukulipahad
GP 22 4 villages

Tameri

4,358 Census 2011 GP profile
Population signal4.8%
Dhandupali Khursapali Sodha Temri

Reference

Complete Panchayat list

A compact table for scanning village coverage and opening each GP page.

SL No Panchayat Name No. of Villages Census 2011 Population Village Names Page
1 Badikata 5 0 Badikata, Gandapali, Ghesara, Kurrichuan, Saplahar View
2 Bartunda 10 4,646 Badibahal, Bartunda, Bhuikhar, Brahmantal, Khapuridihi, Marjadapali, Motipali, Nuadihi, Patrapali, Purena View
3 Bhengrajpur 10 6,336 Banmal, Bhengrajpur, Jhengnadihi, Lergaon, Majhipali, Malda, Nagdiha, Pipalpali, Rasmunda, Sadanandapur View
4 Bhubaneswarpur 3 4,839 Bhubaneswarpur, Jogendranathpur, Kapilaspur View
5 Bukramunda 4 1,297 Bukramunda, Lahangir, Mahulpali, Palsani View
6 Charadapali 5 0 Changaria, Charadapali, Gundichadiha, Lahandipur, Loharakot View
7 Chhetgaon 5 3,664 Brahmandihi, Chhetgaon, Ghuchaplai, Kuturamal, Paraskhandi View
8 Chhindeikela 4 3,714 Barapalia, Chhindeikela, Makhanamunda, Dumerbahal View
9 Jameseth 5 5,080 Beruamunda, Cherangajhang, Dudkijharia, Jamseth, Kharamal View
10 Jharabandh 6 3,698 Ganjadabar, Jalgarh, Jharbandh, Menkamunda, Patrapali, Temrimal View
11 Jhitiki 4 4,654 Jhitiki, Khaliamunda, Munikel, Pathrel View
12 Kansada 5 5,790 Barpali, Dhenkimunda, Gadgaon, Kansada, Nilathar View
13 Kechhodadar 6 4,971 Cheliamal, Frezerpur, Hirapur, Jharmunda, Kechhodadar, Maharanimeripur View
14 Kermelabahal 6 4,631 Bhagatpur, Bijadihi, Gandpali, Haridatal, Kermelabahal, Khansibanji View
15 Lakhamara 8 0 Bamrit, Darlipali, Dhumabhata, Kudhrenpali, Kulanti, Lakhmara, Mahulpali, Pujharipali View
16 Mandosil 5 5,765 Bhutmunda, Dharol, Dumerbahal, Kadoghucha, Mandosil View
17 Mandiadhipa 6 5,078 Chuhapali, Kenabuda, Kerlamal, Mandiadhipa, Mundela, Nuagaon View
18 Mithapalli 11 6,448 Butrakhamar, Dungripali, Goranda, Katangpali, Kendubhata, Kuradhiphasa, Laudmal, Manbhang, Manmathpali, Mithapali, Pipalkhunta View
19 Paikmal 8 9,345 Dandpat, Durgapali, Georgegarh, Khandijharan, Koknara, Paikmal, Ranjitpur, Salepali View
20 Palasada 5 6,104 Borasambar, Goibahali, Khaira, Kuapali, Palsada View
21 Saraikela 4 0 Baitalbhata, Sambalpuri, Sareikela, Sukulipahad View
22 Tameri 4 4,358 Dhandupali, Khursapali, Sodha, Temri View
Total 129 90,418