Gandapaju, Harabhanga

Gandapaju is a village located in the Puruna Katak Tehsil of Boudh district of Odisha. The village falls in Harabhanga block and comes under Talagaon Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Kandhamal parliament constituency and Boudh assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Gandapaju is 319 out of which 176 are males and rest 143 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 813 females per 1000 males. There are around 30 teenagers in Gandapaju. It has literacy rate of 60% which means around 191 persons can read and write. Total 33 people belonging to scheduled caste and 72 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 91 households in Gandapaju, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 154. The pincode of Gandapaju is 762012 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Khajuripada Sub Post office
• Dutimendi Branch Post office
• Arapaju Branch Post office
• Talagaon Branch Post office
• Baikumpa Branch Post office

Schools

Gandapaju has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Gandapaju Upper Primary School

Hospitals

Gandapaju has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Arapaju Primary Health Center
• Khajuripada MC Sub-Center
• Dalapada Sub-Center
• Gudari Sub-Center
• Arapaju Medical College Hospital Sub-Center