Harishchandrapur, Samakhunta
Harishchandrapur is a village located in the Baripada Sadar Tehsil of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. The village falls in Samakhunta block and comes under Paikabasa Gram Panchayat.
As on April 2025, the current population of Harishchandrapur is 701 out of which 319 are males and rest 382 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1197 females per 1000 males. There are around 49 teenagers in Harishchandrapur. It has literacy rate of 74% which means around 517 persons can read and write. Total 18 people belonging to scheduled caste and 256 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 141 households in Harishchandrapur, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 161. The pincode of Harishchandrapur is 757049 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Shyamakhunta Sub Post office
- Balidiha Branch Post office
- Chandanpur Branch Post office
- Palpala Ambadali Branch Post office
- Rangamatia Branch Post office
Schools
Harishchandrapur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Swami Vivekananda Shikshashram
- Govt. (Ssd) High School Balidiha
- Banabhumi Higher Secondary School Rangamatia
- Govt. High School Rangamatia
- Govt(Ssd) Girls High School Gundihudi
Hospitals
Harishchandrapur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.