Chadiapada
Village
ଠାକୁରାଣୀ ମନ୍ଦିର
Chadiapada
Coordinates: 19°40′54″N 84°47′43″E / 19.6816266°N 84.7952056°E / 19.6816266; 84.7952056
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Ganjam
Block	Polasara
Gram Panchayat	Khanduru
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,001
Language
• Official	Oriya
Time zone	IST
PIN	761105

Chadiapada is a small village in Ganjam district of Odisha, India.

Geography

Chadiapada is located at 19°40′54″N 84°47′43″E / 19.6816266°N 84.7952056°E / 19.6816266; 84.7952056.^[1] It has an average elevation of 61 meters (200 feet). It is situated at 67 km from Brahmapur on North, 3 km from Polasara on the South-West. Polasara - Asika road passes through this village.

Demographics

• As of 2011^[update] India census,^[2] Chadiapada had 243 households with a population of 1,001. Males constitute 48.05% (481) of the population and females 51.95% (520). Chadiapada had an average literacy rate of 62%, lower than the national average of 64.8%: male literacy is 70.47%, and female literacy is 54.2%. In Chadiapada, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
• As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Chadiapada had 213 households with a population of 994. Males constitute 49% (484) of the population and females 51% (510).

Temples

• Nilakantheshwara Mandira
• Kanaka Durga Mandira or Panchu Deula
• Gundicha Mandira
• Gramadevi Mandira
• Thakurani Mandira

Education

Chadiapada has two Upper Primary Schools and one Middle English School.

• Chadiapada Krushnadaspur Sasan Upper Primary School
• Deulapalli Upper Primary School
• Kanaka Durga Middle English School

Economy

Most people of this village are farmers and textile mill workers in Surat. A few are government and private sector employees. Most of the Brahmins of this village perform priestly services.

Transport

The nearest town is Polasara (around 155 km from state capital Bhubaneswar). It is well connected by road with various cities and towns like Bhubaneswar, Asika, Berhampur and Buguda. Frequent bus services are available to all the above cities.^{[citation needed]}