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Solaghara observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
Temples near Solaghara
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Purusottampur mandal is Sarana Shreekhetra Marada Jagannath Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Solaghara itself.
Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.
The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Solaghara ranks #15 of 105 villages in Purusottampur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Solaghara ওড়িশা-এর গঞ্জাম জেলার Purusottampur ব্লক-এ 2,397 জনসংখ্যা 535 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Purusottampur ব্লক-এর 105 গ্রামের মধ্যে 15তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 69%, ব্লক গড় 58% থেকে 11 পয়েন্ট বেশি এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 942 নারী। এটি গঞ্জাম জেলা সদর থেকে 34 কিমি, Narasimhapur রেলস্টেশন থেকে 13 কিমি অবস্থিত (সরলরেখা দূরত্ব)। পিনকোড 761018, Purushottampur ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 412256। নিকটতম হাসপাতাল Government Hospital, J. Dayanidhipur, 10 কিমি দূরে। গ্রামটি Kabisuryanagar বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Pratap Chandra Nayak। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 2,826, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত: Solaghar →
| গ্রাম | জনসংখ্যা | সাক্ষরতা | দূরত্ব |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solaghara · এই গ্রাম | 2,397 | 69% | — |
| Hindula · Purusottampur | 1,486 | 63% | 1 কিমি E |
| Pratapur · Badagada | 1,193 | 49% | 1.5 কিমি NE |
| Pratapur · Jagannath Prasad | 1,371 | 73% | 1.5 কিমি NE |
| Angu · Purusottampur | 1,857 | 67% | 1.8 কিমি S |
| Handighara · Purusottampur | 1,549 | 63% | 2 কিমি NW |
| Narasinghapur · Manamunda | 632 | 58% | 2.8 কিমি W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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