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Hirapur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Khunta mandal is Jagannath Temple, Banarpal. No temple of this dedication is on record within Hirapur 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, Hirapur ranks #170 of 230 villages in Khunta mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hirapur એ ઑડિશાના મયુરભંજ જિલ્લાના Khunta બ્લોકમાં 261 લોકોની વસ્તી 53 કુટુંબોમાં (વસ્તી ગણતરી 2011) ધરાવતું ગામ છે, જે Khunta બ્લોકના 230 ગામોમાં 170મું મોટું છે. સાક્ષરતા 51% છે, બ્લોક સરેરાશ 54% કરતાં 3 પોઇન્ટ ઓછી અને જાતિ પ્રમાણ દર 1,000 પુરુષોએ 905 સ્ત્રીઓ. તે મયુરભંજ જિલ્લા મથકથી 277 કિમી, Lakhna રેલવે સ્ટેશનથી 31 કિમી આવેલું છે (સીધી રેખાનું અંતર). પિનકોડ 757019 છે, Khunta પોસ્ટ ઓફિસ હેઠળ; LGD ગામ કોડ 390925 છે. નજીકની હોસ્પિટલ Government Hospital, Dhandamunda, 21 કિમી દૂર. સરપંચ SABITRI TUDU છે; ગામ Hindol વિધાનસભા મતવિસ્તારમાં આવે છે, ધારાસભ્ય Simarani Nayak. 2026માં અંદાજિત વસ્તી 308, 2011 કરતાં 18% વધુ.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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