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Udapur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Junnar mandal is Madhameshwar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Udapur itself.
By population, Udapur ranks #21 of 179 villages in Junnar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Udapur is a village of 3,697 people in 792 households (Census 2011) in Junnar taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra, the 21st-largest of 179 villages in Junnar taluka. Literacy is 76%, 1 points above the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 973 women per 1,000 men. It lies 78 km from the Pune district centre, 27 km from Shevgaon, the nearest town, 32 km from Padhegaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 412409, served by Otur post office; the LGD village code is 555253. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mauli Multi speciality Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is SACHIN RAMDAS AMBDEKAR, and the village votes in Nevasa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vitthal Vakilrao Langhe. The population is estimated at 4,359 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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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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