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Karadabahal observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Chhendipada mandal is Hanuman Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Karadabahal 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, Karadabahal ranks #42 of 151 villages in Chhendipada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karadabahal is a village of 1,035 people in 249 households (Census 2011) in Chhendipada block, Anugul district, Odisha, the 42nd-largest of 151 villages in Chhendipada block. Literacy is 66%, about the same as the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 960 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759141, served by Bagedia post office; the LGD village code is 404477. The sarpanch is Laxmipriya Dhal. The population is estimated at 1,220 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Brahmanbil →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karadabahal · this village | 1,035 | 66% | — |
| Brahmanbil · Chhendipada | 3,061 | 70% | — |
| Tauka · Chhendipada | 923 | 70% | — |
| Balinali · Chhendipada | 725 | 70% | — |
| Bhagilakata · Chhendipada | 583 | 66% | — |
| Thalipasi · Chhendipada | 63 | 83% | — |
| Bimbadharpur · Chhendipada | 0 | — | — |
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.
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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