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Pirakhaman 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 Pirakhaman 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, Pirakhaman ranks #85 of 151 villages in Chhendipada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pirakhaman is a village of 390 people in 114 households (Census 2011) in Chhendipada block, Anugul district, Odisha, the 85th-largest of 151 villages in Chhendipada block. Literacy is 56%, 10 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 912 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759149; the LGD village code is 404362. The sarpanch is PRATAP KUMAR SAHOO. The population is estimated at 460 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kankerei →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirakhaman · this village | 390 | 56% | — |
| Kankarei · Chhendipada | 1,799 | 68% | — |
| Chhotabereni · Industrial | 339 | 69% | — |
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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