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Girida

Thakurgarh mandal
Pincode 759125
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Girida observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Odisha

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.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Koraput
PC 21 · ST
→VS
Bissam Cuttack
AC 139 · ST
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SASMITA SETHI
Contact: 78****5126
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LGD code
405039
Pincode
759125
Post office
Athamallik
Population
152
Households
36
Literacy rate
44.1%
Sex ratio
1111 ♀/1000♂
Workers
87
Census 2011 · in context

How Girida compares

By population, Girida ranks #55 of 76 villages in Thakurgarh mandal.

Literacy rate
%
44.1%
−20.2% vs mandal average
Girida
44.1%
Thakurgarh mandal
64.3%
Anugul district
68.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,111
+94 vs mandal average
Girida
1,111
Thakurgarh mandal
1,017
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Girida
4.2
Thakurgarh mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Girida at a glance

Girida is a village of 152 people in 36 households (Census 2011) in Thakurgarh block, Anugul district, Odisha, the 55th-largest of 76 villages in Thakurgarh block. Literacy is 44%, 20 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,111 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759125, served by Athamallik post office; the LGD village code is 405039. The sarpanch is SASMITA SETHI. The population is estimated at 179 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Girida · this village15244%—
Talamaliha · Athmallik89673%—
Bhogara · Thakurgarh76552%—
Ambasaramunda · Thakurgarh72074%—
Bandhagaon · Thakurgarh54963%—
Patharakhumpa · Thakurgarh39671%—
Mahidharpur · Athmallik38664%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Girida

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ATHAMALLIK
Distance to nearest town (km)
28
Distance to district HQ (km)
96
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
38
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Ambasarmunda
Total area (ha)
108
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
28.25

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Girida

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Girida

LGD code
405039
Pincode
759125
Post office
Athamallik
Population (Census 2011)
152
Population (projected 2026)
179
Households
36
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1111
Literacy rate
44.1%
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bissam Cuttack
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SASMITA SETHI
Block / Mandal
Thakurgarh
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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