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Kenkeba

Belpara mandal
Pincode 767026
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Belpara mandal

The principal temple recorded for Belpara mandal is Jagannath Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kenkeba itself.

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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAM GOPAL NAIK
Contact: 88****6587
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LGD code
420977
Pincode
767026
Post office
Belpara
Population
483
Households
123
Literacy rate
47.6%
Sex ratio
932 ♀/1000♂
Workers
235
Census 2011 · in context

How Kenkeba compares

By population, Kenkeba ranks #88 of 111 villages in Belpara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.6%
−0.7% vs mandal average
Kenkeba
47.6%
Belpara mandal
48.3%
Balangir district
56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
−68 vs mandal average
Kenkeba
932
Belpara mandal
1,000
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
Kenkeba
3.9
Belpara mandal
4.1

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

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Kenkeba at a glance

Kenkeba is a village of 483 people in 123 households (Census 2011) in Belpara block, Balangir district, Odisha, the 88th-largest of 111 villages in Belpara block. Literacy is 48%, about the same as the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 767026, served by Belpara post office; the LGD village code is 420977. The sarpanch is RAM GOPAL NAIK, and the village votes in Boudh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Saroj Kumar Pradhan. The population is estimated at 569 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kenkeba · this village48348%—
Madhyapur · Belpara2,15252%—
Katapali · Belpara35142%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kenkeba

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
18
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PATNAGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
22
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Madhyapur
Total area (ha)
214
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
22.2

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

Notice board · Kenkeba

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 — Kenkeba

LGD code
420977
Pincode
767026
Post office
Belpara
Population (Census 2011)
483
Population (projected 2026)
569
Households
123
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
932
Literacy rate
47.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kandhamal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Boudh
Member of Parliament
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Saroj Kumar Pradhan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAM GOPAL NAIK
Block / Mandal
Belpara
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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, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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