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Ratakhandi

Patnagarh mandal
Pincode 767025
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Ratakhandi observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Bolangir
PC 10
→VS
Kantabanji
AC 070
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DANARDAN SAHU
Contact: 63****9002
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LGD code
420663
Pincode
767025
Post office
Patnagarh
Population
438
Households
115
Literacy rate
52.7%
Sex ratio
964 ♀/1000♂
Workers
261
Distance to district centre
257 km
Distance to mandal centre
200 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
415 km
Distance to Hyderabad
423 km
Nearest railway station
Kotapar Road · 34 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Mathili · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ratakhandi compares

By population, Ratakhandi ranks #126 of 181 villages in Patnagarh mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.7%
−3.4% vs mandal average
Ratakhandi
52.7%
Patnagarh mandal
56.1%
Balangir district
56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
964
−26 vs mandal average
Ratakhandi
964
Patnagarh mandal
990
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
Ratakhandi
3.8
Patnagarh mandal
3.9

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

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Ratakhandi at a glance

Ratakhandi is a village of 438 people in 115 households (Census 2011) in Patnagarh block, Balangir district, Odisha, the 126th-largest of 181 villages in Patnagarh block. Literacy is 53%, 3 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 964 women per 1,000 men. It lies 257 km from the Balangir district centre, 34 km from Kotapar Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 767025, served by Patnagarh post office; the LGD village code is 420663. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mathili, 21 km away. The sarpanch is DANARDAN SAHU, and the village votes in Kantabanji assembly constituency, represented by MLA Laxman Bag. The population is estimated at 516 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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Ratakhandi · this village43853%—
Ratakhandi · Balangir73855%0 km N
Ratakhandi · Manamunda89468%0 km N
Ratakhandi · Bisra66252%0 km N
Ratakhandi · Biramitrapur1,90752%0 km N
Ratakhandi · Reamal12158%0 km N
Ratakhandi · Tushura1,47955%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ratakhandi

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
No
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)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Tendapadar
Total area (ha)
345
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
85.85

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

Notice board · Ratakhandi

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 — Ratakhandi

LGD code
420663
Pincode
767025
Post office
Patnagarh
Population (Census 2011)
438
Population (projected 2026)
516
Households
115
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
964
Literacy rate
52.7%
Coordinates
18.74150°N, 82.22342°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolangir
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kantabanji
Member of Parliament
Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
Member of Legislative Assembly
Laxman Bag
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DANARDAN SAHU
Block / Mandal
Patnagarh
Nearest railway station
Muribahal (200.1 km)
Getting there

How to reach Ratakhandi

Mandal centre
Patnagarh · ≈ 200 km
≈ 6 h 51 min by car · 8 h 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Balangir · ≈ 257 km
≈ 8 h 49 min by car · 10 h 28 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar415 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad423 km
  • Chennai663 km
  • Kolkata768 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotapar Road34 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mathili21 km
  • ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA21 km
  • Police stationKoraput police station52 km
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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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