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Malpara

Saintala mandal
Pincode 767032
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Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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Temple in Saintala mandal

The principal temple recorded for Saintala mandal is Maheswari Maa Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Malpara itself.

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
Birmaharajpur
AC 064 · SC
→
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LATA KUMBHAR
Contact: 99****5753
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LGD code
421132
Pincode
767032
Post office
Saintala
Population
297
Households
91
Literacy rate
47.1%
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000♂
Workers
84
Distance to district centre
406 km
Distance to mandal centre
350 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
231 km
Distance to Kolkata
137 km
Nearest railway station
Angua · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dantan Rural Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Malpara compares

By population, Malpara ranks #147 of 189 villages in Saintala mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.1%
−7.2% vs mandal average
Malpara
47.1%
Saintala mandal
54.3%
Balangir district
56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
868
−124 vs mandal average
Malpara
868
Saintala mandal
992
Household size
people per home
3.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
Malpara
3.3
Saintala mandal
3.7

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

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Malpara at a glance

Malpara is a village of 297 people in 91 households (Census 2011) in Saintala block, Balangir district, Odisha, the 147th-largest of 189 villages in Saintala block. Literacy is 47%, 7 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 868 women per 1,000 men. It lies 406 km from the Balangir district centre, 19 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 2 km from Angua railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 767032, served by Saintala post office; the LGD village code is 421132. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dantan Rural Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is LATA KUMBHAR, and the village votes in Birmaharajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raghunath Jagadala. The population is estimated at 970 in 2026, up 227% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Malpara · this village29747%—
Malpara · Khaprakhol69638%0 km N
Malpara · Belpara45440%0 km N
Malpara · Kantabanji55546%0 km N
Malpara · Belpara63150%0 km N
Malpara · Bangomunda1,45638%0 km N
Malpara · Khaprakhol99579%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Malpara

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)
14
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
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
TITLAGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
43
Distance to district HQ (km)
34
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Budabahal
Total area (ha)
72
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
7.15

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

Notice board · Malpara

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 — Malpara

LGD code
421132
Pincode
767032
Post office
Saintala
Population (Census 2011)
297
Population (projected 2026)
970
Households
91
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
868
Literacy rate
47.1%
Coordinates
21.88831°N, 87.25140°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolangir
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Birmaharajpur
Member of Parliament
Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
Member of Legislative Assembly
Raghunath Jagadala
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
LATA KUMBHAR
Block / Mandal
Saintala
Getting there

How to reach Malpara

Mandal centre
Saintala · ≈ 350 km
≈ 11 h 58 min by car · 14 h 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Balangir · ≈ 406 km
≈ 13 h 54 min by car · 16 h 30 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 16,280 people
Sabra · ≈ 19 km
≈ 40 min by car · 47 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar231 kmcapital
  • Kolkata137 km
  • Hyderabad1045 km
  • Chennai1227 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationAngua2 km
  • Hospital / PHCDantan Rural Hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankegra, ssb college30 km
  • CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science48 km
  • Police stationHijli TOP Police Station48 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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