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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Revenue village·Bheden block·Bargarh

Keshripali

Bheden mandal
Pincode 768104
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

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.

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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
BIJAYA KARMI
Contact: 81****0097
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LGD code
380587
Pincode
768104
Post office
Bheden
Population
293
Households
71
Literacy rate
64.8%
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000♂
Workers
128
Distance to district centre
46 km
Distance to mandal centre
16 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
225 km
Distance to Kolkata
494 km
Nearest railway station
Barpali · 27 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Maa Tarini Hospital · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Keshripali compares

By population, Keshripali ranks #92 of 98 villages in Bheden mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.8%
−4.4% vs mandal average
Keshripali
64.8%
Bheden mandal
69.2%
Bargarh district
66.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
−5 vs mandal average
Keshripali
953
Bheden mandal
958
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Keshripali
4.1
Bheden mandal
4.0

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

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Keshripali at a glance

Keshripali is a village of 293 people in 71 households (Census 2011) in Bheden block, Bargarh district, Odisha, the 92nd-largest of 98 villages in Bheden block. Literacy is 65%, 4 points below the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Bargarh district centre, 29 km from Tora, the nearest town, 27 km from Barpali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 768104, served by Bheden post office; the LGD village code is 380587. The nearest hospital or health centre is Maa Tarini Hospital, 16 km away. The sarpanch is BIJAYA KARMI, and the village votes in Birmaharajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raghunath Jagadala. The population is estimated at 345 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mahulpali

Nearby villages compared

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Keshripali · this village29365%
Mehena · Bheden1,49069%2.1 km N
Sialkhandhata · Bheden3,12769%4.2 km W
Rusuda · Bheden1,23167%6 km N
Rusuda · Tushura1,08645%6 km N
Risamunda · Bheden19269%7.3 km N
Mahule · Sonapur62475%8.3 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Keshripali

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)
15
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
Yes
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
BARGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
42
Distance to district HQ (km)
42
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
42
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Mahulpali
Total area (ha)
192
Irrigated area (ha)
84.31
Forest area (ha)
9.68

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

Notice board · Keshripali

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 — Keshripali

LGD code
380587
Pincode
768104
Post office
Bheden
Population (Census 2011)
293
Population (projected 2026)
345
Households
71
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
953
Literacy rate
64.8%
Coordinates
21.11727°N, 83.84331°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
BIJAYA KARMI
Block / Mandal
Bheden
Getting there

How to reach Keshripali

Mandal centre
Bheden · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bargarh · ≈ 46 km
≈ 1 h 35 min by car · 1 h 52 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,399 people
Tora · ≈ 29 km
≈ 1 h by car · 1 h 11 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar225 kmcapital
  • Kolkata494 km
  • Hyderabad699 km
  • Chennai971 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBarpali27 km
  • Hospital / PHCMaa Tarini Hospital16 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India34 km
  • CollegeWomen's Jr College Play Ground41 km
  • Police stationPolice Station46 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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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