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Revenue village·Bijepur block·Bargarh

Budadarha

Bijepur mandal
Pincode 768048
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Budadarha 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
SURENDRA BERIA
Contact: 91****9262
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LGD code
380389
Pincode
768048
Post office
Laumunda
Population
130
Households
37
Literacy rate
58.5%
Sex ratio
970 ♀/1000♂
Workers
51
Distance to district centre
3 km
Distance to mandal centre
20 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
269 km
Distance to Kolkata
540 km
Nearest railway station
Dungripali · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Ghess · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Budadarha compares

By population, Budadarha ranks #108 of 109 villages in Bijepur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.5%
−7.4% vs mandal average
Budadarha
58.5%
Bijepur mandal
65.9%
Bargarh district
66.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
−12 vs mandal average
Budadarha
970
Bijepur mandal
982
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.2 vs mandal average
Budadarha
3.5
Bijepur mandal
3.7

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

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Budadarha at a glance

Budadarha is a village of 130 people in 37 households (Census 2011) in Bijepur block, Bargarh district, Odisha, the 108th-largest of 109 villages in Bijepur block. Literacy is 59%, 7 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 3 km from the Bargarh district centre, 40 km from Tora, the nearest town, 19 km from Dungripali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 768048, served by Laumunda post office; the LGD village code is 380389. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Ghess, 15 km away. The sarpanch is SURENDRA BERIA, and the village votes in Bijepur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanat Kumar Gartia. The population is estimated at 153 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Laumunda

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Budadarha

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)
16
Power hours (winter)
18
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
BARGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Laumunda
Total area (ha)
93
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
2.74

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

Notice board · Budadarha

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 — Budadarha

LGD code
380389
Pincode
768048
Post office
Laumunda
Population (Census 2011)
130
Population (projected 2026)
153
Households
37
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
970
Literacy rate
58.5%
Coordinates
21.09175°N, 83.37829°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bargarh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bijepur
Member of Parliament
Pradip Purohit
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sanat Kumar Gartia
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SURENDRA BERIA
Block / Mandal
Bijepur
Getting there

How to reach Budadarha

Mandal centre
Bijepur · ≈ 20 km
≈ 40 min by car · 48 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bargarh · ≈ 3.2 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,399 people
Tora · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 22 min by car · 1 h 37 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar269 kmcapital
  • Kolkata540 km
  • Hyderabad658 km
  • Chennai950 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDungripali19 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Ghess15 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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