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Budamal

Padmapur mandal
Pincode 768035
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

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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)
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Bargarh
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Bijepur
AC 002
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MITHILA SAHU
Contact: 79****3897
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LGD code
380200
Pincode
768035
Post office
Melchhamunda
Population
791
Households
195
Literacy rate
75.1%
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000♂
Workers
548
Census 2011 · in context

How Budamal compares

By population, Budamal ranks #51 of 108 villages in Padmapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
75.1%
+11.7% vs mandal average
Budamal75.1%
Padmapur mandal63.4%
Bargarh district66.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
−94 vs mandal average
Budamal911
Padmapur mandal1,005
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Budamal4.1
Padmapur mandal4.0

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

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Budamal at a glance

Budamal is a village of 791 people in 195 households (Census 2011) in Padmapur block, Bargarh district, Odisha, the 51st-largest of 108 villages in Padmapur block. Literacy is 75%, 12 points above the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 768035, served by Melchhamunda post office; the LGD village code is 380200. The sarpanch is MITHILA SAHU, and the village votes in Bijepur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanat Kumar Gartia. The population is estimated at 933 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Budamal · this village79175%—
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Budamal

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)
15
Power hours (winter)
16
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PADMAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
23
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
23
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Melchhamunda
Total area (ha)
161
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
5.67

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Budamal

LGD code
380200
Pincode
768035
Post office
Melchhamunda
Population (Census 2011)
791
Population (projected 2026)
933
Households
195
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
911
Literacy rate
75.1%
Lok Sabha constituency
Bargarh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bijepur
Member of Parliament
Pradip Purohit
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sanat Kumar Gartia
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MITHILA SAHU
Block / Mandal
Padmapur
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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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