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Trikona observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Bant mandal is Mahakali Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Trikona itself.
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.
By population, Trikona ranks #63 of 142 villages in Bant mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Trikona is a village of 550 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Bant block, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 63rd-largest of 142 villages in Bant block. Literacy is 78%, 2 points above the block average of 75% and the sex ratio is 890 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756114, served by Bant post office; the LGD village code is 394412. The sarpanch is SANGRAMKESORI JENA, and the village votes in Hindol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Simarani Nayak. The population is estimated at 648 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tillo →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trikona · this village | 550 | 78% | — |
| Tillo · Bant | 5,046 | 82% | — |
| Podapatna · Bant | 1,058 | 77% | — |
| Debatagadia · Bant | 940 | 80% | — |
| Salkania · Bant | 295 | 71% | — |
| Dhobatalia · Bant | 252 | 77% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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