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Gopalbindha observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Bhadrak Rural mandal is Gobind Jiu Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Gopalbindha 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, Gopalbindha ranks #46 of 161 villages in Bhadrak Rural mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gopalbindha is a village of 1,578 people in 349 households (Census 2011) in Bhadrak Rural block, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 46th-largest of 161 villages in Bhadrak Rural block. Literacy is 79%, 7 points above the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756100, served by Bhadrak Banka Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 394802. The sarpanch is MANULATA PANDA, and the village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 1,860 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bental →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gopalbindha · this village | 1,578 | 79% | — |
| Bental · Bhadrak Rural | 1,455 | 78% | — |
| Bhabanibindha · Bhadrak Rural | 1,268 | 67% | — |
| Jagannathapur · Bhadrak Rural | 1,124 | 79% | — |
| Kasalpur · Bhadrak Rural | 965 | 76% | — |
| Panibhandar · Bhadrak Rural | 636 | 73% | — |
| Chakbental · Bhadrak Rural | 403 | 76% | — |
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.
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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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