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Balipada

Dhamanagar mandal
Pincode 756117
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Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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Temple in Dhamanagar mandal

The principal temple recorded for Dhamanagar mandal is Upper Bagh Devi Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Balipada itself.

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.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Kandhamal
PC 13
→VS
Bhanjanagar
AC 123
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Balipada is a village in Dhamanagar mandal, Bhadrak district, Odisha. It has a population of 834 across 164 households, with a literacy rate of 77%.

LN
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LOPAMUDRA NAYAK
Contact: 97****3540
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LGD code
394708
Pincode
756117
Post office
Dhamnagar
Population
834
Households
164
Literacy rate
77%
Sex ratio
853 ♀/1000♂
Workers
280
Distance to district centre
96 km
Distance to mandal centre
174 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
85 km
Distance to Kolkata
311 km
Nearest railway station
Daitari · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Asha Hospital · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Balipada compares

By population, Balipada ranks #58 of 132 villages in Dhamanagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
77.0%
+1.5% vs mandal average
Balipada
77.0%
Dhamanagar mandal
75.5%
Bhadrak district
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
853
−136 vs mandal average
Balipada
853
Dhamanagar mandal
989
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
Balipada
5.1
Dhamanagar mandal
4.9

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

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Balipada at a glance

Balipada is a village of 834 people in 164 households (Census 2011) in Dhamanagar block, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 58th-largest of 132 villages in Dhamanagar block. Literacy is 77%, 2 points above the block average of 76% and the sex ratio is 853 women per 1,000 men. It lies 96 km from the Bhadrak district centre, 10 km from Daitari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 756117, served by Dhamnagar post office; the LGD village code is 394708. The nearest hospital or health centre is Asha Hospital, 15 km away. The sarpanch is LOPAMUDRA NAYAK, and the village votes in Bhanjanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradyumna Kumar Nayak. The population is estimated at 983 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Balipada · this village83477%—
Balipada · Nandankanan1,41774%0 km N
Balipada · Tamando50072%0 km N
Balipada · Pattamundai——0 km N
Balipada · Bhuban2286%0 km N
Balipada · Jajapur81877%0 km N
Balipada · Chandabali1,79471%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balipada

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
11
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAJAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
16
Distance to district HQ (km)
39
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Sohada
Total area (ha)
150
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
3.71

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

Notice board · Balipada

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 — Balipada

LGD code
394708
Pincode
756117
Post office
Dhamnagar
Population (Census 2011)
834
Population (projected 2026)
983
Households
164
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
853
Literacy rate
77.0%
Coordinates
21.05752°N, 85.83518°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kandhamal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bhanjanagar
Member of Parliament
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
LOPAMUDRA NAYAK
Block / Mandal
Dhamanagar
Getting there

How to reach Balipada

Mandal centre
Dhamanagar · ≈ 174 km
≈ 5 h 57 min by car · 7 h 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bhadrak · ≈ 96 km
≈ 3 h 18 min by car · 3 h 55 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar85 kmcapital
  • Kolkata311 km
  • Hyderabad873 km
  • Chennai1066 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDaitari10 km
  • Hospital / PHCAsha Hospital15 km
  • ATM / bankUnited Bank of India23 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Pump31 km
  • CollegeJiral College29 km
  • Police stationPolice Station34 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, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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