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Khamar

Kantamal mandal
Pincode 762016
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Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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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 September
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
Bolangir
PC 10
→VS
Titlagarh
AC 069
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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BS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bhagabati Sethi
Contact: 76****2569
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LGD code
417738
Pincode
762016
Post office
Manamunda
Population
240
Households
60
Literacy rate
59.6%
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000♂
Workers
85
Distance to district centre
363 km
Distance to mandal centre
406 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
247 km
Distance to Kolkata
145 km
Nearest railway station
Sardiha · 21 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Tentulia Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khamar compares

By population, Khamar ranks #162 of 299 villages in Kantamal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.6%
+3.9% vs mandal average
Khamar
59.6%
Kantamal mandal
55.7%
Boudh district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,087
+90 vs mandal average
Khamar
1,087
Kantamal mandal
997
Household size
people per home
4.0
Same as the mandal average
Khamar
4.0
Kantamal mandal
4.0

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

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Khamar at a glance

Khamar is a village of 240 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Kantamal block, Boudh district, Odisha, the 162nd-largest of 299 villages in Kantamal block. Literacy is 60%, 4 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,087 women per 1,000 men. It lies 363 km from the Boudh district centre, 49 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 21 km from Sardiha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 762016, served by Manamunda post office; the LGD village code is 417738. The nearest hospital or health centre is Tentulia Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is Bhagabati Sethi, and the village votes in Titlagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nabin Kumar Jain. The population is estimated at 1,169 in 2026, up 387% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khamar · this village24060%—
Khamar · Manamunda30564%0 km N
Khamar · Khajuripada19363%0 km N
Khamar · Anugul82775%0 km N
Khamar · Kishorenagar34678%0 km N
Khamar · Chhendipada1,35074%0 km N
Khamar · Chandanpur84867%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khamar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
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
SONAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
80
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Lambasory
Total area (ha)
178
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
76.26

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

Notice board · Khamar

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 — Khamar

LGD code
417738
Pincode
762016
Post office
Manamunda
Population (Census 2011)
240
Population (projected 2026)
1,169
Households
60
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1087
Literacy rate
59.6%
Coordinates
22.22276°N, 87.00692°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolangir
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Titlagarh
Member of Parliament
Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nabin Kumar Jain
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Bhagabati Sethi
Block / Mandal
Kantamal
Getting there

How to reach Khamar

Mandal centre
Kantamal · ≈ 406 km
≈ 13 h 54 min by car · 16 h 30 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Boudh · ≈ 363 km
≈ 12 h 24 min by car · 14 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 16,280 people
Sabra · ≈ 49 km
≈ 1 h 41 min by car · 2 h by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar247 kmcapital
  • Kolkata145 km
  • Hyderabad1041 km
  • Delhi1213 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSardiha21 km
  • Hospital / PHCTentulia Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India32 km
  • Petrol pumpPragati Petroleum Services24 km
  • CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science33 km
  • Police stationHijli TOP Police Station33 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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