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Kelenda

Barkot mandal
Pincode 768110
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Kelenda 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 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
Sambalpur
PC 03
→VS
Athamallik
AC 063
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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RS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RANJAN SETHI
Contact: 97****3236
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LGD code
382819
Pincode
768110
Post office
Barkote
Population
828
Households
205
Literacy rate
63.3%
Sex ratio
1029 ♀/1000♂
Workers
516
Distance to district centre
146 km
Distance to mandal centre
140 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
283 km
Distance to Kolkata
553 km
Nearest railway station
Dungripali · 33 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Christian Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kelenda compares

By population, Kelenda ranks #26 of 220 villages in Barkot mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.3%
+0.6% vs mandal average
Kelenda
63.3%
Barkot mandal
62.7%
Deogarh district
63.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,029
+58 vs mandal average
Kelenda
1,029
Barkot mandal
971
Household size
people per home
4.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
Kelenda
4.0
Barkot mandal
3.9

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

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Kelenda at a glance

Kelenda is a village of 828 people in 205 households (Census 2011) in Barkot block, Deogarh district, Odisha, the 26th-largest of 220 villages in Barkot block. Literacy is 63%, about the same as the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,029 women per 1,000 men. It lies 146 km from the Deogarh district centre, 51 km from Tora, the nearest town, 33 km from Dungripali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 768110, served by Barkote post office; the LGD village code is 382819. The nearest hospital or health centre is Christian Hospital, 2 km away. The sarpanch is RANJAN SETHI, and the village votes in Athamallik assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nalini Kanta Pradhan. The population is estimated at 976 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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Kelenda · this village82863%—
Kelenda · Kolabira1,37056%0 km N
Kelenda · Melchhamunda1,48072%0 km N
Barpali · Baragaon22953%1.1 km NW
Melchhamunda · Padmapur1,28073%1.5 km S
Matiamahul · Melchhamunda57561%1.8 km SW
Tengerapadar(Tangerpadar) · Melchhamunda38767%1.8 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kelenda

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)
14
Power hours (winter)
18
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DEBAGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
57
Distance to district HQ (km)
54
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
24
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kelda
Total area (ha)
518
Irrigated area (ha)
6.3
Forest area (ha)
375.9

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

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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 — Kelenda

LGD code
382819
Pincode
768110
Post office
Barkote
Population (Census 2011)
828
Population (projected 2026)
976
Households
205
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1029
Literacy rate
63.3%
Coordinates
21.09980°N, 83.24191°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Sambalpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Athamallik
Member of Parliament
Dharmendra Pradhan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nalini Kanta Pradhan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RANJAN SETHI
Block / Mandal
Barkot
Nearest railway station
Saragipali (138.0 km)
Getting there

How to reach Kelenda

Mandal centre
Barkot · ≈ 140 km
≈ 4 h 48 min by car · 5 h 42 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Deogarh · ≈ 146 km
≈ 5 h by car · 5 h 56 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,399 people
Tora · ≈ 51 km
≈ 1 h 45 min by car · 2 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar283 kmcapital
  • Kolkata553 km
  • Hyderabad648 km
  • Chennai946 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDungripali33 km
  • Hospital / PHCChristian Hospital2 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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