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Lahada

Nihalprasad mandal
Pincode 759016
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Lahada observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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Temple in Nihalprasad mandal

The principal temple recorded for Nihalprasad mandal is Sambhugopal Math. No temple of this dedication is on record within Lahada itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Odisha

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.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Dhenkanal
PC 09
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Dhenkanal
AC 055
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHANCHALA BARIK
Contact: 93****2126
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LGD code
402797
Pincode
759016
Post office
Gondiapatna
Population
1,827
Households
477
Literacy rate
56.5%
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000♂
Workers
717
Census 2011 · in context

How Lahada compares

By population, Lahada ranks #6 of 35 villages in Nihalprasad mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.5%
−11.6% vs mandal average
Lahada56.5%
Nihalprasad mandal68.1%
Dhenkanal district69.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
−12 vs mandal average
Lahada954
Nihalprasad mandal966
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.6 vs mandal average
Lahada3.8
Nihalprasad mandal4.4

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

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Lahada at a glance

Lahada is a village of 1,827 people in 477 households (Census 2011) in Nihalprasad block, Dhenkanal district, Odisha, the 6th-largest of 35 villages in Nihalprasad block. Literacy is 57%, 12 points below the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759016, served by Gondiapatna post office; the LGD village code is 402797. The sarpanch is CHANCHALA BARIK, and the village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 2,154 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Lahada · this village1,82757%—
Bhaliapat · Gandia1,06571%—
Bailo · Nihalprasad62854%—
Kasipur · Gandia42452%—
Kalapada · Gandia0——
Khandual · Nihalprasad0——
Sahadeipur · Gandia0——

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lahada

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)
15
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
2
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BHUBAN
Distance to nearest town (km)
19
Distance to district HQ (km)
44
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kasipur
Total area (ha)
724
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0.37

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

Notice board · Lahada

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 — Lahada

LGD code
402797
Pincode
759016
Post office
Gondiapatna
Population (Census 2011)
1,827
Population (projected 2026)
2,154
Households
477
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
954
Literacy rate
56.5%
Lok Sabha constituency
Dhenkanal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhenkanal
Member of Parliament
Rudra Narayan Pany
Member of Legislative Assembly
Krushna Chandra Patra
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
CHANCHALA BARIK
Block / Mandal
Nihalprasad
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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, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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