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Dambasahi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Rayagada mandal is Nilakantheswar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dambasahi 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, Dambasahi ranks #98 of 158 villages in Rayagada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dambasahi is a village of 142 people in 25 households (Census 2011) in Rayagada block, Gajapati district, Odisha, the 98th-largest of 158 villages in Rayagada block. Literacy is 30%, 11 points below the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 1,058 women per 1,000 men. It lies 141 km from the Gajapati district centre, 47 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 13 km from Maligura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761213, served by Rayagada post office; the LGD village code is 414733. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sindhiguda Hospital, 18 km away. The sarpanch is SUMANEE BHUYAN. The population is estimated at 167 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ameda →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dambasahi · this village | 142 | 30% | — |
| Semlaguda · Bhairabsingipur | 3,091 | 34% | 0.4 km SE |
| Podapadar · Bhairabsingipur | 2,563 | 33% | 2 km E |
| Dutiguda · Bhairabsingipur | 670 | 27% | 2.1 km W |
| Kenduguda · Bhairabsingipur | 317 | 35% | 2.2 km S |
| Mundaguda · Bhairabsingipur | 1,500 | 40% | 2.2 km S |
| Kenduguda · Bhairabsingipur | 367 | 38% | 2.2 km S |
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.
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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