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Revenue village·Balikuda block·Jagatsinghapur

Oranda

Balikuda mandal
Pincode 754110
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Oranda

  • Dhabaleshwar Temple · 4.6 km
  • Dhabaleshwar Temple Complex · 4.6 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Balikuda mandal

The principal temple recorded for Balikuda mandal is Akhandalamani Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Oranda 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 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)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Oranda is a village in Balikuda mandal, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, with a population of 832 across 185 households. The village has a literacy rate of 82.9% and is located at coordinates 20.545°N, 85.798°E.

NP
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NALINIPRABHA PADHY
Contact: 90****3832
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LGD code
398362
Pincode
754110
Post office
Borikina
Population
832
Households
185
Literacy rate
82.9%
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000♂
Workers
259
Distance to district centre
113 km
Distance to mandal centre
81 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
28 km
Distance to Kolkata
348 km
Nearest railway station
Machapur Junction · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Pratinidhi ENT & Physio Clinic · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Oranda compares

By population, Oranda ranks #73 of 236 villages in Balikuda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
82.9%
+5.7% vs mandal average
Oranda
82.9%
Balikuda mandal
77.2%
Jagatsinghapur district
78.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
895
−77 vs mandal average
Oranda
895
Balikuda mandal
972
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
Oranda
4.5
Balikuda mandal
4.4

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

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Oranda at a glance

Oranda is a village of 832 people in 185 households (Census 2011) in Balikuda block, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, the 73rd-largest of 236 villages in Balikuda block. Literacy is 83%, 6 points above the block average of 77% and the sex ratio is 895 women per 1,000 men. It lies 113 km from the Jagatsinghapur district centre, 4 km from Machapur Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 754110, served by Borikina post office; the LGD village code is 398362. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pratinidhi ENT & Physio Clinic, 7 km away. The sarpanch is NALINIPRABHA PADHY, and the village votes in Ranpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surama Padhy. The population is estimated at 981 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rahana

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Oranda · this village83283%
Oranda · Athagad0 km N
Oranda · Gurudijhatia1,22677%0 km N
Oranda · Similia28067%0 km N
Oranda · Nihalprasad29559%0 km N
Gurudijhatia · Gurudijhatia1,35476%2.3 km N
Kuspangi · Athagad3.7 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Oranda

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
No
Power hours (summer)
14
Power hours (winter)
17
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAGATSINGHAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
26
Distance to district HQ (km)
26
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Rahana
Total area (ha)
233
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
6.4

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

Notice board · Oranda

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 — Oranda

LGD code
398362
Pincode
754110
Post office
Borikina
Population (Census 2011)
832
Population (projected 2026)
981
Households
185
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
895
Literacy rate
82.9%
Coordinates
20.54500°N, 85.79800°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Puri
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranpur
Member of Parliament
Sambit Patra
Member of Legislative Assembly
Surama Padhy
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
NALINIPRABHA PADHY
Block / Mandal
Balikuda
Getting there

How to reach Oranda

Mandal centre
Balikuda · ≈ 81 km
≈ 2 h 47 min by car · 3 h 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jagatsinghapur · ≈ 113 km
≈ 3 h 53 min by car · 4 h 36 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar28 kmcapital
  • Kolkata348 km
  • Hyderabad845 km
  • Chennai1017 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMachapur Junction4 km
  • Bus stopNew Bus Stand7 km
  • Hospital / PHCPratinidhi ENT & Physio Clinic7 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM8 km
  • Petrol pumpGAIL CNG Filling Station8 km
  • CollegeRavenshaw University (Mahanadi Campus)6 km
  • Police stationLalbhag Police Station11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Oranda

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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