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Prasanpur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Balikuda mandal is Akhandalamani Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Prasanpur 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, Prasanpur ranks #131 of 236 villages in Balikuda mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Prasanpur is a village of 469 people in 113 households (Census 2011) in Balikuda block, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, the 131st-largest of 236 villages in Balikuda block. Literacy is 72%, 5 points below the block average of 77% and the sex ratio is 1,022 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754119, served by Machhagaon post office; the LGD village code is 398370. The sarpanch is NALINIPRABHA PADHY, and the village votes in Ranpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surama Padhy. The population is estimated at 553 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rahana →
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.
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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.
Centred on Balikuda mandal
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