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Sunadhar

Balikuda mandal
Pincode 754119
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Balikuda mandal

The principal temple recorded for Balikuda mandal is Akhandalamani Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sunadhar 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 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 →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARUN KUMAR BEHERA
Contact: 94****8565
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LGD code
398425
Pincode
754119
Post office
Machhagaon
Population
614
Households
139
Literacy rate
75.6%
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000♂
Workers
183
Distance to district centre
151 km
Distance to mandal centre
114 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
61 km
Distance to Kolkata
354 km
Nearest railway station
Jhankad Sarala Road · 30 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Oskana · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sunadhar compares

By population, Sunadhar ranks #107 of 236 villages in Balikuda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
75.6%
−1.6% vs mandal average
Sunadhar
75.6%
Balikuda mandal
77.2%
Jagatsinghapur district
78.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
919
−53 vs mandal average
Sunadhar
919
Balikuda mandal
972
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
Sunadhar
4.4
Balikuda mandal
4.4

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

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Sunadhar at a glance

Sunadhar is a village of 614 people in 139 households (Census 2011) in Balikuda block, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, the 107th-largest of 236 villages in Balikuda block. Literacy is 76%, 2 points below the block average of 77% and the sex ratio is 919 women per 1,000 men. It lies 151 km from the Jagatsinghapur district centre, 30 km from Jhankad Sarala Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 754119, served by Machhagaon post office; the LGD village code is 398425. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Oskana, 6 km away. The sarpanch is ARUN KUMAR BEHERA, and the village votes in Ranpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surama Padhy. The population is estimated at 724 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Naharana

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sunadhar · this village61476%
Astaranga · Astaranga3,09278%7.2 km SW
Kakatpur · Kakatpur3,72279%13.3 km W
Balikuda · Pipili19975%14.9 km NW
Balikuda · Marsaghai1,66975%14.9 km NW
Balikuda · Balikuda22685%14.9 km NW
Balikuda · Balichandrapur1,40077%14.9 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sunadhar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
16
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAGATSINGHAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Naharana
Total area (ha)
121
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
2

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

Notice board · Sunadhar

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 — Sunadhar

LGD code
398425
Pincode
754119
Post office
Machhagaon
Population (Census 2011)
614
Population (projected 2026)
724
Households
139
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
919
Literacy rate
75.6%
Coordinates
20.01594°N, 86.32500°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Puri
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranpur
Member of Parliament
Sambit Patra
Member of Legislative Assembly
Surama Padhy
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ARUN KUMAR BEHERA
Block / Mandal
Balikuda
Getting there

How to reach Sunadhar

Mandal centre
Balikuda · ≈ 114 km
≈ 3 h 54 min by car · 4 h 38 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jagatsinghapur · ≈ 151 km
≈ 5 h 11 min by car · 6 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar61 kmcapital
  • Kolkata354 km
  • Hyderabad876 km
  • Chennai1005 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJhankad Sarala Road30 km
  • Bus stopKakatpur New Bus Stand14 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Oskana6 km
  • ATM / bankIndian Bank7 km
  • Petrol pumpSibani Filling Station8 km
  • CollegeAstaranga College9 km
  • Police stationAstaranga Police Station8 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, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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