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Dihakasti

Dharmasala mandal
Pincode 755023
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

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Temple in Dharmasala mandal

The principal temple recorded for Dharmasala mandal is Gobind Jiu Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dihakasti 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)
LS
Dhenkanal
PC 09
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Dhenkanal
AC 055
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Susanta Satapathy
Contact: 94****3686
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LGD code
401381
Pincode
755023
Post office
Jenapur
Population
289
Households
65
Literacy rate
70.2%
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000♂
Workers
90
Census 2011 · in context

How Dihakasti compares

By population, Dihakasti ranks #171 of 277 villages in Dharmasala mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.2%
−0.7% vs mandal average
Dihakasti70.2%
Dharmasala mandal70.9%
Jajapur district70.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,007
+46 vs mandal average
Dihakasti1,007
Dharmasala mandal961
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.3 vs mandal average
Dihakasti4.4
Dharmasala mandal4.7

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

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Dihakasti at a glance

Dihakasti is a village of 289 people in 65 households (Census 2011) in Dharmasala block, Jajapur district, Odisha, the 171st-largest of 277 villages in Dharmasala block. Literacy is 70%, about the same as the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,007 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 755023, served by Jenapur post office; the LGD village code is 401381. The sarpanch is Susanta Satapathy, and the village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 341 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dihakasti · this village28970%—
Raghunath Pur · Dharmasala18379%—
Gobinda Pur · Jenapur17082%—
Bedapur · Dharmasala0——
Sanadangabuda · Dharmasala0——
Brundadeipur · Jenapur0——

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dihakasti

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)
16
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
0
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
No
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
JAJAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
31
Distance to district HQ (km)
61
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
21
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Brundadei Pur
Total area (ha)
82
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Dihakasti

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 — Dihakasti

LGD code
401381
Pincode
755023
Post office
Jenapur
Population (Census 2011)
289
Population (projected 2026)
341
Households
65
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1007
Literacy rate
70.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Dhenkanal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhenkanal
Member of Parliament
Rudra Narayan Pany
Member of Legislative Assembly
Krushna Chandra Patra
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Susanta Satapathy
Block / Mandal
Dharmasala
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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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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