Fisherwoman dies after crocodile attack in Odisha's Kendrapara
Reported by The New Indian Express.
Baghuasuni observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Rajkanika mandal is Akhandalamani Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Baghuasuni 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, Baghuasuni ranks #153 of 168 villages in Rajkanika mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baghuasuni is a village of 148 people in 33 households (Census 2011) in Rajkanika block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 153rd-largest of 168 villages in Rajkanika block. Literacy is 63%, 13 points below the block average of 76% and the sex ratio is 850 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754220, served by Rajkanika post office; the LGD village code is 395621. The sarpanch is Sanjukta Behura, and the village votes in Ranpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surama Padhy. The population is estimated at 174 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Baradia →
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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