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Talapada

Telkoi mandal
Pincode 758019
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Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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Temple in Telkoi mandal

The principal temple recorded for Telkoi mandal is Virupaksha Temple Odisha. No temple of this dedication is on record within Talapada 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 →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Kandhamal
PC 13
→VS
Phulbani
AC 084 · ST
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RANJAN NAIK
Contact: 76****0286
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LGD code
386400
Pincode
758019
Post office
Telkoi
Population
713
Households
153
Literacy rate
64.2%
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000♂
Workers
417
Distance to district centre
216 km
Distance to mandal centre
189 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
318 km
Distance to Hyderabad
519 km
Nearest railway station
Tikiri · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Talapada compares

By population, Talapada ranks #47 of 146 villages in Telkoi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.2%
+8.0% vs mandal average
Talapada
64.2%
Telkoi mandal
56.2%
Kendujhar district
58.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
−24 vs mandal average
Talapada
986
Telkoi mandal
1,010
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
Talapada
4.7
Telkoi mandal
4.5

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

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Talapada at a glance

Talapada is a village of 713 people in 153 households (Census 2011) in Telkoi block, Kendujhar district, Odisha, the 47th-largest of 146 villages in Telkoi block. Literacy is 64%, 8 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. It lies 216 km from the Kendujhar district centre, 42 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 7 km from Tikiri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 758019, served by Telkoi post office; the LGD village code is 386400. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur, 12 km away. The sarpanch is RANJAN NAIK, and the village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 841 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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Talapada · this village71364%—
Talapada · Satyabadi61272%0 km N
Talapada · Baliapal580%0 km N
Talapada · Thakurmunda1,51848%0 km N
Talapada · Salepur1,39174%0 km N
Talapada · Nihalprasad1675%0 km N
Talapada · Basta41659%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Talapada

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
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
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KENDUJHAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
87
Distance to district HQ (km)
70
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Talapada
Total area (ha)
551
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
298.98

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

Notice board · Talapada

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 — Talapada

LGD code
386400
Pincode
758019
Post office
Telkoi
Population (Census 2011)
713
Population (projected 2026)
841
Households
153
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
986
Literacy rate
64.2%
Coordinates
19.16046°N, 83.03097°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kandhamal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Phulbani
Member of Parliament
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Uma Charan Mallick
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RANJAN NAIK
Block / Mandal
Telkoi
Getting there

How to reach Talapada

Mandal centre
Telkoi · ≈ 189 km
≈ 6 h 28 min by car · 7 h 41 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kendujhar · ≈ 216 km
≈ 7 h 23 min by car · 8 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,707 people
Jayapatna · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 25 min by car · 1 h 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar318 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad519 km
  • Kolkata671 km
  • Chennai737 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTikiri7 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur12 km
  • CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management40 km
  • Police stationl. police station40 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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