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Raedpada observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Balianta mandal is Binikei Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Raedpada 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, Raedpada ranks #48 of 86 villages in Balianta mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Raedpada is a village of 547 people in 135 households (Census 2011) in Balianta block, Khordha district, Odisha, the 48th-largest of 86 villages in Balianta block. Literacy is 76%, 1 points above the block average of 75% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 752101, served by Balianta post office; the LGD village code is 407561. The sarpanch is Sasmita Mallick, and the village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 645 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kakaruidrapur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raedpada · this village | 547 | 76% | — |
| Kakarudrapur · Balianta | 2,193 | 77% | — |
| Paria Patapur · Balianta | 974 | 80% | — |
| Gandilo · Balianta | 876 | 66% | — |
| Khamangasasan · Balianta | 806 | 78% | — |
| Jagannathpur · Balianta | 793 | 81% | — |
| Sathilo · Balianta | 652 | 78% | — |
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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