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Rautarapalli observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Balugaon mandal is Biranchinarayan Temple, Buguda. No temple of this dedication is on record within Rautarapalli 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, Rautarapalli ranks #46 of 112 villages in Balugaon mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rautarapalli is a village of 594 people in 116 households (Census 2011) in Balugaon block, Khordha district, Odisha, the 46th-largest of 112 villages in Balugaon block. Literacy is 68%, 3 points below the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 973 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 752030, served by Balugaon post office; the LGD village code is 408289. The sarpanch is PRAHALLAD BEHERA. The population is estimated at 700 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Badakula →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rautarapalli · this village | 594 | 68% | — |
| Nuagada · Balugaon | 1,685 | 71% | — |
| Barakul · Balugaon | 1,448 | 74% | — |
| Aswaripatana · Balugaon | 1,422 | 74% | — |
| Totapada · Balugaon | 498 | 72% | — |
| Subudhipatna · Balugaon | 457 | 67% | — |
| Khadikapalli · Balugaon | 429 | 72% | — |
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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