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Ratakhandi

Boipariguda mandal
Pincode 764043
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Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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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 September
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
Koraput
PC 21 · ST
→VS
Koraput
AC 144 · SC
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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SC
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SRI CHENDIA KHILA
Contact: 84****6344
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LGD code
429300
Pincode
764043
Post office
Boipariguda
Population
589
Households
144
Literacy rate
22.4%
Sex ratio
997 ♀/1000♂
Workers
339
Distance to district centre
63 km
Distance to mandal centre
14 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
415 km
Distance to Hyderabad
423 km
Nearest railway station
Kotapar Road · 34 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Mathili · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ratakhandi compares

By population, Ratakhandi ranks #52 of 311 villages in Boipariguda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
22.4%
−7.4% vs mandal average
Ratakhandi
22.4%
Boipariguda mandal
29.8%
Koraput district
41.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
997
−50 vs mandal average
Ratakhandi
997
Boipariguda mandal
1,047
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
Ratakhandi
4.1
Boipariguda mandal
4.1

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

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Ratakhandi at a glance

Ratakhandi is a village of 589 people in 144 households (Census 2011) in Boipariguda block, Koraput district, Odisha, the 52nd-largest of 311 villages in Boipariguda block. Literacy is 22%, 7 points below the block average of 30% and the sex ratio is 997 women per 1,000 men. It lies 63 km from the Koraput district centre, 34 km from Kotapar Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764043, served by Boipariguda post office; the LGD village code is 429300. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mathili, 21 km away. The sarpanch is SRI CHENDIA KHILA, and the village votes in Koraput assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raghuram Machha. The population is estimated at 694 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Ratakhandi · Bisra66252%0 km N
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ratakhandi

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
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
Yes
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
KORAPUT
Distance to nearest town (km)
77
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
33
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Dandabali
Total area (ha)
205
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
21.49

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

Notice board · Ratakhandi

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 — Ratakhandi

LGD code
429300
Pincode
764043
Post office
Boipariguda
Population (Census 2011)
589
Population (projected 2026)
694
Households
144
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
997
Literacy rate
22.4%
Coordinates
18.74150°N, 82.22342°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Koraput
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Member of Legislative Assembly
Raghuram Machha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SRI CHENDIA KHILA
Block / Mandal
Boipariguda
Getting there

How to reach Ratakhandi

Mandal centre
Boipariguda · ≈ 14 km
≈ 29 min by car · 34 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Koraput · ≈ 63 km
≈ 2 h 9 min by car · 2 h 33 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar415 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad423 km
  • Chennai663 km
  • Kolkata768 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotapar Road34 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mathili21 km
  • ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA21 km
  • Police stationKoraput police station52 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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