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Chitra

Kotpad mandal
Pincode 764058
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Chitra 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 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
Nabarangpur
PC 12 · ST
→VS
Kotpad
AC 142 · ST
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KC
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KAMALA CHALLAN
Contact: 93****0139
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LGD code
428139
Pincode
764058
Post office
Kotpad
Population
2,106
Households
608
Literacy rate
36.4%
Sex ratio
1083 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,195
Distance to district centre
47 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
381 km
Distance to Hyderabad
457 km
Nearest railway station
Charamula Kusumi · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Bagderi · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chitra compares

By population, Chitra ranks #11 of 109 villages in Kotpad mandal.

Literacy rate
%
36.4%
−1.4% vs mandal average
Chitra
36.4%
Kotpad mandal
37.8%
Koraput district
41.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,083
+59 vs mandal average
Chitra
1,083
Kotpad mandal
1,024
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.5 vs mandal average
Chitra
3.5
Kotpad mandal
4.0

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

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Chitra at a glance

Chitra is a village of 2,106 people in 608 households (Census 2011) in Kotpad block, Koraput district, Odisha, the 11th-largest of 109 villages in Kotpad block. Literacy is 36%, 1 points below the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 1,083 women per 1,000 men. It lies 47 km from the Koraput district centre, 60 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 6 km from Charamula Kusumi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764058, served by Kotpad post office; the LGD village code is 428139. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bagderi, 11 km away. The sarpanch is KAMALA CHALLAN. The population is estimated at 2,483 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chitra · this village2,10636%—
Chitra · Konark1,03380%0 km N
Chitra · Nimapada27773%0 km N
Chitra · Madanpur Rampur13124%0 km N
Ghuragam · Kotpad24451%2.8 km SW
Bairagipadar · Boriguma34258%3.2 km NE
Kuagam · Kotpad67635%4.4 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chitra

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
11
Primary school
3
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SUNABEDA
Distance to nearest town (km)
60
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
30
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Chitra
Total area (ha)
860
Irrigated area (ha)
142.02
Forest area (ha)
46.01

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

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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 — Chitra

LGD code
428139
Pincode
764058
Post office
Kotpad
Population (Census 2011)
2,106
Population (projected 2026)
2,483
Households
608
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1083
Literacy rate
36.4%
Coordinates
19.06478°N, 82.43176°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Nabarangpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kotpad
Member of Parliament
Balabhadra Majhi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KAMALA CHALLAN
Block / Mandal
Kotpad
Getting there

How to reach Chitra

Mandal centre
Kotpad · ≈ 7.8 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Koraput · ≈ 47 km
≈ 1 h 36 min by car · 1 h 54 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,707 people
Jayapatna · ≈ 60 km
≈ 2 h 3 min by car · 2 h 26 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar381 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad457 km
  • Chennai704 km
  • Kolkata729 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationCharamula Kusumi6 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bagderi11 km
  • Police stationKoraput police station41 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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