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Sandhimunda observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
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.
Sandhimunda is a small village in Mathili mandal, Malkangiri district, Odisha, with a population of 39 across 8 households. The village records a literacy rate of 33.3% and is situated at coordinates 19.120°N, 82.599°E.
By population, Sandhimunda ranks #137 of 146 villages in Mathili mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sandhimunda is a village of 39 people in 8 households (Census 2011) in Mathili block, Malkangiri district, Odisha, the 137th-largest of 146 villages in Mathili block. Literacy is 33%, 5 points below the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 1,167 women per 1,000 men. It lies 109 km from the Malkangiri district centre, 45 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 19 km from Maligura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764045, served by Malkangiri post office; the LGD village code is 430151. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sindhiguda Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is BHIMASEN NAYAK, and the village votes in Chitrakonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mangu Khilla. The population is estimated at 46 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhejaguda →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhimunda · this village | 39 | 33% | — |
| Sandhimunda · Chandahandi | 1,656 | 41% | 0 km N |
| Sandhimunda · Boriguma | 344 | 32% | 0 km N |
| Badamajhiguda · Boriguma | 381 | 19% | 1.1 km SE |
| Bandaguda · Nuagaon | 672 | 70% | 1.4 km N |
| Sindhiguda · Jharigan | 680 | 23% | 2 km NW |
| Belaguma · Nuagaon | 44 | 32% | 2.5 km N |
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.
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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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