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Panduapidha observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Barsahi mandal is Chandrasekhar Temple Group of Monuments and Ancient Steps. No temple of this dedication is on record within Panduapidha 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, Panduapidha ranks #193 of 213 villages in Barsahi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Panduapidha is a village of 102 people in 23 households (Census 2011) in Barsahi block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 193rd-largest of 213 villages in Barsahi block. Literacy is 51%, 5 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 759 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757026, served by Barsahi post office; the LGD village code is 390617. The village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 120 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pratappur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panduapidha · this village | 102 | 51% | — |
| Haripur · Barsahi | 2,625 | 53% | — |
| Pratappur · Barsahi | 1,678 | 57% | — |
| Jamuna · Barsahi | 1,260 | 43% | — |
| Bathurdibandh · Barsahi | 800 | 64% | — |
| Barapada · Barsahi | 610 | 52% | — |
| Sannuagaon · Barsahi | 493 | 55% | — |
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.
Centred on Barsahi mandal
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