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Rathipur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Kaptipada mandal is Ashram-Nigamananda. No temple of this dedication is on record within Rathipur 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, Rathipur ranks #75 of 120 villages in Kaptipada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rathipur is a village of 522 people in 140 households (Census 2011) in Kaptipada block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 75th-largest of 120 villages in Kaptipada block. Literacy is 76%, 25 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757040, served by Kaptipada post office; the LGD village code is 391181. The sarpanch is ManaranjanDakua, and the village votes in Parjanga assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan. The population is estimated at 615 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pedagadi →
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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