Dengam observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
Dengam is a village in Khunta mandal, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, with a population of 543 across 152 households. The village has a low literacy rate of 18% and is located at coordinates 18.435°N, 82.426°E.
By population, Dengam ranks #97 of 230 villages in Khunta mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dengam is a village of 543 people in 152 households (Census 2011) in Khunta block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 97th-largest of 230 villages in Khunta block. Literacy is 18%, 36 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 926 women per 1,000 men. It lies 425 km from the Mayurbhanj district centre, 28 km from Bheja railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 757104, served by Bahanada post office; the LGD village code is 390832. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC , Labburu, 9 km away. The sarpanch is NABAKISHORE MURMU, and the village votes in Hindol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Simarani Nayak. The population is estimated at 20 in 2026, down 96% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dengam →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dengam · this village | 543 | 18% | — |
| Dengam · Munchingi Puttu | 18 | 17% | 0.1 km NW |
| Rangabayalu · Munchingi Puttu | 133 | 18% | 1.2 km N |
| Gobburupadu · Munchingi Puttu | 119 | 18% | 1.8 km S |
| Jalapadar · Gochhapada | 84 | 51% | 1.9 km E |
| Dimisamilli · Munchingi Puttu | 19 | 5% | 1.9 km NW |
| Jalaripodaru · Munchingi Puttu | 150 | 19% | 1.9 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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