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Badjogibandh observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Suliapada mandal is Nilakantheswar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Badjogibandh 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, Badjogibandh ranks #74 of 173 villages in Suliapada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Badjogibandh is a village of 552 people in 142 households (Census 2011) in Suliapada block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 74th-largest of 173 villages in Suliapada block. Literacy is 60%, 2 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 890 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757021, served by Deuli post office; the LGD village code is 389786. The sarpanch is Hitousi Tudu, and the village votes in Kamakhyanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satrughan Jena. The population is estimated at 651 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chuhat →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badjogibandh · this village | 552 | 60% | — |
| Bhola · Suliapada | 805 | 49% | — |
| Badnachna · Suliapada | 761 | 52% | — |
| Handibhanga · Suliapada | 639 | 50% | — |
| Saluadahar · Suliapada | 633 | 62% | — |
| Kathsirisi · Suliapada | 621 | 60% | — |
| Jalghati · Suliapada | 561 | 46% | — |
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.
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