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Bhanjaguda 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.
Bhanjaguda is a village in Khatiguda mandal, Nabarangpur district, Odisha, with a population of 201 across 55 households. The village has a literacy rate of 53.2% and is located at PIN 764085.
By population, Bhanjaguda ranks #25 of 40 villages in Khatiguda mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhanjaguda is a village of 201 people in 55 households (Census 2011) in Khatiguda block, Nabarangpur district, Odisha, the 25th-largest of 40 villages in Khatiguda block. Literacy is 53%, 13 points above the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 1,284 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Nabarangpur district centre, 45 km from Ramabhadrapuram, the nearest town, 16 km from Lakshmipur Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764085, served by Khatiguda post office; the LGD village code is 428073. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Center,Pedabondapalli, 24 km away. The sarpanch is Bibhisena Soura. The population is estimated at 237 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jhadabandhaguda →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhanjaguda · this village | 201 | 53% | — |
| Chintaguda · Narayanpatana | 251 | 24% | 0 km N |
| Chintagura · Narayanpatana | 155 | 16% | 0 km N |
| Kusulipeta · Narayanpatana | 63 | 6% | 0.9 km W |
| Kumbhari · Narayanpatana | 601 | 51% | 1.2 km S |
| Kumbhari · Jharpokharia | 71 | 51% | 1.2 km S |
| Kumbhari · Asika | 2,841 | 62% | 1.2 km S |
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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