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Sarupada 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.
By population, Sarupada ranks #236 of 301 villages in Dasapalla mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sarupada is a village of 26 people in 6 households (Census 2011) in Dasapalla block, Nayagarh district, Odisha, the 236th-largest of 301 villages in Dasapalla block. Literacy is 46%, 20 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,600 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 752089, served by Banigochha post office; the LGD village code is 405691. The sarpanch is SANGITA PRUSTY, and the village votes in Daspalla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Chandra Behera. The population is estimated at 31 in 2026, up 19% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kujamendhi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarupada · this village | 26 | 46% | — |
| Kujamendhi · Banigochha | 562 | 67% | — |
| Baani · Dasapalla | 440 | 64% | — |
| Kankanamendhi · Banigochha | 403 | 60% | — |
| Darsadhipada · Banigochha | 248 | 59% | — |
| Kurudangi · Banigochha | 242 | 38% | — |
| Padhanpada · Dasapalla | 209 | 76% | — |
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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