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Ratakhandi

Khandapada mandal
Pincode 752077
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Ratakhandi observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Kandhamal
PC 13
→VS
Bhanjanagar
AC 123
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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MJ
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MAMUNI JENA
Contact: 84****5422
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LGD code
405991
Pincode
752077
Post office
Khandapadagarh
Population
64
Households
20
Literacy rate
56.3%
Sex ratio
1133 ♀/1000♂
Workers
16
Distance to district centre
285 km
Distance to mandal centre
302 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
415 km
Distance to Hyderabad
423 km
Nearest railway station
Kotapar Road · 34 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Mathili · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ratakhandi compares

By population, Ratakhandi ranks #136 of 178 villages in Khandapada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.3%
−14.3% vs mandal average
Ratakhandi
56.3%
Khandapada mandal
70.6%
Nayagarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,133
+229 vs mandal average
Ratakhandi
1,133
Khandapada mandal
904
Household size
people per home
3.2
−1.0 vs mandal average
Ratakhandi
3.2
Khandapada mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ratakhandi at a glance

Ratakhandi is a village of 64 people in 20 households (Census 2011) in Khandapada block, Nayagarh district, Odisha, the 136th-largest of 178 villages in Khandapada block. Literacy is 56%, 14 points below the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,133 women per 1,000 men. It lies 285 km from the Nayagarh district centre, 34 km from Kotapar Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 752077, served by Khandapadagarh post office; the LGD village code is 405991. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mathili, 21 km away. The sarpanch is MAMUNI JENA, and the village votes in Bhanjanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pradyumna Kumar Nayak. The population is estimated at 75 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ratakhandi

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
NAYAGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kosaka
Total area (ha)
111
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
38.73

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Ratakhandi

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Ratakhandi

LGD code
405991
Pincode
752077
Post office
Khandapadagarh
Population (Census 2011)
64
Population (projected 2026)
75
Households
20
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1133
Literacy rate
56.3%
Coordinates
18.74150°N, 82.22342°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kandhamal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bhanjanagar
Member of Parliament
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pradyumna Kumar Nayak
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MAMUNI JENA
Block / Mandal
Khandapada
Getting there

How to reach Ratakhandi

Mandal centre
Khandapada · ≈ 302 km
≈ 10 h 20 min by car · 12 h 16 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nayagarh · ≈ 285 km
≈ 9 h 44 min by car · 11 h 34 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar415 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad423 km
  • Chennai663 km
  • Kolkata768 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotapar Road34 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mathili21 km
  • ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA21 km
  • Police stationKoraput police station52 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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