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Revenue village·Boden block·Nuapada

Khaira

Boden mandal
Pincode 766111
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

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 →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SRI KAILASH DAL
Contact: 63****9957
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LGD code
422082
Pincode
766111
Post office
Boden
Population
1,927
Households
533
Literacy rate
46.2%
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,157
Distance to district centre
42 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
336 km
Distance to Hyderabad
528 km
Nearest railway station
Junagarh Road · 43 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment Hospital Karangamal. · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khaira compares

By population, Khaira ranks #11 of 86 villages in Boden mandal.

Literacy rate
%
46.2%
+1.1% vs mandal average
Khaira
46.2%
Boden mandal
45.1%
Nuapada district
49.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
−64 vs mandal average
Khaira
974
Boden mandal
1,038
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Khaira
3.6
Boden mandal
3.8

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

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Khaira at a glance

Khaira is a village of 1,927 people in 533 households (Census 2011) in Boden block, Nuapada district, Odisha, the 11th-largest of 86 villages in Boden block. Literacy is 46%, 1 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Nuapada district centre, 43 km from Junagarh Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 766111, served by Boden post office; the LGD village code is 422082. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment Hospital Karangamal., 7 km away. The sarpanch is SRI KAILASH DAL, and the village votes in Khariar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi. The population is estimated at 2,272 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Khaira

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khaira · this village1,92746%
Kodobeda · Sinapali93557%2.8 km S
Kodobeda · Devbhog57546%2.8 km S
Karanbahali · Sinapali44757%3.1 km S
Sinapali · Titlagarh10835%4 km E
Sinapali · Golamunda1,49447%4 km E
Sinapali · Devbhog2,37946%4 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khaira

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
KHARIAR ROAD
Distance to nearest town (km)
17
Distance to district HQ (km)
90
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Khaira
Total area (ha)
652
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
41.8

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

Notice board · Khaira

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 — Khaira

LGD code
422082
Pincode
766111
Post office
Boden
Population (Census 2011)
1,927
Population (projected 2026)
2,272
Households
533
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
974
Literacy rate
46.2%
Coordinates
20.09250°N, 82.60993°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kalahandi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Khariar
Member of Parliament
Malvika Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SRI KAILASH DAL
Block / Mandal
Boden
Getting there

How to reach Khaira

Mandal centre
Boden · ≈ 4.4 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nuapada · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 26 min by car · 1 h 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar336 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad528 km
  • Kolkata657 km
  • Chennai818 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJunagarh Road43 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment Hospital Karangamal.7 km
  • CollegeJharigaon College49 km
  • Police stationJharigaon police Station49 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, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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