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Saliha (Kala) observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Jonk mandal is Mousi Maa Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Saliha (Kala) 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, Saliha (Kala) ranks #15 of 42 villages in Jonk mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Saliha (Kala) is a village of 1,006 people in 266 households (Census 2011) in Jonk block, Nuapada district, Odisha, the 15th-largest of 42 villages in Jonk block. Literacy is 47%, 2 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,004 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 766104, served by Khariar Road post office; the LGD village code is 421666. The sarpanch is SAMBHU LAL SAHUU, and the village votes in Nuapada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajendra Dholakia. The population is estimated at 1,186 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Saliha →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saliha (Kala) · this village | 1,006 | 47% | — |
| Chanabeda · Jonk | 860 | 38% | — |
| Jhalbahal · Nuapada | 843 | 50% | — |
| Saliha (Khurd) · Nuapada | 235 | 58% | — |
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.
Centred on Jonk mandal
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