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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Revenue village·Khariar block·Nuapada

Kotipadar

Khariar mandal
Pincode 766107
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Kotipadar 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 KULAMANI NAIK
Contact: 94****2151
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LGD code
421999
Pincode
766107
Post office
Khariar
Population
1,255
Households
318
Literacy rate
51.1%
Sex ratio
1018 ♀/1000♂
Workers
534
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
25 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
319 km
Distance to Hyderabad
555 km
Nearest railway station
Kantabanji · 23 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Karmee's Patanjali Chikitsalaya · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kotipadar compares

By population, Kotipadar ranks #28 of 118 villages in Khariar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.1%
+1.1% vs mandal average
Kotipadar
51.1%
Khariar mandal
50.0%
Nuapada district
49.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,018
+10 vs mandal average
Kotipadar
1,018
Khariar mandal
1,008
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Kotipadar
3.9
Khariar mandal
4.0

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

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Kotipadar at a glance

Kotipadar is a village of 1,255 people in 318 households (Census 2011) in Khariar block, Nuapada district, Odisha, the 28th-largest of 118 villages in Khariar block. Literacy is 51%, 1 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 1,018 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Nuapada district centre, 23 km from Kantabanji railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 766107, served by Khariar post office; the LGD village code is 421999. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The sarpanch is SRI KULAMANI NAIK, and the village votes in Junagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dibya Shankar Mishra. The population is estimated at 1,480 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhojpur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kotipadar · this village1,25551%
Bhaludungari · Khariar78341%1.6 km NE
Bhojapur · Khamar23979%2.4 km N
Bhojapur · Kaniha12754%2.4 km N
Bhojapur · Khariar1,72145%2.4 km N
Jhidiridhoda · Khariar50160%3.5 km N
Barpadar · Kantamal40264%3.4 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kotipadar

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)
18
Power hours (winter)
20
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KHARIAR ROAD
Distance to nearest town (km)
2
Distance to district HQ (km)
72
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Bhojapur
Total area (ha)
189
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Kotipadar

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 — Kotipadar

LGD code
421999
Pincode
766107
Post office
Khariar
Population (Census 2011)
1,255
Population (projected 2026)
1,480
Households
318
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1018
Literacy rate
51.1%
Coordinates
20.31226°N, 82.76197°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kalahandi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Junagarh
Member of Parliament
Malvika Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dibya Shankar Mishra
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SRI KULAMANI NAIK
Block / Mandal
Khariar
Nearest PHC
Karmee's Patanjali Chikitsalaya (1.7 km)
Getting there

How to reach Kotipadar

Mandal centre
Khariar · ≈ 25 km
≈ 51 min by car · 1 h 1 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nuapada · ≈ 17 km
≈ 36 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar319 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad555 km
  • Kolkata632 km
  • Chennai846 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKantabanji23 km
  • Hospital / PHCKarmee's Patanjali Chikitsalaya2 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance Petrol Pump23 km
  • CollegeK.V. Degree College, Kantabanji23 km
Nearest to the village
Health centre
Karmee's Patanjali Chikitsalaya1.7 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary health centre
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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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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