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Jaripanga observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Padmapur mandal is Nilakantheswar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jaripanga 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.
Jaripanga is a village in Padmapur mandal, Rayagada district, Odisha. With a population of 595 in 152 households, it has a literacy rate of 43.4%. The village is situated at coordinates 19.305°N, 83.880°E.
By population, Jaripanga ranks #27 of 108 villages in Padmapur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jaripanga is a village of 595 people in 152 households (Census 2011) in Padmapur block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 27th-largest of 108 villages in Padmapur block. Literacy is 43%, 6 points below the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Rayagada district centre, 27 km from Gunupur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765025, served by Padmapur post office; the LGD village code is 427073. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Hospital, Gunupur, 27 km away. The sarpanch is SIDHESWARI SABAR. The population is estimated at 702 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaripanga · this village | 595 | 43% | — |
| Meri Panga · Padmapur | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Khambari Guda · Padmapur | 1,194 | 54% | 1.6 km S |
| Surulukupa · Padmapur | 261 | 55% | 1.8 km E |
| Jhitika · Padmapur | 648 | 46% | 3.2 km S |
| Regeda · Padmapur | 169 | 30% | 3.4 km S |
| Dalimbapur · Padmapur | 140 | 39% | 3.4 km SE |
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.
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