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Mahadimba

Padmapur mandal
Pincode 765025
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Padmapur mandal

The principal temple recorded for Padmapur mandal is Nilakantheswar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Mahadimba itself.

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.

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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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Mahadimba is a village in Padmapur mandal, Rayagada district, Odisha, with a population of 335 spread across 70 households. The village has a literacy rate of 25.4% and is located at PIN 765025.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MAMITA MAJHI
Contact: 82****6660
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LGD code
427041
Pincode
765025
Post office
Padmapur
Population
335
Households
70
Literacy rate
25.4%
Sex ratio
801 ♀/1000♂
Workers
190
Distance to district centre
57 km
Distance to mandal centre
15 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
217 km
Distance to Kolkata
576 km
Nearest railway station
Gunupur · 39 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Nuagada · 31 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mahadimba compares

By population, Mahadimba ranks #47 of 108 villages in Padmapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
25.4%
−24.4% vs mandal average
Mahadimba
25.4%
Padmapur mandal
49.8%
Rayagada district
42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
801
−218 vs mandal average
Mahadimba
801
Padmapur mandal
1,019
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.6 vs mandal average
Mahadimba
4.8
Padmapur mandal
4.2

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

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Mahadimba at a glance

Mahadimba is a village of 335 people in 70 households (Census 2011) in Padmapur block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 47th-largest of 108 villages in Padmapur block. Literacy is 25%, 24 points below the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 801 women per 1,000 men. It lies 57 km from the Rayagada district centre, 39 km from Gunupur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765025, served by Padmapur post office; the LGD village code is 427041. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Nuagada, 31 km away. The sarpanch is MAMITA MAJHI. The population is estimated at 395 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Nuagada

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mahadimba · this village33525%
Dumulapadar · Padmapur12138%1.2 km W
Kandakuti · Padmapur7545%1.8 km S
Kandakuti · Padmapur6318%1.8 km S
Sundarpur · Ramchandrapur1,20430%2.4 km E
Sundarpur · Chhatrapur9,39958%2.4 km E
Sundarpur · Chandaka33744%2.4 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahadimba

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
No
Power hours (summer)
13
Power hours (winter)
15
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
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GUNUPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
58
Distance to district HQ (km)
90
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
32
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Nuaguda
Total area (ha)
855
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Mahadimba

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 — Mahadimba

LGD code
427041
Pincode
765025
Post office
Padmapur
Population (Census 2011)
335
Population (projected 2026)
395
Households
70
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
801
Literacy rate
25.4%
Coordinates
19.37401°N, 83.99475°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gunupur
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MAMITA MAJHI
Block / Mandal
Padmapur
Getting there

How to reach Mahadimba

Mandal centre
Padmapur · ≈ 15 km
≈ 31 min by car · 37 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Rayagada · ≈ 57 km
≈ 1 h 57 min by car · 2 h 19 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar217 kmcapital
  • Kolkata576 km
  • Hyderabad622 km
  • Chennai805 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGunupur39 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Nuagada31 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India39 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, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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