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Dahaja

Sonapur mandal
Pincode 767017
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Dahaja observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Odisha

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.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Kandhamal
PC 13
→VS
Kantamal
AC 085
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mohan Karmee
Contact: 81****5668
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LGD code
419590
Pincode
767017
Post office
Sonepur (Sonapur)
Population
122
Households
31
Literacy rate
55.7%
Sex ratio
937 ♀/1000♂
Workers
90
Census 2011 · in context

How Dahaja compares

By population, Dahaja ranks #92 of 115 villages in Sonapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.7%
−6.7% vs mandal average
Dahaja55.7%
Sonapur mandal62.4%
Sonepur district65.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
−32 vs mandal average
Dahaja937
Sonapur mandal969
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
Dahaja3.9
Sonapur mandal4.2

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

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Dahaja at a glance

Dahaja is a village of 122 people in 31 households (Census 2011) in Sonapur block, Sonepur district, Odisha, the 92nd-largest of 115 villages in Sonapur block. Literacy is 56%, 7 points below the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 767017, served by Sonepur (Sonapur) post office; the LGD village code is 419590. The sarpanch is Mohan Karmee, and the village votes in Kantamal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kanhai Charan Danga. The population is estimated at 144 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Dahaja · this village12256%—
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Rupali Or Chhepapali · Sonapur98473%—
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Haradkhol · Sonapur81468%—
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Baljuri · Sonapur57552%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dahaja

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)
12
Power hours (winter)
16
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
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SONAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
11
Distance to district HQ (km)
10
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kalapathar
Total area (ha)
68
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
6.65

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

Notice board · Dahaja

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 — Dahaja

LGD code
419590
Pincode
767017
Post office
Sonepur (Sonapur)
Population (Census 2011)
122
Population (projected 2026)
144
Households
31
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
937
Literacy rate
55.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kandhamal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kantamal
Member of Parliament
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kanhai Charan Danga
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Mohan Karmee
Block / Mandal
Sonapur
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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, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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