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Dhelei observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Ulunda mandal is Patali Srikhetra. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dhelei 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, Dhelei ranks #53 of 159 villages in Ulunda mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhelei is a village of 410 people in 102 households (Census 2011) in Ulunda block, Sonepur district, Odisha, the 53rd-largest of 159 villages in Ulunda block. Literacy is 61%, 3 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,030 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 767062, served by Ullunda post office; the LGD village code is 419168. The sarpanch is SUNITA SINGHAR, and the village votes in Birmaharajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raghunath Jagadala. The population is estimated at 483 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jaunrabhaunra →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhelei · this village | 410 | 61% | — |
| Jaunrabhounra · Ulunda | 718 | 60% | — |
| Brahmanipali · Ulunda | 574 | 52% | — |
| Dipapali · Ulunda | 426 | 60% | — |
| Sulia · Ulunda | 388 | 61% | — |
| Hatipahul · Ulunda | 292 | 70% | — |
| Bagharmunda · Ulunda | 263 | 45% | — |
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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