Odisha: Three girls drown in Sankh river during Karma Puja preparations in Sundargarh
Reported by The New Indian Express.
Podagotha observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of 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.
By population, Podagotha ranks #94 of 108 villages in Gurundia mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Podagotha is a village of 72 people in 17 households (Census 2011) in Gurundia block, Sundargarh district, Odisha, the 94th-largest of 108 villages in Gurundia block. Literacy is 44%, 8 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,057 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 770038, served by Bonaigarh post office; the LGD village code is 385130. The sarpanch is Balamati Das, and the village votes in Rairakhol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prasanna Acharya. The population is estimated at 85 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhaludunguri →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podagotha · this village | 72 | 44% | — |
| Badbhaludunguri · Banei | 1,373 | 56% | — |
| Dahichor · Gurundia | 562 | 59% | — |
| Naiksatkuta · Banei | 520 | 72% | — |
| Rajabasa · Gurundia | 500 | 57% | — |
| Khandapat · Gurundia | 466 | 56% | — |
| Bartengada · Banei | 463 | 59% | — |
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.
Centred on Gurundia mandal
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