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Usap observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
Temples near Usap
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Dodamarg mandal is Wakadaai mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Usap itself.
By population, Usap ranks #15 of 60 villages in Dodamarg mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Usap മഹാരാഷ്ട്രയിലെ സിന്ധുദുർഗ് ജില്ല, Dodamarg താലൂക്ക്ൽ 1,180 പേർ 338 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Dodamarg താലൂക്ക്ലെ 60 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 15-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 74%, താലൂക്ക് ശരാശരി 75% നേക്കാൾ 1 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,218 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് സിന്ധുദുർഗ് ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 183 കി.മീ, അടുത്ത പട്ടണമായ Shirodaൽ നിന്ന് 39 കി.മീ, Thivim റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ നിന്ന് 20 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 416512, Dodamarg പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 566978. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Rural Hospital Dodamarg, 10 കി.മീ അകലെ. ഗ്രാമം Chandgad നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Shivaji Shattupa Patil. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 1,391, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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