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Mendhapali observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Ambabhona mandal is Patharasini temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Mendhapali 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.
Mendhapali is a village in Ambabhona mandal, Bargarh district, Odisha. With a population of 279 across 71 households, it has a literacy rate of 74.9%, relatively higher than nearby villages. The village is situated at coordinates 21.534°N, 83.516°E.
By population, Mendhapali ranks #83 of 109 villages in Ambabhona mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mendhapali ఒరిస్సాలోని బర్గఢ్ జిల్లా, Ambabhona బ్లాక్లో 279 జనాభా 71 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Ambabhona బ్లాక్లోని 109 గ్రామాలలో 83వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 75%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 70% కంటే 5 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 965 మహిళలు. ఇది బర్గఢ్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 53 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Tora నుండి 28 కి.మీ, Bargarh Road రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 26 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 768045, Bhukta పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 380824. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Navajeevan Chikitsalaya, 8 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ PREMSAGAR DEHURI. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 329, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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