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Kurundi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Padmapur mandal is Nilakantheswar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kurundi 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.
Kurundi is a village in Padmapur mandal, Rayagada district, Odisha. It has a population of 223 spread across 53 households, with a literacy rate of 27.4%. The village is situated at coordinates 19.238°N, 83.986°E with PIN code 765025.
By population, Kurundi ranks #61 of 108 villages in Padmapur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kurundi ఒరిస్సాలోని రాయగడ జిల్లా, Padmapur బ్లాక్లో 223 జనాభా 53 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Padmapur బ్లాక్లోని 108 గ్రామాలలో 61వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 27%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 50% కంటే 22 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 991 మహిళలు. ఇది రాయగడ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 57 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Pathapatnam నుండి 55 కి.మీ, Gunupur రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 26 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 765025, Padmapur పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 427103. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Government Hospital Nuagada, 17 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ JENITA GAMANGO. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 263, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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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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