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Bakata

Palalahada mandal
Pincode 759118
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Bakata observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Bakata

  • Champanath Temple · 3.4 km
  • Maa Tarini Temple · 3.9 km
  • Trinath Temple · 4.6 km

Named places of worship on record

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Temple in Palalahada mandal

The principal temple recorded for Palalahada mandal is Jaleshwar Mahadev Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bakata itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Cuttack
PC 14
→VS
Baramba
AC 087
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Bakata is a very small village in Palalahada mandal, Anugul district, Odisha, located at 20.460°N, 85.173°E (PIN 759118). It has a population of 18 across 4 households with a literacy rate of 72.2%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Dibya Bharati Samal
Contact: 93****9132
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LGD code
403667
Pincode
759118
Post office
Khamar
Population
18
Households
4
Literacy rate
72.2%
Sex ratio
1250 ♀/1000♂
Workers
5
Distance to district centre
71 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
70 km
Distance to Kolkata
405 km
Nearest railway station
Nuagaon · 31 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment Hospital,Sagar · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bakata compares

By population, Bakata ranks #190 of 202 villages in Palalahada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
72.2%
+15.8% vs mandal average
Bakata
72.2%
Palalahada mandal
56.4%
Anugul district
68.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,250
+284 vs mandal average
Bakata
1,250
Palalahada mandal
966
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
Bakata
4.5
Palalahada mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bakata at a glance

Bakata is a village of 18 people in 4 households (Census 2011) in Palalahada block, Anugul district, Odisha, the 190th-largest of 202 villages in Palalahada block. Literacy is 72%, 16 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,250 women per 1,000 men. It lies 71 km from the Anugul district centre, 31 km from Nuagaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 759118, served by Khamar post office; the LGD village code is 403667. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment Hospital,Sagar, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Dibya Bharati Samal, and the village votes in Baramba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera. The population is estimated at 21 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bakata · this village1872%—
Bakoda · Umarkote2,68244%0 km N
Bokoda · Kanpur1,01277%0 km N
Kuanrpur · Baliapal0—0.3 km E
Baipur · Kendrapara Sadar48975%0.3 km E
Danpur · Kendrapara Sadar1,15479%0.3 km E
Gangpur · Baliapal0—0.3 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakata

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PALALAHADA
Distance to nearest town (km)
50
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
50
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Rajdanga
Total area (ha)
80
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
53.6

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Bakata

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Bakata

LGD code
403667
Pincode
759118
Post office
Khamar
Population (Census 2011)
18
Population (projected 2026)
21
Households
4
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1250
Literacy rate
72.2%
Coordinates
20.46040°N, 85.17263°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Cuttack
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Baramba
Member of Parliament
Bhartruhari Mahtab
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Dibya Bharati Samal
Block / Mandal
Palalahada
Getting there

How to reach Bakata

Mandal centre
Palalahada · ≈ 3.4 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Anugul · ≈ 71 km
≈ 2 h 26 min by car · 2 h 53 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar70 kmcapital
  • Kolkata405 km
  • Hyderabad782 km
  • Chennai972 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNuagaon31 km
  • Bus stopSiaria Chhaka5 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment Hospital,Sagar3 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank3 km
  • CollegeChampeswar Anchalik Mahavidyalaya3 km
  • Police stationRaghunath Nivas21 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bakata

4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Bakata

3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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