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Bharuamunda observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Belpara mandal is Jagannath Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bharuamunda 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.
By population, Bharuamunda ranks #59 of 111 villages in Belpara mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bharuamunda is a village of 797 people in 196 households (Census 2011) in Belpara block, Balangir district, Odisha, the 59th-largest of 111 villages in Belpara block. Literacy is 59%, 11 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 963 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 767026, served by Belpara post office; the LGD village code is 420953. The sarpanch is CHIMAYEE PRADHAN, and the village votes in Boudh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Saroj Kumar Pradhan. The population is estimated at 940 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Balikhamar →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharuamunda · this village | 797 | 59% | — |
| Patrapali · Belpara | 992 | 49% | — |
| Balikhamar · Belpara | 712 | 32% | — |
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.
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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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