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Revenue village·Loisinga block·Balangir

Hirapur

Loisinga mandal
Pincode 767020
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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Temple in Loisinga mandal

The principal temple recorded for Loisinga mandal is Samalai Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Hirapur 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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SRI RAMAKANTA BISWAL
Contact: 98****5885
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LGD code
419975
Pincode
767020
Post office
Loisingha
Population
1,050
Households
259
Literacy rate
68.4%
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000♂
Workers
510
Distance to district centre
81 km
Distance to mandal centre
71 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
321 km
Distance to Kolkata
599 km
Nearest railway station
Lakhna · 31 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Dhandamunda · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Hirapur compares

By population, Hirapur ranks #49 of 186 villages in Loisinga mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.4%
+7.0% vs mandal average
Hirapur
68.4%
Loisinga mandal
61.4%
Balangir district
56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,019
+36 vs mandal average
Hirapur
1,019
Loisinga mandal
983
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
Hirapur
4.1
Loisinga mandal
3.9

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

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Hirapur at a glance

Hirapur is a village of 1,050 people in 259 households (Census 2011) in Loisinga block, Balangir district, Odisha, the 49th-largest of 186 villages in Loisinga block. Literacy is 68%, 7 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. It lies 81 km from the Balangir district centre, 31 km from Lakhna railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 767020, served by Loisingha post office; the LGD village code is 419975. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Dhandamunda, 21 km away. The sarpanch is SRI RAMAKANTA BISWAL, and the village votes in Bolangir assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo. The population is estimated at 1,238 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Hirapur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Hirapur · this village1,05068%
Hirapur · Paikamal1,15860%0 km N
Hirapur · Rupsa68759%0 km N
Hirapur · Salepur85774%0 km N
Hirapur · Jayapatna3,33639%0 km N
Hirapur · Balianta1,60875%0 km N
Hirapur · Sinapali1,16034%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hirapur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BALANGIR
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Hirapur
Total area (ha)
465
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Hirapur

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 — Hirapur

LGD code
419975
Pincode
767020
Post office
Loisingha
Population (Census 2011)
1,050
Population (projected 2026)
1,238
Households
259
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1019
Literacy rate
68.4%
Coordinates
20.96020°N, 82.82580°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolangir
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bolangir
Member of Parliament
Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SRI RAMAKANTA BISWAL
Block / Mandal
Loisinga
Nearest PHC
Srinivas Clinic (73.3 km)
Nearest post office
Head Post Office (74.3 km)
Nearest bank
State Bank of India (74.2 km)
Nearest railway station
Balangir Road (75.5 km)
Getting there

How to reach Hirapur

Mandal centre
Loisinga · ≈ 71 km
≈ 2 h 25 min by car · 2 h 52 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Balangir · ≈ 81 km
≈ 2 h 46 min by car · 3 h 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar321 kmcapital
  • Kolkata599 km
  • Hyderabad605 km
  • Chennai917 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationLakhna31 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Dhandamunda21 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum34 km
  • CollegeK.V. Degree College, Kantabanji58 km
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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, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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