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Chhatapipal observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
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, Chhatapipal ranks #144 of 235 villages in Tushura mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chhatapipal is a village of 474 people in 122 households (Census 2011) in Tushura block, Balangir district, Odisha, the 144th-largest of 235 villages in Tushura block. Literacy is 50%, 8 points below the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,088 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 767030, served by Tusra post office; the LGD village code is 420359. The sarpanch is GOPAL CHANDRA MISHRA, and the village votes in Narla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manorama Mohanty. The population is estimated at 559 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bandhapada →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chhatapipal · this village | 474 | 50% | — |
| Bandhpara · Tushura | 857 | 71% | — |
| Tepren · Tushura | 754 | 49% | — |
| Budabahal · Tushura | 746 | 61% | — |
| Ghatuldunguri · Tushura | 421 | 54% | — |
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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