Odisha Vigilance Arrests Three Panchayat Officials in Rs 16.76 Lakh Pension Scam in Baleshwar
Reported by Pragativadi.
Manikasimulia observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Baliapal mandal is Jaleshwar Mahadev Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Manikasimulia 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, Manikasimulia ranks #171 of 224 villages in Baliapal mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Manikasimulia is a village of 25 people in 7 households (Census 2011) in Baliapal block, Baleshwar district, Odisha, the 171st-largest of 224 villages in Baliapal block. Literacy is 64%, 8 points below the block average of 72% and the sex ratio is 786 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756083, served by Pratappur (Baleswar) post office; the LGD village code is 392095. The sarpanch is JAGANNATH BISWAL, and the village votes in Baramba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera. The population is estimated at 29 in 2026, up 16% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Badas →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manikasimulia · this village | 25 | 64% | — |
| Nabhada · Baliapal | 2,172 | 81% | — |
| Kathasagara · Baliapal | 1,473 | 71% | — |
| Tahalia No-2 · Baliapal | 1,051 | 73% | — |
| Pakmundi · Baliapal | 1,041 | 80% | — |
| Baras · Baliapal | 1,040 | 77% | — |
| Maniksimulia · Baliapal | 676 | 83% | — |
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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