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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Malpada

Paikamal mandal
Pincode 768050
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Paikamal mandal

The principal temple recorded for Paikamal mandal is Harishankar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Malpada 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 Septembertoday
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 →

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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
SMT SUBASINI NANDA
Contact: 95****2138
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LGD code
379810
Pincode
768050
Post office
Mandosil
Population
1,498
Households
360
Literacy rate
51%
Sex ratio
1005 ♀/1000♂
Workers
813
Distance to district centre
126 km
Distance to mandal centre
82 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
321 km
Distance to Hyderabad
542 km
Nearest railway station
Junagarh Road · 33 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Golamunda · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Malpada compares

By population, Malpada ranks #12 of 104 villages in Paikamal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.0%
−6.6% vs mandal average
Malpada
51.0%
Paikamal mandal
57.6%
Bargarh district
66.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,005
−5 vs mandal average
Malpada
1,005
Paikamal mandal
1,010
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
Malpada
4.2
Paikamal mandal
4.1

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

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Malpada at a glance

Malpada is a village of 1,498 people in 360 households (Census 2011) in Paikamal block, Bargarh district, Odisha, the 12th-largest of 104 villages in Paikamal block. Literacy is 51%, 7 points below the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,005 women per 1,000 men. It lies 126 km from the Bargarh district centre, 33 km from Junagarh Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 768050, served by Mandosil post office; the LGD village code is 379810. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Golamunda, 7 km away. The sarpanch is SMT SUBASINI NANDA, and the village votes in Patnagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo. The population is estimated at 1,766 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chhindeikela

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Malpada · this village1,49851%
Malpada · Sinapali29433%0 km N
Malpada · Dharamgarh47466%0 km N
Malpada · Tarbha4661%0 km N
Malpada · Sinapali1,14638%0 km N
Malpada · Kesinga61870%0 km N
Chaunra · Sinapali1,17035%1.8 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Malpada

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
No
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
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PADMAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
53
Distance to district HQ (km)
133
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
53
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Chhindeikela
Total area (ha)
487
Irrigated area (ha)
328.8
Forest area (ha)
12.2

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

Notice board · Malpada

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 — Malpada

LGD code
379810
Pincode
768050
Post office
Mandosil
Population (Census 2011)
1,498
Population (projected 2026)
1,766
Households
360
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1005
Literacy rate
51.0%
Coordinates
20.11451°N, 82.75488°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolangir
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Patnagarh
Member of Parliament
Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SMT SUBASINI NANDA
Block / Mandal
Paikamal
Getting there

How to reach Malpada

Mandal centre
Paikamal · ≈ 82 km
≈ 2 h 48 min by car · 3 h 20 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bargarh · ≈ 126 km
≈ 4 h 19 min by car · 5 h 7 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar321 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad542 km
  • Kolkata642 km
  • Chennai825 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJunagarh Road33 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Golamunda7 km
  • CollegeK.V. Degree College, Kantabanji41 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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