Skip to main content
Monday, 14 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Bhandari Pokhari block·Bhadrak

Biridi

Bhandari Pokhari mandal
Pincode 756120
Verified by Sarpanch
Coming upGanesh ChaturthiTodayGreetingHartalika TeejTodayGreetingRishi PanchamiTodayGreetingOdisha calendar →
Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Biridi

  • Bhubaneswar Mahadev temple · 3.2 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Bhandari Pokhari mandal

The principal temple recorded for Bhandari Pokhari mandal is Nilakantheswar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Biridi 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.

The full observance, step by step →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
BS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BISWANATH SAHOO
Contact: 94****5889
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Biridi can update it.
LGD code
394466
Pincode
756120
Post office
Bhandari Pokhari
Population
328
Households
79
Literacy rate
71.3%
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000♂
Workers
110
Distance to district centre
82 km
Distance to mandal centre
60 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
25 km
Distance to Kolkata
345 km
Nearest railway station
Badakhandeita · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Eye Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Biridi compares

By population, Biridi ranks #110 of 160 villages in Bhandari Pokhari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
71.3%
−5.3% vs mandal average
Biridi
71.3%
Bhandari Pokhari mandal
76.6%
Bhadrak district
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
896
−98 vs mandal average
Biridi
896
Bhandari Pokhari mandal
994
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Biridi
4.2
Bhandari Pokhari mandal
4.5

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

Advertisement

Biridi at a glance

Biridi is a village of 328 people in 79 households (Census 2011) in Bhandari Pokhari block, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 110th-largest of 160 villages in Bhandari Pokhari block. Literacy is 71%, 5 points below the block average of 77% and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. It lies 82 km from the Bhadrak district centre, 4 km from Badakhandeita railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 756120, served by Bhandari Pokhari post office; the LGD village code is 394466. The nearest hospital or health centre is Eye Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is BISWANATH SAHOO, and the village votes in Kamakhyanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satrughan Jena. The population is estimated at 387 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bandala Madhiali

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Biridi · this village32871%
Kandarpur · Derabish15282%9 km NW
Kandarpur · Kandarpur73477%9 km NW
Kandarpur · Athagad2,54268%9 km NW
Kishannagar · Kandarpur10.4 km N
Uradha · Gobindpur3,64275%12.2 km S
Uradha · Tirtol1,14685%12.2 km S

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →
  • Sarpanch name
  • Panchayat contact
  • Pincode
  • About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A festival or jatara
  • A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Biridi

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)
10
Power hours (winter)
10
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
0
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BHADRAK
Distance to nearest town (km)
32
Distance to district HQ (km)
31
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
13
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Nami
Total area (ha)
97
Irrigated area (ha)
15.46
Forest area (ha)
0.1

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

Notice board · Biridi

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 — Biridi

LGD code
394466
Pincode
756120
Post office
Bhandari Pokhari
Population (Census 2011)
328
Population (projected 2026)
387
Households
79
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
896
Literacy rate
71.3%
Coordinates
20.33561°N, 86.05569°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dhenkanal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kamakhyanagar
Member of Parliament
Rudra Narayan Pany
Member of Legislative Assembly
Satrughan Jena
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BISWANATH SAHOO
Block / Mandal
Bhandari Pokhari
Nearest railway station
Badakhandeita (4.5 km)
Getting there

How to reach Biridi

Mandal centre
Bhandari Pokhari · ≈ 60 km
≈ 2 h 2 min by car · 2 h 25 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bhadrak · ≈ 82 km
≈ 2 h 49 min by car · 3 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar25 kmcapital
  • Kolkata345 km
  • Hyderabad861 km
  • Chennai1015 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBadakhandeita4 km
  • Bus stopPuri Canal18 km
  • Hospital / PHCEye Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankBank of Baroda, Lunahar Branch17 km
  • Petrol pumpMangala Filling Station6 km
  • CollegeUdayanath Autonomous College Of Science & Technology14 km
  • Police stationTraffic Police Station21 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Badakhandeita4.5 km
Health centre
Eye Hospital4.9 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Biridi

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 756120

All villages in 756120 →

Villages near Biridi

Other villages in Bhandari Pokhari mandal

View all 60+
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, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Advertisement
Advertisement