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Kalidaspur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Naikanidihi mandal is Laxminrusingha Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kalidaspur 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.
Kalidaspur is a village in Naikanidihi mandal, Bhadrak district, Odisha, with a population of 1,858 across 341 households. The village has a literacy rate of 60% and is located at 21.000°N, 86.764°E.
By population, Kalidaspur ranks #8 of 45 villages in Naikanidihi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kalidaspur is a village of 1,858 people in 341 households (Census 2011) in Naikanidihi block, Bhadrak district, Odisha, the 8th-largest of 45 villages in Naikanidihi block. Literacy is 60%, 10 points below the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. It lies 171 km from the Bhadrak district centre, 27 km from Ranital railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 756164, served by Naikanidihi post office; the LGD village code is 395050. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pabitra Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is SANJUKTA DAS, and the village votes in Salipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prasanta Behera. The population is estimated at 2,191 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Balimed →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalidaspur · this village | 1,858 | 60% | — |
| Kalidaspur · Remuna | — | — | 0 km N |
| Kalidaspur · Khaira | 166 | 70% | 0 km N |
| Kalidaspur · Purusottampur | 3,322 | 56% | 0 km N |
| Kalidaspur · Bhadrak Rural | 928 | 72% | 0 km N |
| Kalidaspur · Basudebpur | 676 | 83% | 0 km N |
| Naikanidihi · Naikanidihi | 2,760 | 72% | 5.4 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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