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Surjyalata 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, Surjyalata ranks #311 of 342 villages in Baudh Sadar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Surjyalata is a village of 21 people in 7 households (Census 2011) in Baudh Sadar block, Boudh district, Odisha, the 311th-largest of 342 villages in Baudh Sadar block. Literacy is 62%, about the same as the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 500 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762015, served by Bounsoni post office; the LGD village code is 418487. The sarpanch is PREMA BAGH, and the village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 25 in 2026, up 19% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ambajhari →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surjyalata · this village | 21 | 62% | — |
| Ambajhari · Baudh Sadar | 480 | 40% | — |
| Gaundisar · Baudh Sadar | 366 | 64% | — |
| Bailbeda · Baudh Sadar | 365 | 38% | — |
| Sunajhari · Baudh Sadar | 345 | 50% | — |
| Khajuripada · Baudh Sadar | 319 | 61% | — |
| Jhankarpada · Baudh Sadar | 312 | 53% | — |
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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