Lunahar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
By population, Lunahar ranks #1 of 133 villages in Salepur mandal — the largest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lunahar is a village of 4,715 people in 1,055 households (Census 2011) in Salepur block, Cuttack district, Odisha, the largest of 133 villages in Salepur block. Literacy is 76%, about the same as the block average of 76% and the sex ratio is 960 women per 1,000 men. It lies 89 km from the Cuttack district centre, 18 km from Sakhigopal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 754202, served by Salipur post office; the LGD village code is 399726. The nearest hospital or health centre is Seva Nursing Home, Puri, 5 km away. The sarpanch is RASHMITA DAS, and the village votes in Hindol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Simarani Nayak. The population is estimated at 5,559 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chandradeipur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunahar · this village | 4,715 | 76% | — |
| Lunahar · Gop | 445 | 77% | 0 km N |
| Lunahar · Sainkul | 607 | 74% | 0 km N |
| Ganeswarpur · Nischintakoili | — | — | 3.1 km NE |
| Ganeswarpur · Ersama | 614 | 73% | 3.1 km NE |
| Ganeswarpur · Jajapur | 706 | 66% | 3.1 km NE |
| Ganeswarpur · Gop | 3,336 | 78% | 3.1 km NE |
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.
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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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