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Revenue village·Kankadahad block·Dhenkanal

Chilida

Kankadahad mandal
Pincode 759028
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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Temple in Kankadahad mandal

The principal temple recorded for Kankadahad mandal is Jagannath Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chilida 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
KAMINI DEHURY
Contact: 88****2772
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LGD code
402452
Pincode
759028
Post office
Kankadahad
Population
761
Households
198
Literacy rate
61.4%
Sex ratio
1138 ♀/1000♂
Workers
500
Distance to district centre
155 km
Distance to mandal centre
164 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
163 km
Distance to Kolkata
282 km
Nearest railway station
Kendujhargarh · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Ukhunda Oh · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chilida compares

By population, Chilida ranks #37 of 104 villages in Kankadahad mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.4%
+2.1% vs mandal average
Chilida
61.4%
Kankadahad mandal
59.3%
Dhenkanal district
69.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,138
+151 vs mandal average
Chilida
1,138
Kankadahad mandal
987
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.8 vs mandal average
Chilida
3.8
Kankadahad mandal
4.6

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

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Chilida at a glance

Chilida is a village of 761 people in 198 households (Census 2011) in Kankadahad block, Dhenkanal district, Odisha, the 37th-largest of 104 villages in Kankadahad block. Literacy is 61%, 2 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,138 women per 1,000 men. It lies 155 km from the Dhenkanal district centre, 19 km from Kendujhargarh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 759028, served by Kankadahad post office; the LGD village code is 402452. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ukhunda Oh, 10 km away. The sarpanch is KAMINI DEHURY, and the village votes in Athamallik assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nalini Kanta Pradhan. The population is estimated at 897 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kantol

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chilida · this village76161%
Chilida · Patana1,12759%0 km N
Turumunga · Turumunga2,16477%4.7 km NE
Khireitangiri · Patana2,47563%9 km SW
Pipilia · Patana57855%12 km E
Pipilia · Ghatgaon1,76464%12 km E
Jyotipur · Baria1,79466%15.4 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chilida

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)
12
Power hours (winter)
14
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KAMAKSHYANAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
38
Distance to district HQ (km)
73
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kantola
Total area (ha)
324
Irrigated area (ha)
13.38
Forest area (ha)
94.67

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

Notice board · Chilida

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 — Chilida

LGD code
402452
Pincode
759028
Post office
Kankadahad
Population (Census 2011)
761
Population (projected 2026)
897
Households
198
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1138
Literacy rate
61.4%
Coordinates
21.76515°N, 85.77130°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Sambalpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Athamallik
Member of Parliament
Dharmendra Pradhan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nalini Kanta Pradhan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KAMINI DEHURY
Block / Mandal
Kankadahad
Getting there

How to reach Chilida

Mandal centre
Kankadahad · ≈ 164 km
≈ 5 h 36 min by car · 6 h 39 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dhenkanal · ≈ 155 km
≈ 5 h 19 min by car · 6 h 19 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar163 kmcapital
  • Kolkata282 km
  • Hyderabad905 km
  • Chennai1128 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKendujhargarh19 km
  • Hospital / PHCUkhunda Oh10 km
  • Police stationKumardungi Police Station.52 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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