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Revenue village·Nihalprasad block·Dhenkanal

Lahada

Nihalprasad mandal
Pincode 759016
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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Temple in Nihalprasad mandal

The principal temple recorded for Nihalprasad mandal is Sambhugopal Math. No temple of this dedication is on record within Lahada 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.

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

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHANCHALA BARIK
Contact: 93****2126
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LGD code
402797
Pincode
759016
Post office
Gondiapatna
Population
1,827
Households
477
Literacy rate
56.5%
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000♂
Workers
717
Census 2011 · in context

How Lahada compares

By population, Lahada ranks #6 of 35 villages in Nihalprasad mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.5%
−11.6% vs mandal average
Lahada
56.5%
Nihalprasad mandal
68.1%
Dhenkanal district
69.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
−12 vs mandal average
Lahada
954
Nihalprasad mandal
966
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.6 vs mandal average
Lahada
3.8
Nihalprasad mandal
4.4

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

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Lahada at a glance

Lahada is a village of 1,827 people in 477 households (Census 2011) in Nihalprasad block, Dhenkanal district, Odisha, the 6th-largest of 35 villages in Nihalprasad block. Literacy is 57%, 12 points below the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 759016, served by Gondiapatna post office; the LGD village code is 402797. The sarpanch is CHANCHALA BARIK, and the village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 2,154 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kasipur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Lahada · this village1,82757%
Bhaliapat · Gandia1,06571%
Bailo · Nihalprasad62854%
Kasipur · Gandia42452%
Kalapada · Gandia0
Khandual · Nihalprasad0
Sahadeipur · Gandia0

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lahada

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)
15
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BHUBAN
Distance to nearest town (km)
19
Distance to district HQ (km)
44
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kasipur
Total area (ha)
724
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0.37

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

Notice board · Lahada

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 — Lahada

LGD code
402797
Pincode
759016
Post office
Gondiapatna
Population (Census 2011)
1,827
Population (projected 2026)
2,154
Households
477
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
954
Literacy rate
56.5%
Lok Sabha constituency
Dhenkanal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhenkanal
Member of Parliament
Rudra Narayan Pany
Member of Legislative Assembly
Krushna Chandra Patra
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
CHANCHALA BARIK
Block / Mandal
Nihalprasad
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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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