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Buguda

Paralakhemundi mandal
Pincode 761211
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Buguda

  • Biranchinarayan Temple, Buguda · 0.7 km
  • Gangadharaswami temple · 2.4 km
  • Jagdiswaraswami temple · 2.4 km

Named places of worship on record

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Temple in Paralakhemundi mandal

The principal temple recorded for Paralakhemundi mandal is Neydo Kagyu Monastery. No temple of this dedication is on record within Buguda 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 →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Berhampur
PC 20
→VS
Chikiti
AC 135
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TRILOCHAN PANDA
Contact: 80****4040
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LGD code
414672
Pincode
761211
Post office
Uppalada
Population
435
Households
109
Literacy rate
54.9%
Sex ratio
1033 ♀/1000♂
Workers
239
Distance to district centre
105 km
Distance to mandal centre
83 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
121 km
Distance to Kolkata
481 km
Nearest railway station
Khallikot · 42 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Buguda compares

By population, Buguda ranks #47 of 112 villages in Paralakhemundi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.9%
+8.1% vs mandal average
Buguda
54.9%
Paralakhemundi mandal
46.8%
Gajapati district
45.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,033
+17 vs mandal average
Buguda
1,033
Paralakhemundi mandal
1,016
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Buguda
4.0
Paralakhemundi mandal
4.1

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

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Buguda at a glance

Buguda is a village of 435 people in 109 households (Census 2011) in Paralakhemundi block, Gajapati district, Odisha, the 47th-largest of 112 villages in Paralakhemundi block. Literacy is 55%, 8 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,033 women per 1,000 men. It lies 105 km from the Gajapati district centre, 42 km from Khallikot railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761211, served by Uppalada post office; the LGD village code is 414672. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 13 km away. The sarpanch is TRILOCHAN PANDA, and the village votes in Chikiti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoranjan Dyan Samantara. The population is estimated at 513 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Buguda · this village43555%—
Buguda · Buguda——0 km N
Buguda · Hinjili59052%0 km N
Buguda · Patapur65825%0 km N
Buguda · Dasapalla55881%0 km N
Buguda · Surada2,31057%0 km N
Nuagada · Balugaon1,68571%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Buguda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
14
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
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
PARLAKHEMUNDI
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
18
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Madhusudanpur
Total area (ha)
308
Irrigated area (ha)
124.74
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Buguda

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 — Buguda

LGD code
414672
Pincode
761211
Post office
Uppalada
Population (Census 2011)
435
Population (projected 2026)
513
Households
109
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1033
Literacy rate
54.9%
Coordinates
19.81295°N, 84.78974°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Berhampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chikiti
Member of Parliament
Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoranjan Dyan Samantara
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
TRILOCHAN PANDA
Block / Mandal
Paralakhemundi
Getting there

How to reach Buguda

Mandal centre
Paralakhemundi · ≈ 83 km
≈ 2 h 50 min by car · 3 h 22 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gajapati · ≈ 105 km
≈ 3 h 35 min by car · 4 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar121 kmcapital
  • Kolkata481 km
  • Hyderabad717 km
  • Chennai890 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKhallikot42 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital13 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India25 km
  • Petrol pumpNayara25 km
  • CollegeOAV Adarsha Vidyalaya, Ragapur27 km
  • Police stationPurushottampur Police Station34 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Buguda

4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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