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Lailai

Rayagada mandal
Pincode 761215
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Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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Temple in Rayagada mandal

The principal temple recorded for Rayagada mandal is Nilakantheswar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Lailai 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
Koraput
PC 21 · ST
→VS
Gunupur
AC 138 · ST
→
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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SB
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Suresh Bhuyan
Contact: 96****3198
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LGD code
414822
Pincode
761215
Post office
Garabandha
Population
567
Households
149
Literacy rate
39.9%
Sex ratio
841 ♀/1000♂
Workers
317
Distance to district centre
30 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
253 km
Distance to Hyderabad
587 km
Nearest railway station
Gunupur · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
government hospital · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Lailai compares

By population, Lailai ranks #26 of 158 villages in Rayagada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
39.9%
−1.1% vs mandal average
Lailai
39.9%
Rayagada mandal
41.0%
Gajapati district
45.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
841
−244 vs mandal average
Lailai
841
Rayagada mandal
1,085
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.5 vs mandal average
Lailai
3.8
Rayagada mandal
4.3

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

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Lailai at a glance

Lailai is a village of 567 people in 149 households (Census 2011) in Rayagada block, Gajapati district, Odisha, the 26th-largest of 158 villages in Rayagada block. Literacy is 40%, 1 points below the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 841 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Gajapati district centre, 58 km from Veeraghattam, the nearest town, 19 km from Gunupur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761215, served by Garabandha post office; the LGD village code is 414822. The nearest hospital or health centre is government hospital, 19 km away. The sarpanch is Suresh Bhuyan. The population is estimated at 668 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Lailai · this village56740%—
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Parida · Rayagada18334%0 km N
Parla · Gunupur29336%0 km N
Parla · Dharamgarh3,54347%0 km N
Marlaba · Rayagada98337%0 km N
Tendi · Rayagada76163%1.1 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Lailai

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
No
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
17
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
RAYAGADA
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Lailai
Total area (ha)
390
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
104.54

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

Notice board · Lailai

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 — Lailai

LGD code
414822
Pincode
761215
Post office
Garabandha
Population (Census 2011)
567
Population (projected 2026)
668
Households
149
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
841
Literacy rate
39.9%
Coordinates
19.20745°N, 83.70107°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gunupur
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Suresh Bhuyan
Block / Mandal
Rayagada
Getting there

How to reach Lailai

Mandal centre
Rayagada · ≈ 4.9 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gajapati · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 2 min by car · 1 h 14 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,315 people
Veeraghattam · ≈ 58 km
≈ 2 h by car · 2 h 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar253 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad587 km
  • Kolkata612 km
  • Chennai773 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGunupur19 km
  • Bus stopRamanguda Bus Stop4 km
  • Hospital / PHCgovernment hospital19 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India20 km
  • Petrol pumpSri Kanthamma Filling Station24 km
  • CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management31 km
  • Police stationl. police station31 km
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Lailai

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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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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