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Rajapur

Rayagada mandal
Pincode 761017
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Rajapur

  • Nilakantheswar Temple · 3.5 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Rayagada mandal

The principal temple recorded for Rayagada mandal is Nilakantheswar Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Rajapur 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)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANGHAMITRA SABAR
Contact: 94****3497
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LGD code
414768
Pincode
761017
Post office
Chandragiri
Population
112
Households
23
Literacy rate
42%
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000♂
Workers
63
Distance to district centre
21 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
243 km
Distance to Hyderabad
596 km
Nearest railway station
Gunupur · 20 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govt. Hospital, Gunupur · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rajapur compares

By population, Rajapur ranks #111 of 158 villages in Rayagada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.0%
+1.0% vs mandal average
Rajapur
42.0%
Rayagada mandal
41.0%
Gajapati district
45.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
−85 vs mandal average
Rajapur
1,000
Rayagada mandal
1,085
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.6 vs mandal average
Rajapur
4.9
Rayagada mandal
4.3

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

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Rajapur at a glance

Rajapur is a village of 112 people in 23 households (Census 2011) in Rayagada block, Gajapati district, Odisha, the 111th-largest of 158 villages in Rayagada block. Literacy is 42%, 1 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Gajapati district centre, 20 km from Gunupur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761017, served by Chandragiri post office; the LGD village code is 414768. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Hospital, Gunupur, 19 km away. The sarpanch is SANGHAMITRA SABAR. The population is estimated at 132 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sanatundi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Rajapur · this village11242%
Dharapur · Mahanga94485%0 km N
Dharapur · Bari - Ramachandrapur1,99872%0 km N
Abapur · Rayagada10411%0 km N
Dharapur · Padmapur51453%0 km N
Radu · Padmapur1,29156%2.2 km N
Lachhamanguda · Kalimela747%2.4 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rajapur

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)
16
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
0
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
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)
3
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Sanatundi
Total area (ha)
272
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
19.36

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

Notice board · Rajapur

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 — Rajapur

LGD code
414768
Pincode
761017
Post office
Chandragiri
Population (Census 2011)
112
Population (projected 2026)
132
Households
23
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1000
Literacy rate
42.0%
Coordinates
19.24520°N, 83.78498°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gunupur
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SANGHAMITRA SABAR
Block / Mandal
Rayagada
Getting there

How to reach Rajapur

Mandal centre
Rayagada · ≈ 4.8 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gajapati · ≈ 21 km
≈ 43 min by car · 51 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar243 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad596 km
  • Kolkata602 km
  • Chennai781 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGunupur20 km
  • Bus stopRamanguda Bus Stop13 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovt. Hospital, Gunupur19 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India20 km
  • Petrol pumpSri Kanthamma Filling Station26 km
  • CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management41 km
  • Police stationl. police station40 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Rajapur

1 Temple 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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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