Panchama observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
By population, Panchama ranks #6 of 90 villages in Golanthara mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Panchama is a village of 3,605 people in 673 households (Census 2011) in Golanthara block, Ganjam district, Odisha, the 6th-largest of 90 villages in Golanthara block. Literacy is 55%, about the same as the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,054 women per 1,000 men. It lies 110 km from the Ganjam district centre, 20 km from Dashapalla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761008, served by Golanthara post office; the LGD village code is 412659. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jorum Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Chikiti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoranjan Dyan Samantara. The population is estimated at 4,250 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Randha →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panchama · this village | 3,605 | 55% | — |
| Panchama · Narasinghpur | 1,038 | 69% | 0 km N |
| Kamaladiha · Narasinghpur | 2,216 | 76% | 1.1 km SW |
| Kamaladiha · Ramagiri | 255 | 30% | 1.1 km SW |
| Neda · Jharpokharia | 546 | 53% | 1.6 km NE |
| Ranibhuin · Narasinghpur | 502 | 55% | 1.8 km S |
| Ranibhuin · Kishorenagar | 499 | 59% | 1.8 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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