Kanaka observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
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Kanaka is a revenue village in Purusottampur block, Ganjam district, Odisha. It lies 180 km from the Ganjam district centre, 45 km from Ramabhadrapuram, the nearest town, 11 km from Kakiriguma railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 761003, served by Bhatakumarada post office; the LGD village code is 955157. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 28 km away. The village votes in Kabisuryanagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pratap Chandra Nayak.
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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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