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Khamar

Khajuripada mandal
Pincode 762012
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Ganesh Chaturthi

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

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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 September
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
Kandhamal
PC 13
→VS
G. Udayagiri
AC 083 · ST
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUJIT MALLICK
Contact: 94****0194
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LGD code
415673
Pincode
762012
Post office
Khajuripada
Population
193
Households
47
Literacy rate
62.7%
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000♂
Workers
116
Distance to district centre
478 km
Distance to mandal centre
408 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
247 km
Distance to Kolkata
145 km
Nearest railway station
Sardiha · 21 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Tentulia Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khamar compares

By population, Khamar ranks #76 of 198 villages in Khajuripada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.7%
−0.7% vs mandal average
Khamar
62.7%
Khajuripada mandal
63.4%
Kandhamal district
54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
−96 vs mandal average
Khamar
911
Khajuripada mandal
1,007
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Khamar
4.1
Khajuripada mandal
4.0

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

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Khamar at a glance

Khamar is a village of 193 people in 47 households (Census 2011) in Khajuripada block, Kandhamal district, Odisha, the 76th-largest of 198 villages in Khajuripada block. Literacy is 63%, about the same as the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. It lies 478 km from the Kandhamal district centre, 49 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 21 km from Sardiha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 762012, served by Khajuripada post office; the LGD village code is 415673. The nearest hospital or health centre is Tentulia Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is SUJIT MALLICK, and the village votes in G. Udayagiri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prafulla Chandra Pradhan. The population is estimated at 1,169 in 2026, up 506% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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Khamar · this village19363%—
Khamar · Manamunda30564%0 km N
Khamar · Kantamal24060%0 km N
Khamar · Anugul82775%0 km N
Khamar · Kishorenagar34678%0 km N
Khamar · Chhendipada1,35074%0 km N
Khamar · Chandanpur84867%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khamar

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PHULABANI
Distance to nearest town (km)
17
Distance to district HQ (km)
8
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
16
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Gudari
Total area (ha)
48
Irrigated area (ha)
5.47
Forest area (ha)
22.82

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

Notice board · Khamar

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 — Khamar

LGD code
415673
Pincode
762012
Post office
Khajuripada
Population (Census 2011)
193
Population (projected 2026)
1,169
Households
47
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
911
Literacy rate
62.7%
Coordinates
22.22276°N, 87.00692°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kandhamal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
G. Udayagiri
Member of Parliament
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prafulla Chandra Pradhan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUJIT MALLICK
Block / Mandal
Khajuripada
Getting there

How to reach Khamar

Mandal centre
Khajuripada · ≈ 408 km
≈ 13 h 58 min by car · 16 h 35 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kandhamal · ≈ 478 km
≈ 16 h 21 min by car · 19 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 16,280 people
Sabra · ≈ 49 km
≈ 1 h 41 min by car · 2 h by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar247 kmcapital
  • Kolkata145 km
  • Hyderabad1041 km
  • Delhi1213 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSardiha21 km
  • Hospital / PHCTentulia Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India32 km
  • Petrol pumpPragati Petroleum Services24 km
  • CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science33 km
  • Police stationHijli TOP Police Station33 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • 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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