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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Revenue village·Derabish block·Kendrapara

Fakirabad

Derabish mandal
Pincode 754250
Verified by Sarpanch
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Fakirabad

  • Sri Baladevjew Temple · 1.9 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Derabish mandal

The principal temple recorded for Derabish mandal is Gobind Jiu Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Fakirabad 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
MAMATA ROUT
Contact: 87****1482
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LGD code
396672
Pincode
754250
Post office
Thakurpatna
Population
983
Households
208
Literacy rate
75.7%
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000♂
Workers
425
Distance to district centre
111 km
Distance to mandal centre
83 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
67 km
Distance to Kolkata
306 km
Nearest railway station
Kendrapara · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Bhagabati Hospital and Research Centre · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Fakirabad compares

By population, Fakirabad ranks #33 of 125 villages in Derabish mandal.

Literacy rate
%
75.7%
−1.1% vs mandal average
Fakirabad
75.7%
Derabish mandal
76.8%
Kendrapara district
75.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
916
−45 vs mandal average
Fakirabad
916
Derabish mandal
961
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.6 vs mandal average
Fakirabad
4.7
Derabish mandal
4.1

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

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Fakirabad at a glance

Fakirabad is a village of 983 people in 208 households (Census 2011) in Derabish block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 33rd-largest of 125 villages in Derabish block. Literacy is 76%, 1 points below the block average of 77% and the sex ratio is 916 women per 1,000 men. It lies 111 km from the Kendrapara district centre, 2 km from Kendrapara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 754250, served by Thakurpatna post office; the LGD village code is 396672. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The sarpanch is MAMATA ROUT, and the village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 1,159 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chatarachakoda

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Fakirabad · this village98376%
Kendrapara · Kendrapara1.4 km NW
Nikirai · Nikirai4,20174%10.4 km N
Patkura · Patkura1,86682%12.1 km S
Kalabuda · Patkura3,11878%13.4 km SW
Pattamundai · Pattamundai16.8 km NE
Pankapal · Kujang2,40685%21.9 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Fakirabad

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)
13
Power hours (winter)
15
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
2
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
Yes
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KENDRAPARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
9
Distance to district HQ (km)
7
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Chatra Chakada
Total area (ha)
69
Irrigated area (ha)
25.47
Forest area (ha)
0.93

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

Notice board · Fakirabad

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 — Fakirabad

LGD code
396672
Pincode
754250
Post office
Thakurpatna
Population (Census 2011)
983
Population (projected 2026)
1,159
Households
208
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
916
Literacy rate
75.7%
Coordinates
20.49726°N, 86.42676°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dhenkanal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhenkanal
Member of Parliament
Rudra Narayan Pany
Member of Legislative Assembly
Krushna Chandra Patra
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MAMATA ROUT
Block / Mandal
Derabish
Nearest PHC
Durga Nursing Home (0.3 km)
Getting there

How to reach Fakirabad

Mandal centre
Derabish · ≈ 83 km
≈ 2 h 51 min by car · 3 h 23 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kendrapara · ≈ 111 km
≈ 3 h 47 min by car · 4 h 30 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar67 kmcapital
  • Kolkata306 km
  • Hyderabad904 km
  • Chennai1053 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKendrapara2 km
  • Hospital / PHCBhagabati Hospital and Research Centre<1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India23 km
  • Petrol pumpMarshaghai Filling Station2 km
  • CollegeAdikabi Sarala Das College23 km
  • Police stationMadhupatna Police Station55 km
Nearest to the village
Health centre
Bhagabati Hospital and Research Centreunder 1 km
Petrol pump
Marshaghai Filling Station1.6 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Fakirabad

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, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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