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Guma

Dasamantapur mandal
Pincode 764028
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Guma 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
Koraput
PC 21 · ST
→VS
Laxmipur
AC 141 · ST
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Guma is a village in Dasamantapur mandal, Koraput district, Odisha. It has a population of 799 across 227 households with a literacy rate of 53.6%. The village is located at coordinates 19.590°N, 83.378°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KETAKI JANI
Contact: 94****6928
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LGD code
428388
Pincode
764028
Post office
Dasamanthpur
Population
799
Households
227
Literacy rate
53.6%
Sex ratio
1018 ♀/1000♂
Workers
384
Distance to district centre
102 km
Distance to mandal centre
82 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
268 km
Distance to Hyderabad
571 km
Nearest railway station
Muniguda · 12 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Skin Hospital · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Guma compares

By population, Guma ranks #23 of 148 villages in Dasamantapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.6%
+18.9% vs mandal average
Guma
53.6%
Dasamantapur mandal
34.7%
Koraput district
41.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,018
−33 vs mandal average
Guma
1,018
Dasamantapur mandal
1,051
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.4 vs mandal average
Guma
3.5
Dasamantapur mandal
3.9

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

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Guma at a glance

Guma is a village of 799 people in 227 households (Census 2011) in Dasamantapur block, Koraput district, Odisha, the 23rd-largest of 148 villages in Dasamantapur block. Literacy is 54%, 19 points above the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 1,018 women per 1,000 men. It lies 102 km from the Koraput district centre, 12 km from Muniguda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764028, served by Dasamanthpur post office; the LGD village code is 428388. The nearest hospital or health centre is Skin Hospital, 13 km away. The sarpanch is KETAKI JANI. The population is estimated at 942 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Guma · this village79954%—
Guma · Boipariguda64744%0 km N
Guma · Tumudibandha988%0 km N
Sule · Phiringia1227%0 km N
Guma · Palari1,69363%0 km N
Guma · Rayagada44948%0 km N
Guma · Tumudibandha1,18160%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Guma

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
1
Post office
Yes
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
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KOTPAD
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
76
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Girligumma
Total area (ha)
323
Irrigated area (ha)
4.18
Forest area (ha)
96.53

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Guma

LGD code
428388
Pincode
764028
Post office
Dasamanthpur
Population (Census 2011)
799
Population (projected 2026)
942
Households
227
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1018
Literacy rate
53.6%
Coordinates
19.58968°N, 83.37790°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Laxmipur
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KETAKI JANI
Block / Mandal
Dasamantapur
Getting there

How to reach Guma

Mandal centre
Dasamantapur · ≈ 82 km
≈ 2 h 47 min by car · 3 h 19 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Koraput · ≈ 102 km
≈ 3 h 29 min by car · 4 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar268 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad571 km
  • Kolkata614 km
  • Chennai796 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMuniguda12 km
  • Hospital / PHCSkin Hospital13 km
  • CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management51 km
  • Police stationl. police station44 km
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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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