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Kharaguda

Dasamantapur mandal
Pincode 764021
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Kharaguda 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 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 →

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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Kharaguda is a village in Dasamantapur mandal, Koraput district, Odisha, with a population of 180 across 47 households. Located at 19.013°N, 82.768°E, the village has a literacy rate of 7.8%. PIN code 764021.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHAMPA MUDULI
Contact: 86****8113
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LGD code
428880
Pincode
764021
Post office
Omp Line
Population
180
Households
47
Literacy rate
7.8%
Sex ratio
1069 ♀/1000♂
Workers
84
Distance to district centre
19 km
Distance to mandal centre
12 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
350 km
Distance to Hyderabad
487 km
Nearest railway station
Maligura · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
City Primary Hospital · 22 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kharaguda compares

By population, Kharaguda ranks #98 of 148 villages in Dasamantapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
7.8%
−26.9% vs mandal average
Kharaguda
7.8%
Dasamantapur mandal
34.7%
Koraput district
41.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,069
+18 vs mandal average
Kharaguda
1,069
Dasamantapur mandal
1,051
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
Kharaguda
3.8
Dasamantapur mandal
3.9

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

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Kharaguda at a glance

Kharaguda is a village of 180 people in 47 households (Census 2011) in Dasamantapur block, Koraput district, Odisha, the 98th-largest of 148 villages in Dasamantapur block. Literacy is 8%, 27 points below the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 1,069 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Koraput district centre, 51 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 15 km from Maligura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764021, served by Omp Line post office; the LGD village code is 428880. The nearest hospital or health centre is City Primary Hospital, 22 km away. The sarpanch is CHAMPA MUDULI. The population is estimated at 212 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kharaguda · this village1808%—
Chandabeda · Boriguma32521%1.8 km W
Chandabeda · Pharasgaon1,23542%1.8 km W
Souraguda · Jeypore1,29154%2.1 km S
Ambaguda · Jeypore3,24564%2.1 km S
Kolaguda · Jeypore59548%2.1 km S
Bagiribeda · Koraput25744%2.2 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kharaguda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
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
0
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
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
RAYAGADA
Distance to nearest town (km)
60
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Nandigam
Total area (ha)
232
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
48.13

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

Notice board · Kharaguda

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 — Kharaguda

LGD code
428880
Pincode
764021
Post office
Omp Line
Population (Census 2011)
180
Population (projected 2026)
212
Households
47
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1069
Literacy rate
7.8%
Coordinates
19.01264°N, 82.76775°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Laxmipur
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
CHAMPA MUDULI
Block / Mandal
Dasamantapur
Getting there

How to reach Kharaguda

Mandal centre
Dasamantapur · ≈ 12 km
≈ 24 min by car · 28 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Koraput · ≈ 19 km
≈ 39 min by car · 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,707 people
Jayapatna · ≈ 51 km
≈ 1 h 45 min by car · 2 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar350 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad487 km
  • Kolkata704 km
  • Chennai711 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMaligura15 km
  • Bus stopKoraput bus station23 km
  • Hospital / PHCCity Primary Hospital22 km
  • ATM / bankIndian Bank23 km
  • Police stationLandespolizei23 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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