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Marada

Machh Kund mandal
Pincode 764040
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Marada 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
Koraput
AC 144 · SC
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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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SM
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUMITRA MUDULI
Contact: 98****7630
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LGD code
429606
Pincode
764040
Post office
Machhkund
Population
510
Households
158
Literacy rate
26.9%
Sex ratio
1143 ♀/1000♂
Workers
352
Distance to district centre
46 km
Distance to mandal centre
22 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
395 km
Distance to Hyderabad
449 km
Nearest railway station
Machkunda Road · 12 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC , Labburu · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Marada compares

By population, Marada ranks #29 of 151 villages in Machh Kund mandal.

Literacy rate
%
26.9%
−8.8% vs mandal average
Marada
26.9%
Machh Kund mandal
35.7%
Koraput district
41.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,143
+87 vs mandal average
Marada
1,143
Machh Kund mandal
1,056
Household size
people per home
3.2
−0.6 vs mandal average
Marada
3.2
Machh Kund mandal
3.8

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

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Marada at a glance

Marada is a village of 510 people in 158 households (Census 2011) in Machh Kund block, Koraput district, Odisha, the 29th-largest of 151 villages in Machh Kund block. Literacy is 27%, 9 points below the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 1,143 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Koraput district centre, 12 km from Machkunda Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764040, served by Machhkund post office; the LGD village code is 429606. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC , Labburu, 9 km away. The sarpanch is SUMITRA MUDULI, and the village votes in Koraput assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raghuram Machha. The population is estimated at 601 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Marada · this village51027%—
Marada · Fategarh47074%0 km N
Marada · Nischintakoili48383%0 km N
Marada · Harbhanga6060%0 km N
Balel · Machh Kund69524%2.3 km N
Jalaput Town · Nandapur1,59568%2.5 km SW
Kuruma · Konark46573%3.1 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Marada

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JEYPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
33
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Balel
Total area (ha)
588
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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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 — Marada

LGD code
429606
Pincode
764040
Post office
Machhkund
Population (Census 2011)
510
Population (projected 2026)
601
Households
158
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1143
Literacy rate
26.9%
Coordinates
18.50467°N, 82.56948°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Koraput
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Member of Legislative Assembly
Raghuram Machha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUMITRA MUDULI
Block / Mandal
Machh Kund
Getting there

How to reach Marada

Mandal centre
Machh Kund · ≈ 22 km
≈ 46 min by car · 54 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Koraput · ≈ 46 km
≈ 1 h 34 min by car · 1 h 51 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar395 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad449 km
  • Chennai651 km
  • Kolkata754 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMachkunda Road12 km
  • Bus stopMakavaram Bus Stop8 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC , Labburu9 km
  • ATM / bankAxis Bank36 km
  • Police stationKoraput police station37 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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