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Monday, 14 September 2026
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Revenue village·Nandapur block·Koraput

Khilua

Nandapur mandal
Pincode 764037
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

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.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Khilua is a village in Nandapur mandal, Koraput district, Odisha, with a population of 656 across 184 households. The village has a literacy rate of 35.5%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JAMUNA BADANAYAK
Contact: 63****3065
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LGD code
429886
Pincode
764037
Post office
Nandapur
Population
656
Households
184
Literacy rate
35.5%
Sex ratio
1172 ♀/1000♂
Workers
422
Distance to district centre
36 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
386 km
Distance to Hyderabad
457 km
Nearest railway station
Machkunda Road · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC , Labburu · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khilua compares

By population, Khilua ranks #30 of 215 villages in Nandapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
35.5%
+1.2% vs mandal average
Khilua
35.5%
Nandapur mandal
34.3%
Koraput district
41.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,172
+118 vs mandal average
Khilua
1,172
Nandapur mandal
1,054
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.3 vs mandal average
Khilua
3.6
Nandapur mandal
3.9

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

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Khilua at a glance

Khilua is a village of 656 people in 184 households (Census 2011) in Nandapur block, Koraput district, Odisha, the 30th-largest of 215 villages in Nandapur block. Literacy is 36%, 1 points above the block average of 34% and the sex ratio is 1,172 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Koraput district centre, 5 km from Machkunda Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764037, served by Nandapur post office; the LGD village code is 429886. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC , Labburu, 19 km away. The sarpanch is JAMUNA BADANAYAK, and the village votes in Pottangi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rama Chandra Kadam. The population is estimated at 773 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Hikimput

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khilua · this village65636%
Dumuriput · Nandapur25123%0.7 km NW
Mesingput · Machh Kund7036%0.9 km S
Tusuba · Machh Kund55946%1.3 km W
Baraput · Nandapur13854%1.4 km E
Maliput · Nandapur810%1.4 km E
Bilaput · Nandapur14541%1.4 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khilua

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
14
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KORAPUT
Distance to nearest town (km)
60
Distance to district HQ (km)
49
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Hikimput
Total area (ha)
188
Irrigated area (ha)
27.01
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Khilua

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 — Khilua

LGD code
429886
Pincode
764037
Post office
Nandapur
Population (Census 2011)
656
Population (projected 2026)
773
Households
184
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1172
Literacy rate
35.5%
Coordinates
18.57878°N, 82.62181°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pottangi
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rama Chandra Kadam
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
JAMUNA BADANAYAK
Block / Mandal
Nandapur
Getting there

How to reach Khilua

Mandal centre
Nandapur · ≈ 4.3 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Koraput · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 14 min by car · 1 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar386 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad457 km
  • Chennai661 km
  • Kolkata745 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMachkunda Road5 km
  • Bus stopLamtaput Bus Stop5 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC , Labburu19 km
  • ATM / bankAxis Bank27 km
  • Police stationKoraput police station28 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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