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Revenue village·Nandapur block·Koraput

Marara

Nandapur mandal
Pincode 764037
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Marara 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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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JAMUNA BADANAYAK
Contact: 63****3065
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LGD code
429880
Pincode
764037
Post office
Nandapur
Population
110
Households
26
Literacy rate
30%
Sex ratio
1200 ♀/1000♂
Workers
53
Distance to district centre
35 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
382 km
Distance to Hyderabad
463 km
Nearest railway station
Machkunda Road · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC , Labburu · 22 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Marara compares

By population, Marara ranks #179 of 215 villages in Nandapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
30.0%
−4.3% vs mandal average
Marara
30.0%
Nandapur mandal
34.3%
Koraput district
41.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,200
+146 vs mandal average
Marara
1,200
Nandapur mandal
1,054
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
Marara
4.2
Nandapur mandal
3.9

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

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Marara at a glance

Marara is a village of 110 people in 26 households (Census 2011) in Nandapur block, Koraput district, Odisha, the 179th-largest of 215 villages in Nandapur block. Literacy is 30%, 4 points below the block average of 34% and the sex ratio is 1,200 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Koraput district centre, 3 km from Machkunda Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764037, served by Nandapur post office; the LGD village code is 429880. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC , Labburu, 22 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 130 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Hikimput

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Marara · this village11030%
Kalari · Nandapur60815%0 km N
Parata · Nandapur53135%0 km N
Chatara · Nandapur13711%0 km N
Kandara · Nandapur1,37022%0 km N
Lenjiput · Nandapur3444%1 km SE
Niladoraput · Nandapur59959%1.1 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Marara

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)
14
Power hours (winter)
20
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
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
KORAPUT
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
51
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Hikimput
Total area (ha)
51
Irrigated area (ha)
6.22
Forest area (ha)
2.56

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

Notice board · Marara

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 — Marara

LGD code
429880
Pincode
764037
Post office
Nandapur
Population (Census 2011)
110
Population (projected 2026)
130
Households
26
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1200
Literacy rate
30.0%
Coordinates
18.54966°N, 82.69053°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 Marara

Mandal centre
Nandapur · ≈ 4.0 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Koraput · ≈ 35 km
≈ 1 h 13 min by car · 1 h 26 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar382 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad463 km
  • Chennai661 km
  • Kolkata741 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMachkunda Road3 km
  • Bus stopLamtaput Bus Stop13 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC , Labburu22 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India25 km
  • Police stationLandespolizei29 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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