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Kantaguda

Paparmetla mandal
Pincode 764051
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Kantaguda observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Odisha

Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.

The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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LGD code
924801
Pincode
764051
Post office
Balimela
Distance to district centre
73 km
Distance to mandal centre
56 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
386 km
Distance to Hyderabad
463 km
Nearest railway station
Padua · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. B. Biswas · 15 km

Kantaguda at a glance

Kantaguda is a revenue village in Paparmetla block, Malkangiri district, Odisha. It lies 73 km from the Malkangiri district centre, 56 km from Madugula, the nearest town, 5 km from Padua railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764051, served by Balimela post office; the LGD village code is 924801. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. B. Biswas, 15 km away. The village votes in Chitrakonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mangu Khilla.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kantaguda · this village———
Kantaguda · Koraput——0 km N
Paraguda · Mudulipada23136%1.4 km SE
Badahanjar · Nandapur69835%3.4 km W
Mulda · Padua38536%4.1 km NW
Nuaguda · Jodamba23614%4.5 km SW
Nuaguda · Jodamba363%4.5 km SW

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Key facts — Kantaguda

LGD code
924801
Pincode
764051
Post office
Balimela
Coordinates
18.41515°N, 82.73074°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Nabarangpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chitrakonda
Member of Parliament
Balabhadra Majhi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Mangu Khilla
Block / Mandal
Paparmetla
Getting there

How to reach Kantaguda

Mandal centre
Paparmetla · ≈ 56 km
≈ 1 h 55 min by car · 2 h 16 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Malkangiri · ≈ 73 km
≈ 2 h 31 min by car · 2 h 59 min by bike
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Nearest town · 12,704 people
Madugula · ≈ 56 km
≈ 1 h 55 min by car · 2 h 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar386 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad463 km
  • Chennai649 km
  • Kolkata747 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPadua5 km
  • Bus stopKuridi Bus Stop14 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. B. Biswas15 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India35 km
  • Police stationLandespolizei44 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-05-06
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)