Bhandan observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
By population, Bhandan ranks #14 of 82 villages in Badampahar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhandan is a village of 1,200 people in 255 households (Census 2011) in Badampahar block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 14th-largest of 82 villages in Badampahar block. Literacy is 53%, 5 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,109 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757047, served by Badampahar post office; the LGD village code is 388320. The village votes in Daspalla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ramesh Chandra Behera. The population is estimated at 1,415 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Talokpokhari →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhandan · this village | 1,200 | 53% | — |
| Talakpokhari · Badampahar | 548 | 51% | — |
| Dighia · Badampahar | 539 | 42% | — |
| Badam · Badampahar | 467 | 33% | — |
| Tinaposi · Badampahar | 350 | 43% | — |
| Dudhijharan · Badampahar | 349 | 10% | — |
| Pahadpur · Badampahar | 336 | 36% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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