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Pukaguda

Dabugan mandal
Pincode 764072
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Pukaguda 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 Septembertoday
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
Laxmipur
AC 141 · ST
→
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LB
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LACHHU BHATRA
Contact: 80****5248
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LGD code
427621
Pincode
764072
Post office
Dabugam
Population
714
Households
153
Literacy rate
15%
Sex ratio
1028 ♀/1000♂
Workers
371
Distance to district centre
19 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
325 km
Distance to Hyderabad
513 km
Nearest railway station
Tikiri · 14 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur · 18 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pukaguda compares

By population, Pukaguda ranks #72 of 112 villages in Dabugan mandal.

Literacy rate
%
15.0%
−15.9% vs mandal average
Pukaguda
15.0%
Dabugan mandal
30.9%
Nabarangpur district
38.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,028
−4 vs mandal average
Pukaguda
1,028
Dabugan mandal
1,032
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.3 vs mandal average
Pukaguda
4.7
Dabugan mandal
4.4

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

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Pukaguda at a glance

Pukaguda is a village of 714 people in 153 households (Census 2011) in Dabugan block, Nabarangpur district, Odisha, the 72nd-largest of 112 villages in Dabugan block. Literacy is 15%, 16 points below the block average of 31% and the sex ratio is 1,028 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Nabarangpur district centre, 40 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 14 km from Tikiri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 764072, served by Dabugam post office; the LGD village code is 427621. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur, 18 km away. The sarpanch is LACHHU BHATRA. The population is estimated at 842 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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Pukaguda · this village71415%—
Jambaguda · Dabugan67639%0 km N
Mundaguda · Dabugan1,79828%0 km N
Muliaguda · Dabugan0—0 km N
Duminiguda · Dabugan1,10529%0 km N
Dumbaguda · Dasamantapur75323%0 km N
Jobaguda · Dabugan1,04329%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pukaguda

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
No
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
1
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
NABARANGAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
22
Distance to district HQ (km)
70
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Karagam
Total area (ha)
95
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
17.24

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

Notice board · Pukaguda

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 — Pukaguda

LGD code
427621
Pincode
764072
Post office
Dabugam
Population (Census 2011)
714
Population (projected 2026)
842
Households
153
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1028
Literacy rate
15.0%
Coordinates
19.14823°N, 82.97146°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Laxmipur
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
LACHHU BHATRA
Block / Mandal
Dabugan
Getting there

How to reach Pukaguda

Mandal centre
Dabugan · ≈ 2.8 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nabarangpur · ≈ 19 km
≈ 40 min by car · 47 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,707 people
Jayapatna · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 21 min by car · 1 h 37 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar325 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad513 km
  • Kolkata677 km
  • Chennai734 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTikiri14 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur18 km
  • CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management47 km
  • Police stationLandespolizei46 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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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