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Revenue village·Doraguda block·Rayagada

Bandadar

Doraguda mandal
Pincode 765015
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Bandadar 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.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUMITRA MAJHI
Contact: 87****1024
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LGD code
426122
Pincode
765015
Post office
Kashipur (Rayagada)
Population
243
Households
55
Literacy rate
9.5%
Sex ratio
1150 ♀/1000♂
Workers
162
Distance to district centre
56 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
324 km
Distance to Hyderabad
513 km
Nearest railway station
Tikiri · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bandadar compares

By population, Bandadar ranks #11 of 30 villages in Doraguda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
9.5%
−12.4% vs mandal average
Bandadar
9.5%
Doraguda mandal
21.9%
Rayagada district
42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,150
+84 vs mandal average
Bandadar
1,150
Doraguda mandal
1,066
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
Bandadar
4.4
Doraguda mandal
3.9

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

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Bandadar at a glance

Bandadar is a village of 243 people in 55 households (Census 2011) in Doraguda block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 11th-largest of 30 villages in Doraguda block. Literacy is 10%, 12 points below the block average of 22% and the sex ratio is 1,150 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Rayagada district centre, 28 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 19 km from Tikiri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765015, served by Kashipur (Rayagada) post office; the LGD village code is 426122. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur, 19 km away. The sarpanch is SUMITRA MAJHI. The population is estimated at 286 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dongasil

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bandadar · this village24310%
Kudeipadar · Kashipur10323%0.4 km NW
Dhodrapara · Raighar1,13439%1.4 km N
Dhodapas · Kashipur2231%1.4 km N
Dhodrapara · Raighar1,40927%1.4 km N
Gumamurka · Doraguda72222%1.5 km SW
Kukudakata · Doraguda6115%2.1 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bandadar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
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
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
RAYAGADA
Distance to nearest town (km)
78
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
26
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Dangasil
Total area (ha)
19
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
2.76

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

Notice board · Bandadar

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 — Bandadar

LGD code
426122
Pincode
765015
Post office
Kashipur (Rayagada)
Population (Census 2011)
243
Population (projected 2026)
286
Households
55
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1150
Literacy rate
9.5%
Coordinates
19.24596°N, 82.93377°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rayagada
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUMITRA MAJHI
Block / Mandal
Doraguda
Getting there

How to reach Bandadar

Mandal centre
Doraguda · ≈ 4.4 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Rayagada · ≈ 56 km
≈ 1 h 54 min by car · 2 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,707 people
Jayapatna · ≈ 28 km
≈ 58 min by car · 1 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar324 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad513 km
  • Kolkata674 km
  • Chennai742 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTikiri19 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur19 km
  • CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management52 km
  • Police stationl. police station50 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, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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