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Marama

Gunupur mandal
Pincode 765034
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Marama observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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Temple in Gunupur mandal

The principal temple recorded for Gunupur mandal is Boddhidi Sivalayam Panchavarneswar. No temple of this dedication is on record within Marama itself.

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.

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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
BASANTI ARIKA
Contact: 63****2417
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LGD code
426835
Pincode
765034
Post office
Jaganathpur
Population
711
Households
144
Literacy rate
23.1%
Sex ratio
1026 ♀/1000♂
Workers
405
Distance to district centre
55 km
Distance to mandal centre
27 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
264 km
Distance to Hyderabad
583 km
Nearest railway station
Bansadhara · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Mondemkhallu · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Marama compares

By population, Marama ranks #42 of 206 villages in Gunupur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
23.1%
−19.8% vs mandal average
Marama
23.1%
Gunupur mandal
42.9%
Rayagada district
42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
−24 vs mandal average
Marama
1,026
Gunupur mandal
1,050
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.7 vs mandal average
Marama
4.9
Gunupur mandal
4.2

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

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Marama at a glance

Marama is a village of 711 people in 144 households (Census 2011) in Gunupur block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 42nd-largest of 206 villages in Gunupur block. Literacy is 23%, 20 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 1,026 women per 1,000 men. It lies 55 km from the Rayagada district centre, 31 km from Veeraghattam, the nearest town, 8 km from Bansadhara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765034, served by Jaganathpur post office; the LGD village code is 426835. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Mondemkhallu, 7 km away. The sarpanch is BASANTI ARIKA. The population is estimated at 838 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Morama

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Marama · this village71123%
Marama · R.Udayagiri8751%0 km N
Maniga · Bhamini29743%2 km SE
Antijola · Kurupam35435%2.3 km S
Partada · Kasinagar42123%3.1 km SE
Paridi · Gunupur7797%3.1 km SE
Mantikonda · Kurupam92141%3.3 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Marama

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
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
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GUNUPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
33
Distance to district HQ (km)
88
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
32
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Morama
Total area (ha)
289
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Marama

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 — Marama

LGD code
426835
Pincode
765034
Post office
Jaganathpur
Population (Census 2011)
711
Population (projected 2026)
838
Households
144
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1026
Literacy rate
23.1%
Coordinates
18.93245°N, 83.75859°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gunupur
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BASANTI ARIKA
Block / Mandal
Gunupur
Getting there

How to reach Marama

Mandal centre
Gunupur · ≈ 27 km
≈ 56 min by car · 1 h 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Rayagada · ≈ 55 km
≈ 1 h 53 min by car · 2 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,315 people
Veeraghattam · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 4 min by car · 1 h 16 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar264 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad583 km
  • Kolkata627 km
  • Chennai750 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBansadhara8 km
  • Bus stopValasaballeru Bus Stop7 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Mondemkhallu7 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India16 km
  • Petrol pumpSri Kanthamma Filling Station9 km
  • CollegeSri Venkateswara Degree College Kotturu21 km
  • Police stationPolice station, Komarada31 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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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