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Naktiguda

Tikiri mandal
Pincode 765015
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Naktiguda 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 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 →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Koraput
PC 21 · ST
→VS
Rayagada
AC 140 · ST
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BHAGABAN MAJHI
Contact: 87****1915
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LGD code
426099
Pincode
765015
Post office
Kashipur (Rayagada)
Population
758
Households
177
Literacy rate
29.7%
Sex ratio
1229 ♀/1000♂
Workers
426
Distance to district centre
43 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
313 km
Distance to Hyderabad
524 km
Nearest railway station
Tikiri · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Naktiguda compares

By population, Naktiguda ranks #10 of 44 villages in Tikiri mandal.

Literacy rate
%
29.7%
−7.3% vs mandal average
Naktiguda
29.7%
Tikiri mandal
37.0%
Rayagada district
42.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,229
+209 vs mandal average
Naktiguda
1,229
Tikiri mandal
1,020
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
Naktiguda
4.3
Tikiri mandal
4.1

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

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Naktiguda at a glance

Naktiguda is a village of 758 people in 177 households (Census 2011) in Tikiri block, Rayagada district, Odisha, the 10th-largest of 44 villages in Tikiri block. Literacy is 30%, 7 points below the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 1,229 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Rayagada district centre, 47 km from Jayapatna, the nearest town, 3 km from Tikiri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 765015, served by Kashipur (Rayagada) post office; the LGD village code is 426099. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur, 10 km away. The sarpanch is BHAGABAN MAJHI. The population is estimated at 894 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Naktiguda · this village75830%—
Naktiguda · Junagarh2,77056%0 km N
Badamatikana · Tikiri20834%1.4 km SW
Sanamatikana · Tikiri1,06633%1.4 km SW
Haridaspur · Dharmasala30477%1.6 km N
Haridaspur · Bhograi48782%1.6 km N
Haridaspur · Kakatpur1,01078%1.6 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Naktiguda

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
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)
60
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Podapadi
Total area (ha)
301
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Naktiguda

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 — Naktiguda

LGD code
426099
Pincode
765015
Post office
Kashipur (Rayagada)
Population (Census 2011)
758
Population (projected 2026)
894
Households
177
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1229
Literacy rate
29.7%
Coordinates
19.14847°N, 83.09308°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Koraput
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rayagada
Member of Parliament
Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BHAGABAN MAJHI
Block / Mandal
Tikiri
Getting there

How to reach Naktiguda

Mandal centre
Tikiri · ≈ 5.4 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Rayagada · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 29 min by car · 1 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,707 people
Jayapatna · ≈ 47 km
≈ 1 h 36 min by car · 1 h 54 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar313 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad524 km
  • Kolkata667 km
  • Chennai739 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTikiri3 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Gorakhpur,Kashipur10 km
  • ATM / bankCorporation Bank34 km
  • CollegeRayagada Institute of Technology and Management34 km
  • Police stationl. police station34 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, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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