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Monday, 14 September 2026
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Revenue village·Mahulpalli block·Sambalpur

Bilung

Mahulpalli mandal
Pincode 768228
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Mahulpalli mandal

The principal temple recorded for Mahulpalli mandal is Nrusingh Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bilung 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 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.

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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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LN
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LABANYA NAIK
Contact: 81****4726
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LGD code
381362
Pincode
768228
Post office
Kesaibahal
Population
741
Households
206
Literacy rate
64.6%
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000♂
Workers
556
Census 2011 · in context

How Bilung compares

By population, Bilung ranks #26 of 114 villages in Mahulpalli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.6%
+2.3% vs mandal average
Bilung
64.6%
Mahulpalli mandal
62.3%
Sambalpur district
67.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
987
−36 vs mandal average
Bilung
987
Mahulpalli mandal
1,023
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
Bilung
3.6
Mahulpalli mandal
4.0

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

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Bilung at a glance

Bilung is a village of 741 people in 206 households (Census 2011) in Mahulpalli block, Sambalpur district, Odisha, the 26th-largest of 114 villages in Mahulpalli block. Literacy is 65%, 2 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 768228, served by Kesaibahal post office; the LGD village code is 381362. The sarpanch is LABANYA NAIK, and the village votes in Attabira assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nihar Ranjan Mahanand. The population is estimated at 874 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jarabaga

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bilung · this village74165%
Jarabaga · Mahulpalli1,70072%
Kuntarabahal · Mahulpalli70457%
Lapada · Mahulpalli63659%
Uttargaon · Mahulpalli61270%
Sargidihi · Mahulpalli52663%
Dumku · Mahulpalli52360%

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bilung

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
18
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
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
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
KOCHINDA
Distance to nearest town (km)
31
Distance to district HQ (km)
120
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
30
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Jaraboga
Total area (ha)
590
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
279.44

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

Notice board · Bilung

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 — Bilung

LGD code
381362
Pincode
768228
Post office
Kesaibahal
Population (Census 2011)
741
Population (projected 2026)
874
Households
206
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
987
Literacy rate
64.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Bargarh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Attabira
Member of Parliament
Pradip Purohit
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nihar Ranjan Mahanand
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
LABANYA NAIK
Block / Mandal
Mahulpalli
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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, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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