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Uparpada observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
By population, Uparpada ranks #12 of 120 villages in Banei mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Uparpada is a village of 1,173 people in 291 households (Census 2011) in Banei block, Sundargarh district, Odisha, the 12th-largest of 120 villages in Banei block. Literacy is 64%, 1 points above the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 770038, served by Bonaigarh post office; the LGD village code is 385109. The sarpanch is UGRESEN KISAN, and the village votes in Rairakhol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prasanna Acharya. The population is estimated at 1,383 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kendrikela →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uparpada · this village | 1,173 | 64% | — |
| Kendrikala · Banei | 1,156 | 69% | — |
| Alekhpur · Banei | 727 | 62% | — |
| Babunuagaon · Banei | 695 | 64% | — |
| Dareikala · Banei | 543 | 70% | — |
| Pandrisila · Banei | 503 | 50% | — |
| Baidpali · Banei | 381 | 86% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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