Lunga observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
Lunga is a village in Lahunipara mandal, Sundargarh district, Odisha, with a population of 542 across 137 households. The village has a literacy rate of 47.6% and is located at coordinates 19.110°N, 83.310°E.
By population, Lunga ranks #61 of 181 villages in Lahunipara mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Lunga is a village of 542 people in 137 households (Census 2011) in Lahunipara block, Sundargarh district, Odisha, the 61st-largest of 181 villages in Lahunipara block. Literacy is 48%, 4 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. It lies 258 km from the Sundargarh district centre, 56 km from Veeraghattam, the nearest town, 11 km from Ladda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 770037, served by Lathikata post office; the LGD village code is 385239. The nearest hospital or health centre is Maa Jogamaya Clinic, 12 km away. The sarpanch is ASHADHU KALHO, and the village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 639 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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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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