Odisha: Three girls drown in Sankh river during Karma Puja preparations in Sundargarh
Reported by The New Indian Express.
Kukuda observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.
The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Kukuda ranks #4 of 82 villages in Rajagangapur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kukuda is a village of 3,703 people in 780 households (Census 2011) in Rajagangapur block, Sundargarh district, Odisha, the 4th-largest of 82 villages in Rajagangapur block. Literacy is 56%, 1 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 770023, served by Lanjiberna post office; the LGD village code is 384196. The sarpanch is Rila Sushila Toppo, and the village votes in Phulbani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uma Charan Mallick. The population is estimated at 4,366 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kukuda →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kukuda · this village | 3,703 | 56% | — |
| Dhauraadha · Rajagangapur | 2,092 | 58% | — |
| Bihabandh · Rajagangapur | 1,748 | 57% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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.
Centred on Rajagangapur mandal
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