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Jharmuda

झरमुडा
Pusour mandal
Pincode 496440
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Jharmuda observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Pusour mandal

The principal temple recorded for Pusour mandal is The temple belonging to Mahant Laldass of Sheorinarayan. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jharmuda itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Chhattisgarh

Bastar Dussehra runs about seventy-five days and is tied to Danteshwari rather than to the Ramayana — the longest observance of the festival anywhere.

The regional form observed across Bastar, Chhattisgarh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Dhaneshwar chauhan
Contact: 97****6764
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LGD code
435052
Pincode
496440
Post office
Pussore
Population
1,049
Households
292
Literacy rate
68.6%
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000♂
Workers
448
Census 2011 · in context

How Jharmuda compares

By population, Jharmuda ranks #47 of 147 villages in Pusour mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.6%
−1.7% vs mandal average
Jharmuda68.6%
Pusour mandal70.3%
Raigarh district63.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
−14 vs mandal average
Jharmuda976
Pusour mandal990
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Jharmuda3.6
Pusour mandal3.8

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

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Jharmuda at a glance

Jharmuda is a village of 1,049 people in 292 households (Census 2011) in Pusour tehsil, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, the 47th-largest of 147 villages in Pusour tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496440, served by Pussore post office; the LGD village code is 435052. The sarpanch is Dhaneshwar chauhan, and the village votes in Kasdol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Sahu. The population is estimated at 1,237 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jharmuda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PUSAUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
7
Distance to district HQ (km)
12
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
JHARMUDA
Total area (ha)
317.71
Irrigated area (ha)
74.54
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Jharmuda

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Jharmuda

LGD code
435052
Pincode
496440
Post office
Pussore
Population (Census 2011)
1,049
Population (projected 2026)
1,237
Households
292
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
976
Literacy rate
68.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Janjgir-Champa
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kasdol
Member of Parliament
Kamlesh Jangde
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sandeep Sahu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Dhaneshwar chauhan
Block / Mandal
Pusour
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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