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Barfa

Samudrapur mandal
Pincode 442301
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Festival

Ganeshotsav

Barfa observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.

14 Sept

Temples near Barfa

  • Shiv Mandir · 3.7 km
  • Ganesh Temple · 3.9 km
  • Vishwa Shanti Stupa · 4.1 km

Named places of worship on record

Ganeshotsav temples near Barfa

  • Ganesh Temple3.9 km

Named places of worship recorded in OpenStreetMap, with the distance measured from Barfa. Whether a particular temple holds a public observance is not something we have on record.

Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra

Called Ganeshotsav and kept for ten days. Modak is the offering, sarvajanik mandals organise the public pandals, and the main immersion is on Anant Chaturdashi.

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

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 Septembertoday
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.

The full observance, step by step →

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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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SC
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Suraj Charndas Fulzele
Contact: 95****4187
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LGD code
534637
Pincode
442301
Post office
Hinganghat
Population
507
Households
135
Literacy rate
72.8%
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000♂
Workers
300
Distance to district centre
46 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Mumbai
629 km
Distance to Hyderabad
371 km
Nearest railway station
Chitoda · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. Vijay Bhalavi Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barfa compares

By population, Barfa ranks #80 of 222 villages in Samudrapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
72.8%
−1.3% vs mandal average
Barfa
72.8%
Samudrapur mandal
74.1%
Wardha district
78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
980
+48 vs mandal average
Barfa
980
Samudrapur mandal
932
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
Barfa
3.8
Samudrapur mandal
4.1

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

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Barfa at a glance

Barfa is a village of 507 people in 135 households (Census 2011) in Samudrapur taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 80th-largest of 222 villages in Samudrapur taluka. Literacy is 73%, 1 points below the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 980 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Wardha district centre, 32 km from Nachangaon, the nearest town, 1 km from Chitoda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442301, served by Hinganghat post office; the LGD village code is 534637. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Vijay Bhalavi Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Suraj Charndas Fulzele , and the village votes in Deoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane. The population is estimated at 598 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Barfa

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Barfa · this village50773%
Pardi · Nagpur (Urban)0 km N
Parsodi · Nagpur (Urban)0 km N
Pardi · Samudrapur53574%0 km N
Parsodi · Samudrapur18659%0 km N
Barbadi · Samudrapur72678%0 km N
Sevagram · Wardha6,67983%2.6 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barfa

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)
12
Power hours (winter)
12
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
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
HINGANGHAT
Distance to nearest town (km)
26
Distance to district HQ (km)
57
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
215.2
Irrigated area (ha)
76.3
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Barfa

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 — Barfa

LGD code
534637
Pincode
442301
Post office
Hinganghat
Population (Census 2011)
507
Population (projected 2026)
598
Households
135
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
980
Literacy rate
72.8%
Coordinates
20.71683°N, 78.63801°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Wardha
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Deoli
Member of Parliament
Amar Kale
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Suraj Charndas Fulzele
Block / Mandal
Samudrapur
Nearest police station
Police Station Wardha (4.6 km)
Nearest bank
Axis bank (4.9 km)
Getting there

How to reach Barfa

Mandal centre
Samudrapur · ≈ 3.9 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Wardha · ≈ 46 km
≈ 1 h 33 min by car · 1 h 51 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,761 people
Nachangaon · ≈ 32 km
≈ 1 h 6 min by car · 1 h 19 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai629 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad371 km
  • Chennai866 km
  • Bengaluru868 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChitoda1 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. Vijay Bhalavi Hospital3 km
  • ATM / bankpunjab bank ATM4 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum5 km
  • CollegeOm College of Engineering3 km
  • Police stationPolice Headquarter Wardha4 km
Nearest to the village
Health centre
Cortex Hospital4.9 km
Bank / ATM
Axis bank4.9 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Barfa

6 Temples, 2 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Barfa

7 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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