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Amjharan

Saintala mandal
Pincode 767032
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Saintala mandal

The principal temple recorded for Saintala mandal is Maheswari Maa Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Amjharan itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in 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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUKAMANI PUTEL
Contact: 91****6898
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LGD code
421037
Pincode
767032
Post office
Saintala
Population
181
Households
54
Literacy rate
51.9%
Sex ratio
967 ♀/1000♂
Workers
105
Census 2011 · in context

How Amjharan compares

By population, Amjharan ranks #167 of 189 villages in Saintala mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.9%
−2.4% vs mandal average
Amjharan51.9%
Saintala mandal54.3%
Balangir district56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
−25 vs mandal average
Amjharan967
Saintala mandal992
Household size
people per home
3.4
−0.3 vs mandal average
Amjharan3.4
Saintala mandal3.7

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

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Amjharan at a glance

Amjharan is a village of 181 people in 54 households (Census 2011) in Saintala block, Balangir district, Odisha, the 167th-largest of 189 villages in Saintala block. Literacy is 52%, 2 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 767032, served by Saintala post office; the LGD village code is 421037. The sarpanch is SUKAMANI PUTEL, and the village votes in Birmaharajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raghunath Jagadala. The population is estimated at 213 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Amjharan · this village18152%—
Andaldarah · Saintala86137%—
Dhatukjuri · Saintala81737%—
Tengara · Saintala75553%—
Badsaimara · Saintala68438%—
Jharbahali · Saintala56250%—
Chanutmal · Saintala51548%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Amjharan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
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)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KANTABANJI
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
68
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
30
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Badasaimara
Total area (ha)
118
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
25.68

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

Notice board · Amjharan

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 — Amjharan

LGD code
421037
Pincode
767032
Post office
Saintala
Population (Census 2011)
181
Population (projected 2026)
213
Households
54
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
967
Literacy rate
51.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolangir
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Birmaharajpur
Member of Parliament
Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
Member of Legislative Assembly
Raghunath Jagadala
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUKAMANI PUTEL
Block / Mandal
Saintala
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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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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