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Jharapali 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.
Jharapali is a village in Bheden mandal, Bargarh district, Odisha, with a population of 3,399 across 818 households. The village has a literacy rate of 65.3% and PIN code 768103.
By population, Jharapali ranks #7 of 98 villages in Bheden mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jharapali is a village of 3,399 people in 818 households (Census 2011) in Bheden block, Bargarh district, Odisha, the 7th-largest of 98 villages in Bheden block. Literacy is 65%, 4 points below the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 966 women per 1,000 men. It lies 330 km from the Bargarh district centre, 56 km from Kaklur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 768103, served by Remunda post office; the LGD village code is 380501. The nearest hospital or health centre is NRC Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is JAYANTI SETH, and the village votes in Birmaharajpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raghunath Jagadala. The population is estimated at 4,007 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jharapali · this village | 3,399 | 65% | — |
| Jharapali · Burla | 741 | 51% | 0 km N |
| Jharapali · Golanthara | 83 | 80% | 0 km N |
| Jharapalli · Malkangiri | 1,675 | 39% | 0.6 km NE |
| Telimeta · Malkangiri | 261 | 28% | 2.9 km SW |
| Mauliguda · Malkangiri | 100 | 4% | 2.9 km NE |
| Chandanguda · Malkangiri | 0 | — | 3.4 km NE |
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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