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Jamghati 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, Jamghati ranks #5 of 48 villages in Baunsuni mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jamghati is a village of 936 people in 236 households (Census 2011) in Baunsuni block, Boudh district, Odisha, the 5th-largest of 48 villages in Baunsuni block. Literacy is 66%, 5 points above the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,057 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 762015, served by Bounsoni post office; the LGD village code is 418212. The sarpanch is Ainthu Mahalik, and the village votes in Rairakhol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prasanna Acharya. The population is estimated at 1,104 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Baunsuni →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamghati · this village | 936 | 66% | — |
| Baunsuni · Baunsuni | 2,344 | 69% | — |
| Dimiripali · Baudh Sadar | 1,255 | 74% | — |
| Tikirapada · Baudh Sadar | 954 | 62% | — |
| Baidyanathpur · Baunsuni | 766 | 73% | — |
| Chhelibahal · Baudh Sadar | 611 | 64% | — |
| Maulimunda · Baudh Sadar | 213 | 83% | — |
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.
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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