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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SOUDAMINI SA
Contact: 78****9836
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- LGD code
- 419679
- Pincode
- 767016
- Post office
- Tarbha
- Population
- 1,039
- Households
- 249
- Literacy rate
- 62.1%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 486
Census 2011 · in context
How Garja compares
By population, Garja ranks #26 of 196 villages in Tarbha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.1%
+3.1% vs mandal average
Garja62.1%
Tarbha mandal59.0%
Sonepur district65.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
−38 vs mandal average
Garja949
Tarbha mandal987
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
Garja4.2
Tarbha mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Garja at a glance
Garja is a village of 1,039 people in 249 households (Census 2011) in Tarbha block, Sonepur district, Odisha, the 26th-largest of 196 villages in Tarbha block. Literacy is 62%, 3 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 767016, served by Tarbha post office; the LGD village code is 419679. The sarpanch is SOUDAMINI SA, and the village votes in Titlagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nabin Kumar Jain. The population is estimated at 1,225 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garja · this village | 1,039 | 62% | — |
| Jhartarbha · Tarbha | 1,908 | 56% | — |
| Thakapali · Tarbha | 398 | 62% | — |
| Barkani · Tarbha | 369 | 62% | — |
| Jadamunda · Tarbha | 225 | 62% | — |
| Daitpur · Tarbha | 88 | 55% | — |
| Haridapali · Tarbha | 59 | 53% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Garja
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- TARBHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 2
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 45
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jhadtarbha
- Total area (ha)
- 178
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Garja
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Garja
- LGD code
- 419679
- Pincode
- 767016
- Post office
- Tarbha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,039
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,225
- Households
- 249
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 62.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolangir
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Titlagarh
- Member of Parliament
- Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nabin Kumar Jain
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SOUDAMINI SA
- Block / Mandal
- Tarbha
- Nearest PHC
- Kejriwal Multi Speciality Clinic (3.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Titlagarh Junction (3.7 km)
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)