Jharbandh

Jharbandh ଝାରବନ୍ଧ झारबन्ध
small city
Jharbandh Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Bargarh
Elevation	265 m (869 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	3,916
Languages
• Official	Oriya
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	768042

Jharbandh is a town in Bargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Geography

Jharbandh is located at . It has an average elevation of 265 metres (869 ft). It is almost 132 kilometres (82 mi) from its district headquarters, Bargarh. It is about 502 kilometres (312 mi) from its capital city of Bhubaneshwar. Jharbandh is a block of Padampur subdivision,distance from Jharbandh to Padampur is about 56 kilometres (35 mi). The area around Jharbandh is rain-fed and hence is prone to frequent droughts. The Gandhamardhan hills is about 32 kilometres (20 mi) away and forms the borders between Bargarh and Balangir districts. Till date the beautiful locale has not been spoiled by industrialisation, but the per capita income is very low. Nrusinghanath Temple of Gandhamardhan hills is almost famous in all over the Orissa for lord Nrusingha.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Jharbandh had a population of 2200. This is little low to compare with males population. Jharbandh has an literacy rate about nearly 61%.

Politics

Current MLA from Padmapur Assembly Constituency is Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha of BJD, who won the seat in State elections in 2009. He also won this seat earlier for BJD in 2000 and for JD in 1995 and in 1990. Other previous MLAs from this seat were Satya Narayan Sahu of INC who won this seat in 2004, in 1985 for INC and in 1980 representing INC(I)