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Jamjhor

जामझोर
Kharsia mandal
Pincode 496665
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Kharsia mandal

The principal temple recorded for Kharsia mandal is temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jamjhor itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Chhattisgarh

Bastar Dussehra runs about seventy-five days and is tied to Danteshwari rather than to the Ramayana — the longest observance of the festival anywhere.

The regional form observed across Bastar, Chhattisgarh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Dev kumari rathia
Contact: 98****1635
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LGD code
435182
Pincode
496665
Post office
Chhal
Population
435
Households
95
Literacy rate
61.6%
Sex ratio
1101 ♀/1000♂
Workers
211
Census 2011 · in context

How Jamjhor compares

By population, Jamjhor ranks #117 of 137 villages in Kharsia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.6%
−4.0% vs mandal average
Jamjhor61.6%
Kharsia mandal65.6%
Raigarh district63.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,101
+89 vs mandal average
Jamjhor1,101
Kharsia mandal1,012
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.6 vs mandal average
Jamjhor4.6
Kharsia mandal4.0

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

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Jamjhor at a glance

Jamjhor is a village of 435 people in 95 households (Census 2011) in Kharsia tehsil, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, the 117th-largest of 137 villages in Kharsia tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,101 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496665, served by Chhal post office; the LGD village code is 435182. The sarpanch is Dev kumari rathia, and the village votes in Bilaigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Pran Lahrey. The population is estimated at 513 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jamjhor

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KHARSIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
5
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BANSMUDA
Total area (ha)
200.88
Irrigated area (ha)
25.76
Forest area (ha)
11.26

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Jamjhor

LGD code
435182
Pincode
496665
Post office
Chhal
Population (Census 2011)
435
Population (projected 2026)
513
Households
95
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1101
Literacy rate
61.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Janjgir-Champa
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bilaigarh
Member of Parliament
Kamlesh Jangde
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kavita Pran Lahrey
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Dev kumari rathia
Block / Mandal
Kharsia
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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