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Karla

Ambabhona mandal
Pincode 768052
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Karla observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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Temple in Ambabhona mandal

The principal temple recorded for Ambabhona mandal is Patharasini temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Karla itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TANAYA BHOI
Contact: 82****9360
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LGD code
380838
Pincode
768052
Post office
Dunguri Lsq Colony Campus
Population
657
Households
159
Literacy rate
74.9%
Sex ratio
967 ♀/1000♂
Workers
482
Distance to district centre
61 km
Distance to mandal centre
7 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
275 km
Distance to Kolkata
505 km
Nearest railway station
SECR · 23 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Biswal Patho Clinic · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Karla compares

By population, Karla ranks #32 of 109 villages in Ambabhona mandal.

Literacy rate
%
74.9%
+5.1% vs mandal average
Karla
74.9%
Ambabhona mandal
69.8%
Bargarh district
66.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
967
−19 vs mandal average
Karla
967
Ambabhona mandal
986
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
Karla
4.1
Ambabhona mandal
4.3

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

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Karla at a glance

Karla is a village of 657 people in 159 households (Census 2011) in Ambabhona block, Bargarh district, Odisha, the 32nd-largest of 109 villages in Ambabhona block. Literacy is 75%, 5 points above the block average of 70% and the sex ratio is 967 women per 1,000 men. It lies 61 km from the Bargarh district centre, 32 km from Tora, the nearest town, 23 km from SECR railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 768052, served by Dunguri Lsq Colony Campus post office; the LGD village code is 380838. The nearest hospital or health centre is Biswal Patho Clinic, 13 km away. The sarpanch is TANAYA BHOI. The population is estimated at 775 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Karla

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karla · this village65775%
Karla · Saintala79256%0 km N
Karla · Dharuadihi94864%0 km N
Kumchoan · Ambabhona03 km SE
Khantalla · Ambabhona03.3 km S
Santhara · Ambabhona46566%3.3 km W
Ambabhona · Ambabhona1,74671%4.4 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karla

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
16
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
BARGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
55
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Lakhanpur
Total area (ha)
211
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
15.6

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

Notice board · Karla

No notices this week

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

Key facts — Karla

LGD code
380838
Pincode
768052
Post office
Dunguri Lsq Colony Campus
Population (Census 2011)
657
Population (projected 2026)
775
Households
159
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
967
Literacy rate
74.9%
Coordinates
21.59864°N, 83.57427°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bargarh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bhatli
Member of Parliament
Pradip Purohit
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
TANAYA BHOI
Block / Mandal
Ambabhona
Getting there

How to reach Karla

Mandal centre
Ambabhona · ≈ 7.0 km
≈ 14 min by car · 17 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bargarh · ≈ 61 km
≈ 2 h 5 min by car · 2 h 29 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,399 people
Tora · ≈ 32 km
≈ 1 h 5 min by car · 1 h 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar275 kmcapital
  • Kolkata505 km
  • Hyderabad710 km
  • Delhi1009 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSECR23 km
  • Hospital / PHCBiswal Patho Clinic13 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM20 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil Mangalam Fuels Gas Station21 km
  • CollegeWomen's Jr College Play Ground45 km
  • Police stationPolice Station35 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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