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Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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Sarsara

Bargarh Sadar mandal
Pincode 768040
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temple in Bargarh Sadar mandal

The principal temple recorded for Bargarh Sadar mandal is Ghanteshwari Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sarsara 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.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUNITA BHOI
Contact: 85****7371
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LGD code
380632
Pincode
768040
Post office
Tora
Population
5,668
Households
1,393
Literacy rate
69.1%
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000♂
Workers
2,610
Distance to district centre
33 km
Distance to mandal centre
33 km
Distance to Bhubaneswar
256 km
Distance to Kolkata
510 km
Nearest railway station
Bargarh Road · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kuchinda Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sarsara compares

By population, Sarsara ranks #2 of 22 villages in Bargarh Sadar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.1%
+2.3% vs mandal average
Sarsara
69.1%
Bargarh Sadar mandal
66.8%
Bargarh district
66.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
923
−27 vs mandal average
Sarsara
923
Bargarh Sadar mandal
950
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Sarsara
4.1
Bargarh Sadar mandal
4.0

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

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Sarsara at a glance

Sarsara is a village of 5,668 people in 1,393 households (Census 2011) in Bargarh Sadar block, Bargarh district, Odisha, the 2nd-largest of 22 villages in Bargarh Sadar block. Literacy is 69%, 2 points above the block average of 67% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Bargarh district centre, 7 km from Tora, the nearest town, 5 km from Bargarh Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 768040, served by Tora post office; the LGD village code is 380632. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kuchinda Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is SUNITA BHOI, and the village votes in Rairakhol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prasanna Acharya. The population is estimated at 6,683 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sarsara

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sarsara · this village5,66869%
Sarsara · Banei2,42663%0 km N
Sarsara · Sarangarh14460%0 km N
Dhanger · Bargarh Sadar4,17369%3.5 km E
Bargarh · Bargarh3.9 km N
Bargarh · Sundargarh1,25963%3.9 km N
Sauntpur · Balangir2,11066%4.7 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sarsara

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
14
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
5
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
1
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
Yes
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
BARGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
10
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Sarsara
Total area (ha)
1,421
Irrigated area (ha)
695.64
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Sarsara

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 — Sarsara

LGD code
380632
Pincode
768040
Post office
Tora
Population (Census 2011)
5,668
Population (projected 2026)
6,683
Households
1,393
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
923
Literacy rate
69.1%
Coordinates
21.29953°N, 83.61016°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Sambalpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rairakhol
Member of Parliament
Dharmendra Pradhan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prasanna Acharya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUNITA BHOI
Block / Mandal
Bargarh Sadar
Getting there

How to reach Sarsara

Mandal centre
Bargarh Sadar · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 9 min by car · 1 h 22 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bargarh · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 8 min by car · 1 h 21 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,399 people
Tora · ≈ 6.9 km
≈ 14 min by car · 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhubaneswar256 kmcapital
  • Kolkata510 km
  • Hyderabad692 km
  • Chennai980 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBargarh Road5 km
  • Hospital / PHCKuchinda Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM37 km
  • CollegeWomen's Jr College Play Ground43 km
  • Police stationPolice Station39 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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