Chamardihi village, Laikera block | Pincode 768220

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 for	Immersion
One and a half days	Tue, 15 Septembertoday
Three days	Thu, 17 September
Five days	Sat, 19 September
Seven days	Mon, 21 September
Anant Chaturdashi	Wed, 23 September	The 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.

Represented by

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

Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

ASHA SINHA

Contact: 97****8988

Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Chamardihi can update it.

LGD code: 381192
Pincode: 768220
Post office: Bagdehi
Population: 998
Households: 241
Literacy rate: 69.4%
Sex ratio: 988 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 376

Census 2011 · in context

How Chamardihi compares

By population, Chamardihi ranks #34 of 92 villages in Laikera mandal.

Literacy rate

69.4%

+3.7% vs mandal average

Chamardihi: 69.4%
Laikera mandal: 65.7%
Jharsuguda district: 70.0%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

988

−12 vs mandal average

Chamardihi: 988
Laikera mandal: 1,000

Household size

people per home

4.1

+0.1 vs mandal average

Chamardihi: 4.1
Laikera mandal: 4.0

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

Chamardihi at a glance

Chamardihi is a village of 998 people in 241 households (Census 2011) in Laikera block, Jharsuguda district, Odisha, the 34th-largest of 92 villages in Laikera block. Literacy is 69%, 4 points above the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 988 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 768220, served by Bagdehi post office; the LGD village code is 381192. The sarpanch is ASHA SINHA, and the village votes in Sonepur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Niranjan Pujari. The population is estimated at 1,177 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jharmunda →

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →

village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Chamardihi · this village	998	69%	—
Jharmunda · Laikera	2,605	72%	—
Barpan · Laikera	1,323	62%	—
Kuluthmal · Laikera	890	65%	—
Telidihi · Laikera	683	78%	—
Baijapali · Laikera	657	59%	—
Gurlabahal · Laikera	384	62%	—

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →

Sarpanch name
Panchayat contact
Pincode
About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
A festival or jatara
A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chamardihi

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: Yes
Well water: Yes
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: No
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 15
Power hours (winter): 18
Primary school: 1
Middle school: 1
Secondary school: 1
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: Yes
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: JHARSUGUDA
Distance to nearest town (km): 25
Distance to district HQ (km): 25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 12
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): Jharmunda
Total area (ha): 205
Irrigated area (ha): 111.86
Forest area (ha): 1.77

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

Notice board · Chamardihi

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 — Chamardihi

LGD code: 381192
Pincode: 768220
Post office: Bagdehi
Population (Census 2011): 998
Population (projected 2026): 1,177
Households: 241
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 988
Literacy rate: 69.4%
Lok Sabha constituency: Bolangir
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Sonepur
Member of Parliament: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo
Member of Legislative Assembly: Niranjan Pujari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: ASHA SINHA
Block / Mandal: Laikera

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Jharsuguda district level

Then & Now

Chamardihi — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

998

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

1,177

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

241

Census 2011 baseline

+17.8%

Households · 2026

284

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 998Census 2011
Households: 241Census 2011
Literacy rate: 69.4%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 988 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 1,1772026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 2842026 projection
Active job cards: 50,326MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 21,463MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 3,31,48,964ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 793NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 81.0%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 98.1%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 70.0%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: —NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 67.8%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 68.3%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Jharsuguda district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 23,63,679PMAY-G · 23,63,679 of 28,49,889 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Jharsuguda district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 1,51,341Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Jharsuguda district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

Chamardihi on the map

Centred on Laikera mandal

~mandal

📍 Map · scroll to load

📍 20.8302° N, 83.6478° EOpen in OSM →

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 768220

All villages in 768220 →

From the village

Latest posts

All 6 posts →

Lead story

May 2026

newsSTATE

Odisha Plans For Dedicated TV Channel To Promote Jagannath Culture

Odisha Plans For Dedicated TV Channel To Promote Jagannath Culture (via Ommcom News). Read the full story at the source.

By Ommcom NewsRead full →

May

newsSTATE

Odisha Government Notifies City Gas Distribution Policy, 2026

Odisha Government Notifies City Gas Distribution Policy, 2026 (via prameyanews.com). Read the full story at the source.

prameyanews.com

May

newsSTATE

Odisha City Gas Distribution Policy 2026 targets faster PNG networks and CNG stations

Odisha City Gas Distribution Policy 2026 targets faster PNG networks and CNG stations (via Goodreturns). Read the full story at the source.

Goodreturns

Notable persons of Chamardihi

No people on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first people

Hyperlocal & verified

Open jobs in Chamardihi

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first photo

Quick answers

People often ask about Chamardihi

What is the pincode of Chamardihi?

The pincode of Chamardihi, Laikera block, Jharsuguda district, Odisha is 768220. The post office is Bagdehi.

Which post office delivers to Chamardihi?

Mail for Chamardihi is delivered through Bagdehi post office, pincode 768220, in Laikera block, Jharsuguda district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Chamardihi located?

Chamardihi is a village in Laikera block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, India.

What is the population of Chamardihi as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Chamardihi village has a population of 998 across 241 households.

Who is the sarpanch of Chamardihi?

The current sarpanch of Chamardihi gram panchayat is ASHA SINHA.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chamardihi in?

Chamardihi falls under the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency (PC #10) of Odisha.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Chamardihi in?

Chamardihi falls under the Sonepur assembly constituency (AC #65) of Odisha.

What is the literacy rate in Chamardihi?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Chamardihi village is 69.4%.

What is the sex ratio in Chamardihi?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Chamardihi village is 988 females per 1,000 males.

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Chamardihi?

12 schemes currently match residents of Chamardihi, including KALIA - Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation, Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY), Mission Shakti - Odisha SHG Programme. Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

What is the LGD code of Chamardihi?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Chamardihi village is 381192.

How big is Chamardihi compared to other villages in Laikera block?

Chamardihi ranks 34 of 92 villages in Laikera block by Census 2011 population (998 residents).

Who is the MLA of Chamardihi?

Chamardihi falls under Sonepur assembly constituency (AC 65). The sitting MLA is Niranjan Pujari (BJD).

Who is the MP for Chamardihi?

Chamardihi is in Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (BJP).

What is the population of Chamardihi in 2026?

Chamardihi is estimated at 1,177 people in 2026, up about 18% from 998 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Chamardihi in?

Odisha falls in the Eastern Plateau and Hills zone (rice, millets, pulses; rain-fed) and the East Coast Plains and Hills zone (rice, coconut, sugarcane, cashew) of the ICAR classification; Chamardihi in Jharsuguda district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

Who is the sarpanch of Chamardihi?

ASHA SINHA is the sarpanch of Chamardihi gram panchayat, Laikera block. See the sarpanch list of Laikera block for every gram panchayat.

Answers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.

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, 2026-09-10
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)