Jharbandh

Jharbandh ଝାରବନ୍ଧ झारबन्ध
small city
Jharbandh Show map of Odisha Jharbandh Show map of India Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 21°3′39.8916″N 82°47′33.7596″E / 21.061081000°N 82.792711000°E / 21.061081000; 82.792711000Coordinates: 21°3′39.8916″N 82°47′33.7596″E / 21.061081000°N 82.792711000°E / 21.061081000; 82.792711000
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Bargarh
Elevation	265 m (869 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,669
Languages
• Official	Sambalpuri
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	768042
Vehicle registration	OD
Website	odisha.gov.in

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

Jharbandh is located at 21°02′N 82°28′E / 21.03°N 82.47°E / 21.03; 82.47. 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. To date, the beautiful locale has not been spoiled by industrialisation, but the per capita income is very low. Nrusinghanath Temple of Gandhamardhan hills is famous in all over the Odisha for lord Nrusingha.

As of 2001^[update] India census, Jharbandh had a population of 2200. Jharbandh has a literacy rate of about nearly 61%.

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