Jharbandh
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Jharbandh | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: JRB | |
  Jharbandh Location in Odisha, India  Jharbandh Jharbandh (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°3′39.8916″N 82°47′33.7596″E / 21.061081000°N 82.792711000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Bargarh |
| Government | |
| • Type | block |
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,669 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| • Local | Sambalpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 768042 |
| Vehicle registration | OD17 |
| Website | odisha |
Jharbandh is a town in Bargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha. Jharbandh comes under the padmapur Vidhan Sabha in Odisha state and is under the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency in India.
Jharbandh is located at 21°02′N 82°28′E / 21.03°N 82.47°E. 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.