Bahadur Pentho

Bahadur Pentho ବାହାଦୁର ପେଣ୍ଠ బహదుర్ పేట
Village
Nickname(s): Bahadurpally
Bahadur Pentho Location in Orissa, India
Coordinates: 19°10′04″N 84°45′52″E / 19.16778°N 84.76444°ECoordinates: 19°10′04″N 84°45′52″E / 19.16778°N 84.76444°E
Country	India
State	Odisha
District	Ganjam
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	2,000
Languages
• Official	Oriya
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	761008
Telephone code	0680
Vehicle registration	OD-07
Nearest city	Berhampur, Ichchapuram
Sex ratio	50%-50% ♂/♀
Climate	Tropical wet and dry (Köppen)
Website	www.facebook.com/BahadurPentho

Bahadur Pentho is a village in Ganjam district in the south of Orissa, India, bordering Andhra Pradesh. It is located southeast of Berhampur and northeast of Ichchapuram. Alternative forms of the village's name include "Bahadurpeta" and "Bahadurpally".

Bahadur Pentho is a business center catering to surrounding villages. The major occupations are agriculture, trading and self-employment. Crops are dependent on rain for irrigation. There is a primary school and an Engineering college (Vignan). There is a water tank project of Gram Vikas Jala porimala jojona (35,000 liter capacity), around Bahadur Pentho which supplies every home with drinking water. Most residents are bilingual and speak both Oriya and Telugu.

Demographics

• 300 meter east:west
• 150 meter north:south
• Total Population: 2000
• Male Population: 1100
• Female Populati: 900
• Children Under 6 years of age: 300

Features

• There is a primary school.
• There is a Engineering college.
• There is a gram panchayat office.
• There is a Watertank Gram Vikas project.
• There is a Kalyan mandap.

Temples

• Village Temple

Village Temple of Bahadur Pentho

• Trinath Temple
• Pathalamma Temple
• Hanuman Temple
• Bhajagovindam Temple

Festivals

Ugadi is celebrated as the Telugu New Year. People listen to Panchanga recitals by Pundits on the day of Ugadi. This process is called as Panchanga Shravanam which is an important aspect of the festival. Makara Sankranti is also a famous harvest festival which is celebrated across the Village. Every year festivals are "Pathalamma yatra" & "Ammoru yatra" are celebrated with much funfair, around 5,000 people of the yatra. Every 5 years Bhajagovinda yatra is celebrated with "Hari Namam" prayer 24 hours per day for 5 days. Around 10,000 people gather for daily 5 days of the yatra. Just like in other parts of the country, many other festivals include – Dasara, Vinayaka Chaviti, Deepavali, Vasantotsavam, Maha Shivaratri, etc.

Other temples

• Rajamma (Suggu & Dharmala)
• Gandhamma (Paili & Kotta)
• Narsimha (Paili)
• Rajamma (Pedini)
• Narsimha (Dharmala)

Ponds

• Village Pond
• Mangala Pond
• Diguva Pond
• Bairodi Pond

Photos

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External links

• Official website

References