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°E / 19.16778; 84.76444Coordinates: 19°10′04″N 84°45′52″E / 19.16778°N 84.76444°E / 19.16778; 84.76444
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

Features

Temples

Village Temple of Bahadur Pentho

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

Ponds

Photos

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Orissa.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Odisha.
 National Institute of Science and Technology Berhampur Siddha Bhairavi
National Highway 5 (India)(old numbering) Bay of Bengal
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Ichhapuram Govinda puram Biswanathpur

References

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