Bahadur Pentho

Bahadur Pentho
Bahadur Pentho
Village
	Nickname: 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	25.2 m (82.7 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	2,300
Languages
• Official	Oriya/Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
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

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Bahadur Pentho is a village in Ganjam district in the south of Odisha, 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 Odia and Telugu.

Demographics[edit]

300 meter east:west
150 meter north:south
Total Population: 2300
Male Population: 1100
Female Populati: 1200
Children Under 6 years of age: 400

Features[edit]

There is a primary school.
There is an engineering college (VITAM)
There is a gram panchayat office.
There is a watertank Gram Vikas project.
There is a Kalyan mandap.

Temples[edit]

Village Temple (ఉరామ్మోరు)

Village Temple of Bahadur Pentho

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Trinath Mandir Temple
Pathalamma Temple
Hanuman Temple
Bhajagovindam Temple

Festivals[edit]

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.