Umjhar, Odagi

Umjhar (उमझर) is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Biharpur Tehsil in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh, which falls under Odagi block. Amar Singh is the President of Umjhar Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address epanchayat.srp@gmail.com and mobile number 96693xxx72. The Panchayat landline number is 76978-67*63. The Secretary is Baikunth Prasad Kashi, who can be reached at email address bikunthjpr70@gmail.com and mobile number 82239xxx18. The Panchayat address is Gram Panchayat Umjhar, Janpad Panchayat Odgi, Dist. Surajpur, Pincode - 497225. You can reach there by taking a bus till Biharpur bus stop which is a bit far away.

As on January 2025, the current population of Umjhar is 650 out of which 312 are males and rest 338 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1083 females per 1000 males. There are around 81 teenagers in Umjhar. It has literacy rate of 43% which means around 280 persons can read and write. Total 25 people belonging to scheduled caste and 507 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 148 households in Umjhar, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 404. The pincode of Umjhar is 497231 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Bhaiyathan Sub Post office
• Darripara Branch Post office
• Lanjit Branch Post office
• Odgi Branch Post office
• Baijnathpur Branch Post office

Schools

Umjhar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Govt. Higher Secondary School Basdei
• Pvt. Sarswati Bal Vidya Mandir Sonpur
• Jawahar Navoday Vidyalay Basdei
• S.S.M. Bhaiyathan
• Govt. Eklavya Model Residentel School Shivprasadnagar

Hospitals

Umjhar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Sub-Health Center Mohali
• Sub-Health Center Dharsendi
• Sub-Health Center Baijnathapur (L)
• Sub-Health Center Satyanagar
• Sub-Health Center Kenwara

Banks

Umjhar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Udgi
• Central Bank of India Bhaiyathan
• State Bank of India Bhaiyathan

Panchayat Members

Up Sarpanch

Balvindar Singh is the Up Sarpanch of Umjhar Gram Panchayat, whose mobile no. is 87190xxx62 and email is epanchayat.srp@gmail.com.

Panch

Umjhar Gram Panchayat has total 6 elected Panch.

1. Kaptan Singh - Mobile: 94552xxx46 - Email: epanchayat.srp@gmail.com
2. Devmatiya - Mobile: 87190xxx62 - Email: epanchayat.srp@gmail.com
3. Geeta Singh - Mobile: 94552xxx46 - Email: epanchayat.srp@gmail.com
4. Devkunwar - Mobile: 62615xxx41 - Email: jajpanchayt@gmail.com
5. Parmeswari - Mobile: 87190xxx62 - Email: epanchayat.srp@gmail.com
6. Amar Kunwar - Mobile: 87190xxx62 - Email: epanchayat.srp@gmail.com

Covered villages

Umjhar Gram Panchayat manages total 2 villages.

• Judwaniya
• Umjhar