Jharbagda is a highly educated village near Manbazar. There are about 350 families who live in this village with a population of near 2000. Most of them are Utkal Brahmins (Mahanty, Singha Mahapatra and Patra). There are also Majhi, Mondal, Singh Sardar, Rajwar etc. The village is believed to be more than 300 years old.
