Gram panchayat · Bangomunda block · Balangir
Jamkhunta gram panchayat
Jamkhunta is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bangomunda block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 5,101 people in 1,326 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 5,101
- Literacy
- 55.9%
- Area
- 16.4 km²
- LGD code
- 115812
Villages of Jamkhunta
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sriram | 356 | 1,292 | 56.2% | 14% | 10% |
| Jamakhunta | 298 | 1,196 | 60.0% | 21% | 25% |
| Turekela | 263 | 1,012 | 49.4% | 23% | 24% |
| Jampadar | 142 | 624 | 63.8% | 5% | 12% |
| Kalkut | 146 | 554 | 49.3% | 15% | 27% |
| Ganrei | 121 | 423 | 56.7% | 20% | 52% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Jamkhunta
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,101
- 2,552 male · 2,549 female
- Households
- 1,326
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 55.9%
- above Bangomunda block's villages (54.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 999
- above Bangomunda block's villages (978)
- Children aged 0–6
- 703
- 13.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,325
- 45.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 860 (16.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,110 (21.8%)
What the 2,325 workers did
- Cultivators326 (14.0%)
- Agricultural labourers214 (9.2%)
- Household industry49 (2.1%)
- Other work235 (10.1%)
- Marginal workers1,501 (64.6%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Jamkhunta
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 16 km², 64% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 6
- Middle school2 of 6
- Secondary school1 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre0 of 6
- Anganwadi centre6 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes0 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 6
- Weekly haat0 of 6
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Bangomunda block
- Alanda
- Arsatula
- Baldha
- Bangomunda
- Belpada
- Bhalumunda
- Bhursaguda
- Bhuslad
- Biripali
- Chandatora
- Chulifunka
- Dedgaon
- Gandharabanda
- Gandharala
- Jhalap
- Jharial
- Jurabandh
- Kansil
- Kapilabhata
- Khaira
- Kundabutala
- Mudpadar
- Sindhekela
- Themra
- Tureikela
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