Gram panchayat · Loisinga block · Balangir
Jharmunda gram panchayat
Jharmunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Loisinga block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,491 people in 1,156 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Loisingha assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,491
- Literacy
- 68.7%
- Area
- 15.2 km²
- LGD code
- 115903
Villages of Jharmunda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jharmunda | 551 | 2,253 | 68.6% | 13% | 36% |
| Luchkibahal | 218 | 782 | 73.4% | 12% | 6% |
| Pardhiapali | 169 | 652 | 58.0% | 5% | 32% |
| Ambapali | 144 | 506 | 76.3% | 6% | 10% |
| Mansapali | 74 | 298 | 66.7% | 3% | 36% |
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 Jharmunda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,491
- 2,263 male · 2,228 female
- Households
- 1,156
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.7%
- about the same as Loisinga block's villages (69.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 985
- about the same as Loisinga block's villages (989)
- Children aged 0–6
- 529
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,924
- 42.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 448 (10.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,228 (27.3%)
What the 1,924 workers did
- Cultivators262 (13.6%)
- Agricultural labourers743 (38.6%)
- Household industry33 (1.7%)
- Other work200 (10.4%)
- Marginal workers686 (35.7%)
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 Jharmunda
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 15 km², 63% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre0 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetables (5), Sugarcane (5).
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 Loisinga block
- Badibahal
- Badimunda
- Banipali
- Budhipadar
- Burda
- G.s.dungripalli
- Hirapur
- Jogisarda
- Kandajuri
- Kusang
- Kusmel
- Kutenpali
- Loisingha
- Magurbeda
- Ratakhandi
- Rengali
- Sargad
- Taliudar
- Uparbahal
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Jharmunda? Share it with us.