Gram panchayat · Turekela block · Balangir
Jharani gram panchayat
Jharani is a gram panchayat (village council) in Turekela block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,311 people in 1,110 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kantabanji assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,311
- Literacy
- 56.6%
- Area
- 18.2 km²
- LGD code
- 116035
Villages of Jharani
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jharni | 424 | 1,708 | 59.4% | 13% | 21% |
| Ramod | 326 | 1,114 | 58.5% | 18% | 23% |
| Tentelkhunti | 130 | 590 | 54.0% | 9% | 36% |
| Rautmunda | 150 | 547 | 56.5% | 16% | 22% |
| Nuapara | 80 | 352 | 40.4% | 0% | 48% |
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 Jharani
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,311
- 2,126 male · 2,185 female
- Households
- 1,110
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.6%
- above Turekela block's villages (50.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,028
- about the same as Turekela block's villages (1,019)
- Children aged 0–6
- 592
- 13.7% of residents
- Workers
- 1,963
- 45.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 565 (13.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,121 (26.0%)
What the 1,963 workers did
- Cultivators347 (17.7%)
- Agricultural labourers224 (11.4%)
- Household industry48 (2.4%)
- Other work501 (25.5%)
- Marginal workers843 (42.9%)
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 Jharani
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 18 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 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 road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat2 of 5
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Cotton (3), Onion (2).
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 Turekela block
- Badbanki
- Baddakla
- Buromal
- Chatuanka
- Chaulsukha
- Dhamandanga
- Dholmandal
- Ghunesh
- Halanbhata
- Hial
- Kameimunda
- Kandei
- Karuanmunda
- Khagsa
- Kuibahal
- Mahakhand
- Mahulpati
- Turekela
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