Gram panchayat · Baliapal block · Balasore
Jamkunda gram panchayat
Jamkunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Baliapal block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 5,362 people in 1,109 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basta assembly constituency and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 5,362
- Literacy
- 71.8%
- Area
- 2.9 km²
- LGD code
- 116109
Villages of Jamkunda
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 Jamkunda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,362
- 2,733 male · 2,629 female
- Households
- 1,109
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 71.8%
- below Baliapal block's villages (81.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 962
- about the same as Baliapal block's villages (955)
- Children aged 0–6
- 710
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,809
- 33.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,474 (64.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 12 (0.2%)
What the 1,809 workers did
- Cultivators490 (27.1%)
- Agricultural labourers560 (31.0%)
- Household industry8 (0.4%)
- Other work381 (21.1%)
- Marginal workers370 (20.5%)
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 Jamkunda
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 3 km², 26% of it sown with crops and 7% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (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 Baliapal block
- Aladiha
- Asti
- Badas
- Bahiapal
- Baigambadia
- Balang
- Balarampur
- Balikuti
- Baniadiha
- Betagadia
- Bishnupur
- Chaumukh
- Dagara
- Derala
- Deula
- Devog
- Ghantua
- Jagatipur
- Jambhirai
- Kalyapur
- Kumbhari
- Kunduli
- Madhupura
- Nikhira
- Nuagan
- Panchupali
- Pratappur
- Ratii
- Saudi
- Srirampur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Jamkunda? Share it with us.