Gram panchayat · Jharbandh block · Bargarh
Amthi gram panchayat
Amthi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jharbandh block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,725 people in 1,312 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Padampur assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,725
- Literacy
- 68.4%
- Area
- 25.6 km²
- LGD code
- 116498
Villages of Amthi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sankri | 445 | 1,960 | 67.5% | 12% | 26% |
| Tumuripani | 253 | 1,184 | 69.5% | 20% | 7% |
| Baitali | 176 | 705 | 72.1% | 20% | 17% |
| Amthi | 166 | 703 | 60.4% | 32% | 6% |
| Tuhungidadar | 130 | 593 | 70.9% | 13% | 0% |
| Dhaneswar | 59 | 250 | 73.9% | 10% | 12% |
| Anadibahal | 45 | 172 | 76.3% | 33% | 0% |
| Tampar | 38 | 158 | 64.6% | 15% | 2% |
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 Amthi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,725
- 2,849 male · 2,876 female
- Households
- 1,312
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.4%
- above Jharbandh block's villages (66.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,009
- below Jharbandh block's villages (1,025)
- Children aged 0–6
- 786
- 13.7% of residents
- Workers
- 3,066
- 53.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,035 (18.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 781 (13.6%)
What the 3,066 workers did
- Cultivators390 (12.7%)
- Agricultural labourers510 (16.6%)
- Household industry11 (0.4%)
- Other work174 (5.7%)
- Marginal workers1,981 (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 Amthi
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 26 km², 74% of it sown with crops and 12% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school7 of 8
- Secondary school3 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 9
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Pulses (8), Badam (7), Biri, Badam (1).
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 Jharbandh block
- Bhainsadarha
- Bhandarpuri
- Bilaspur
- Chandidhata
- Chhotanki
- Dava
- Gotrhuguda
- Jagdalpur
- Jharabandh
- Kandadangar
- Kumir
- Kurlulpali
- Laudidarha
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