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Gram panchayat · Padampur block · Bargarh

Jamala gram panchayat

Jamala is a gram panchayat (village council) in Padampur block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 4,595 people in 1,150 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
3
Population (2011)
4,595
Literacy
70.6%
Area
17.7 km²
LGD code
116522

Villages of Jamala

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Jamala7683,03071.4%16%12%
Kudopali18981467.0%11%14%
Dunguripali19375171.2%28%19%

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 Jamala

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,595
2,337 male · 2,258 female
Households
1,150
about 4.0 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
70.6%
about the same as Padampur block's villages (70.8%)
Females per 1,000 males
966
below Padampur block's villages (1,003)
Children aged 0–6
511
11.1% of residents
Workers
2,763
60.1% of residents
Scheduled Castes
781 (17.0%)
Scheduled Tribes
613 (13.3%)

What the 2,763 workers did

  • Cultivators449 (16.3%)
  • Agricultural labourers585 (21.2%)
  • Household industry243 (8.8%)
  • Other work347 (12.6%)
  • Marginal workers1,139 (41.2%)

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 Jamala

How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 18 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 3
  • Middle school2 of 3
  • Secondary school0 of 3
  • Senior secondary school1 of 3
  • Degree college1 of 3

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 3
  • Health sub-centre0 of 3
  • Anganwadi centre3 of 3

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 3
  • Hand pump3 of 3
  • Electricity for homes3 of 3

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road1 of 3
  • Public bus1 of 3
  • Mobile phone coverage3 of 3

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 3
  • Commercial bank0 of 3
  • Ration (PDS) shop0 of 3
  • Weekly haat0 of 3
Primary schools
3
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
1
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
0

Main crops named by villages: Pulses (6), Paddy (3). Handicrafts: Weaving Products (1), Potter (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 Padampur block

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