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Gram panchayat · Paikmal block · Bargarh

Jhitiki gram panchayat

Jhitiki is a gram panchayat (village council) in Paikmal block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,654 people in 1,039 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Padampur assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
4
Population (2011)
4,654
Literacy
65.3%
Area
16.1 km²
LGD code
116543

Villages of Jhitiki

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Pathrel3561,50158.6%6%63%
Jhitiki2641,44174.4%13%53%
Muneikel2681,14365.9%16%18%
Khaliamunda15156957.1%0%76%

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 Jhitiki

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,654
2,347 male · 2,307 female
Households
1,039
about 4.5 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
65.3%
below Paikmal block's villages (67.3%)
Females per 1,000 males
983
below Paikmal block's villages (1,012)
Children aged 0–6
670
14.4% of residents
Workers
2,547
54.7% of residents
Scheduled Castes
460 (9.9%)
Scheduled Tribes
2,346 (50.4%)

What the 2,547 workers did

  • Cultivators560 (22.0%)
  • Agricultural labourers198 (7.8%)
  • Household industry7 (0.3%)
  • Other work91 (3.6%)
  • Marginal workers1,691 (66.4%)

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 Jhitiki

How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 16 km², 85% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.

Education

  • Primary school4 of 4
  • Middle school4 of 4
  • Secondary school1 of 4
  • Senior secondary school2 of 4
  • Degree college1 of 4

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 4
  • Health sub-centre1 of 4
  • Anganwadi centre4 of 4

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 4
  • Hand pump4 of 4
  • Electricity for homes4 of 4

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road4 of 4
  • Public bus1 of 4
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 4

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 4
  • Commercial bank0 of 4
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
  • Weekly haat0 of 4
Primary schools
6
Middle schools
4
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
1
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (3), Badam (3), Wheat (1), Mug,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 Paikmal block

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