Gram panchayat · Sohella block · Bargarh
Jhar gram panchayat
Jhar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Sohella block of Bargarh district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,639 people in 1,557 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bhatli assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,639
- Literacy
- 75.5%
- Area
- 19.4 km²
- LGD code
- 116563
Villages of Jhar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhar | 644 | 2,376 | 76.0% | 18% | 33% |
| Khapanpali | 211 | 753 | 78.0% | 22% | 17% |
| Sargunapali | 189 | 623 | 75.0% | 9% | 7% |
| Jitapali | 157 | 553 | 65.3% | 3% | 0% |
| Jhagadjhal | 148 | 530 | 82.3% | 14% | 20% |
| Gandpali | 85 | 347 | 72.4% | 11% | 22% |
| Jharai | 76 | 274 | 85.2% | 27% | 13% |
| Malaikhaman | 47 | 183 | 62.0% | 2% | 51% |
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 Jhar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,639
- 2,895 male · 2,744 female
- Households
- 1,557
- about 3.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.5%
- about the same as Sohella block's villages (75.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 948
- below Sohella block's villages (979)
- Children aged 0–6
- 596
- 10.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,580
- 63.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 847 (15.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,269 (22.5%)
What the 3,580 workers did
- Cultivators473 (13.2%)
- Agricultural labourers574 (16.0%)
- Household industry381 (10.6%)
- Other work206 (5.8%)
- Marginal workers1,946 (54.4%)
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 Jhar
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 19 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school5 of 8
- Secondary school4 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre3 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes6 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 8
- Weekly haat1 of 8
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Ground Nuts (8), Pulses (2), Sugarcane (2), Sugercane (1), Pulse (1), Vegetable (1), Mung (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 Sohella block
- Bausenmura
- Beherapali
- Bijapali
- Birjam
- Chhuriapali
- Dumberpali
- Garvana
- Ghess
- Jatla
- Kalangapalli
- Kanapali
- Kangaan
- Karandola
- Kuchipali
- Lebedi
- Pandakiapali
- Panimera
- Petupali
- Rengali
- Salapali
- Sarakanda
- Senimal
- Sohella
- Srigida
- Tabada
- Tungibandhali
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