Gram panchayat · Boudh block · Boudh
Ambajhari gram panchayat
Ambajhari is a gram panchayat (village council) in Boudh block of Boudh district, Odisha, covering 45 villages, home to 5,852 people in 1,386 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Boudh assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 45
- Population (2011)
- 5,852
- Literacy
- 59.3%
- Area
- 72.5 km²
- LGD code
- 116775
Villages of Ambajhari
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambajhari | 115 | 480 | 50.4% | 57% | 7% |
| Gaundisar | 90 | 366 | 76.4% | 62% | 20% |
| Bailbeda | 74 | 365 | 45.8% | 31% | 11% |
| Sunajhari | 77 | 345 | 65.2% | 0% | 97% |
| Khajuripada | 88 | 319 | 74.4% | 16% | 56% |
| Jhankarpada | 71 | 312 | 65.7% | 15% | 39% |
| Babada | 65 | 235 | 66.3% | 11% | 71% |
| Tandapada | 52 | 225 | 66.9% | 0% | 50% |
| Kutukur | 50 | 223 | 56.7% | 11% | 50% |
| Gandapadar | 46 | 203 | 61.9% | 65% | 30% |
| Gochhapada | 44 | 197 | 59.4% | 0% | 2% |
| Patalipada | 44 | 193 | 77.7% | 0% | 59% |
| Kurukuja | 47 | 191 | 47.0% | 2% | 72% |
| Pabulipada | 44 | 175 | 54.0% | 0% | 86% |
| Bijamari | 37 | 162 | 39.8% | 7% | 62% |
| Dhanabalas | 40 | 158 | 52.0% | 0% | 32% |
| Nenden | 44 | 156 | 65.4% | 38% | 62% |
| Rameswar | 34 | 153 | 49.2% | 16% | 78% |
| Karadapada | 28 | 133 | 50.0% | 0% | 38% |
| Kamarkoda | 31 | 120 | 63.2% | 0% | 99% |
| Sanababada | 30 | 112 | 61.8% | 18% | 82% |
| Kanagun | 23 | 105 | 70.1% | 0% | 98% |
| Debandh | 23 | 92 | 72.8% | 0% | 77% |
| Karadapadar | 21 | 77 | 63.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Didingapadar | 12 | 74 | 72.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Dangakhol | 13 | 72 | 64.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Padam | 15 | 69 | 10.5% | 0% | 99% |
| Rambhikata | 14 | 65 | 50.9% | 11% | 86% |
| Jharmunda | 16 | 63 | 47.1% | 0% | 98% |
| Pinjabali | 16 | 58 | 53.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Anamunda | 12 | 51 | 70.0% | 18% | 82% |
| Dimirikhol | 14 | 49 | 63.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Matagadu | 8 | 47 | 60.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Jileju | 11 | 44 | 27.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Danken | 7 | 42 | 50.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Banki | 7 | 34 | 24.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Surjyalata | 7 | 21 | 65.0% | 0% | 95% |
| Sikaora | 4 | 19 | 13.3% | 0% | 74% |
| Bhutamundi | 2 | 16 | 15.4% | 0% | 38% |
| Dihakupa | 4 | 12 | 90.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jaganathpali | 4 | 11 | 77.8% | 0% | 82% |
| Saramundajhuli | 2 | 8 | 16.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Barbakul | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Kadamadanga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Lundurusuka | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Ambajhari
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,852
- 2,902 male · 2,950 female
- Households
- 1,386
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.3%
- below Boudh block's villages (71.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,017
- above Boudh block's villages (992)
- Children aged 0–6
- 1,063
- 18.2% of residents
- Workers
- 3,114
- 53.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,031 (17.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,227 (55.1%)
What the 3,114 workers did
- Cultivators1,154 (37.1%)
- Agricultural labourers329 (10.6%)
- Household industry20 (0.6%)
- Other work220 (7.1%)
- Marginal workers1,391 (44.7%)
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 Ambajhari
How many of the 42 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 45 villages cover 73 km², 20% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school17 of 42
- Middle school6 of 42
- Secondary school1 of 42
- Senior secondary school0 of 42
- Degree college0 of 42
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 42
- Health sub-centre1 of 42
- Anganwadi centre12 of 42
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 42
- Hand pump41 of 42
- Electricity for homes4 of 42
Roads & transport
- All-weather road40 of 42
- Public bus0 of 42
- Mobile phone coverage30 of 42
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 42
- Commercial bank0 of 42
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 42
- Weekly haat2 of 42
- Primary schools
- 17
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (37), Pulses (8), Mung (8).
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 Boudh block
- Ainlapali
- Badhigaon
- Baghiapada
- Bahira
- Baunsuni
- Brahmanipali
- Gochhapada
- Gundulia
- Kasurbandha
- Khaliapali
- Khuntabandha
- Laxmiprasad
- Manupali
- Mundapada
- Mundipadar
- Murusundhi
- Padmanpur
- Roxa
- Sagada
- Talasarada
- Telibandha
- Tikarapada
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Ambajhari? Share it with us.