Gram panchayat · Badamba block · Cuttack
Jhajia gram panchayat
Jhajia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Badamba block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 1 village, home to 2,972 people in 673 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baramba assembly constituency and the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 1
- Population (2011)
- 2,972
- Literacy
- 80.6%
- Area
- 3.1 km²
- LGD code
- 116880
Villages of Jhajia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jhajia | 673 | 2,972 | 80.6% | 21% | 7% |
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 Jhajia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,972
- 1,556 male · 1,416 female
- Households
- 673
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.6%
- about the same as Badamba block's villages (80.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 910
- about the same as Badamba block's villages (913)
- Children aged 0–6
- 357
- 12.0% of residents
- Workers
- 961
- 32.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 634 (21.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 220 (7.4%)
What the 961 workers did
- Cultivators142 (14.8%)
- Agricultural labourers331 (34.4%)
- Household industry59 (6.1%)
- Other work260 (27.1%)
- Marginal workers169 (17.6%)
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 Jhajia
How many of the 1 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 1 villages cover 3 km², 76% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school1 of 1
- Middle school1 of 1
- Secondary school1 of 1
- Senior secondary school0 of 1
- Degree college0 of 1
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 1
- Health sub-centre1 of 1
- Anganwadi centre1 of 1
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 1
- Hand pump0 of 1
- Electricity for homes1 of 1
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 1
- Public bus0 of 1
- Mobile phone coverage1 of 1
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 1
- Commercial bank0 of 1
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 1
- Weekly haat0 of 1
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (1), Sugarcane (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 Badamba block
- Abhimanpur
- Badabarsingh
- Badakambilo
- Badambagarh
- Baliapala
- Banamalipur
- Bangerishingh
- Bhattarika
- Dasarathipur
- Diniary
- Gadapokhari
- Gopalpur
- Gopamathura
- Gopapur
- Gopinathpur
- Janisahi
- Jodumu
- Kankadajodi
- Karadibandha
- Kasikiary
- Khuntakata
- Koleswar
- Krushnachandrapur
- Kunarpal
- Mahulia
- Malati
- Manapur
- Mangarajpur
- Maniabandha
- Mugagahir
- Parajapada
- Ragadipada
- Ratapat
- Sanabarsingh
- Sankhamari
- Santarabali
- Talamundali
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