Gram panchayat · Rayagada block · Gajapati
Jeerango gram panchayat
Jeerango is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rayagada block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 18 villages, home to 5,652 people in 1,276 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 18
- Population (2011)
- 5,652
- Literacy
- 45.8%
- Area
- 60 km²
- LGD code
- 117551
Villages of Jeerango
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeerango | 466 | 1,963 | 62.8% | 6% | 31% |
| Alasingi | 233 | 1,096 | 33.4% | 0% | 98% |
| Galaganda | 121 | 579 | 37.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Gurasahi | 71 | 330 | 16.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Engaraba | 61 | 269 | 41.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Bangosahi | 59 | 258 | 43.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Mukundapur | 53 | 257 | 49.8% | 1% | 15% |
| Rasibada | 58 | 216 | 33.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Barasingi | 50 | 185 | 20.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Rangapathara | 29 | 154 | 47.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Bangaraba | 23 | 109 | 42.6% | 0% | 100% |
| Ghatital | 26 | 109 | 58.5% | 0% | 96% |
| Bangaruba | 10 | 58 | 48.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Nuasahi | 8 | 42 | 16.2% | 0% | 98% |
| Talaul | 8 | 27 | 40.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Bangaruba Nuasahi | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Baruarada | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| R.F. No-31 | 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 Jeerango
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,652
- 2,776 male · 2,876 female
- Households
- 1,276
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 45.8%
- below Rayagada block's villages (47.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,036
- below Rayagada block's villages (1,084)
- Children aged 0–6
- 909
- 16.1% of residents
- Workers
- 3,285
- 58.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 118 (2.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,044 (71.5%)
What the 3,285 workers did
- Cultivators530 (16.1%)
- Agricultural labourers482 (14.7%)
- Household industry10 (0.3%)
- Other work404 (12.3%)
- Marginal workers1,859 (56.6%)
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 Jeerango
How many of the 15 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 18 villages cover 60 km², 18% of it sown with crops and 17% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 15
- Middle school2 of 15
- Secondary school1 of 15
- Senior secondary school1 of 15
- Degree college0 of 15
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 15
- Health sub-centre1 of 15
- Anganwadi centre10 of 15
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 15
- Hand pump7 of 15
- Electricity for homes13 of 15
Roads & transport
- All-weather road13 of 15
- Public bus1 of 15
- Mobile phone coverage10 of 15
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 15
- Commercial bank0 of 15
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 15
- Weekly haat1 of 15
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Rayagada block
- Ameda
- Dambala
- Engarsingi
- Gandahati
- Gangabada
- Jalango
- Karadasingi
- Kerandi
- Koinpur
- Kumulsing
- Lailai
- Laxmipur
- Loba
- Marlaba
- Narayanpur
- Putara
- Rayagada
- S.karadasingi
- Sanatundi
- Talamunda
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