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Jalango gram panchayat

Jalango is a gram panchayat (village council) in Rayagada block of Gajapati district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 1,937 people in 457 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
12
Population (2011)
1,937
Literacy
47.9%
Area
40.7 km²
LGD code
117552

Villages of Jalango

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Saurajalang8042670.7%0%100%
Raidanuasahi9531244.7%0%98%
Kadambatal6325942.2%0%100%
Rangalsingi4921526.3%0%99%
Dimirisahi3215654.2%99%0%
Arutang3015123.9%0%100%
Dumba2713540.9%0%100%
Jalango3711249.5%0%98%
R.f-30228945.3%0%99%
Narangijhula166050.0%0%100%
Raida62245.0%0%100%
R.f.-2900–––

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 Jalango

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
1,937
879 male · 1,058 female
Households
457
about 4.2 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
47.9%
about the same as Rayagada block's villages (47.3%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,204
above Rayagada block's villages (1,084)
Children aged 0–6
302
15.6% of residents
Workers
1,199
61.9% of residents
Scheduled Castes
154 (8.0%)
Scheduled Tribes
1,770 (91.4%)

What the 1,199 workers did

  • Cultivators131 (10.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers562 (46.9%)
  • Household industry4 (0.3%)
  • Other work107 (8.9%)
  • Marginal workers395 (32.9%)

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 Jalango

How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 41 km², 8% of it sown with crops and 29% forest.

Education

  • Primary school8 of 11
  • Middle school2 of 11
  • Secondary school0 of 11
  • Senior secondary school0 of 11
  • Degree college0 of 11

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 11
  • Health sub-centre1 of 11
  • Anganwadi centre6 of 11

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 11
  • Hand pump3 of 11
  • Electricity for homes6 of 11

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road6 of 11
  • Public bus0 of 11
  • Mobile phone coverage7 of 11

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 11
  • Commercial bank0 of 11
  • Ration (PDS) shop0 of 11
  • Weekly haat0 of 11
Primary schools
8
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
0
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

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