Gram panchayat · Digapahandi block · Ganjam
Jakar gram panchayat
Jakar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Digapahandi block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 4,222 people in 932 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Digapahandi assembly constituency and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 4,222
- Literacy
- 64.6%
- Area
- 7.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117736
Villages of Jakar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakara | 516 | 2,428 | 61.4% | 16% | 0% |
| Tentiapada | 188 | 809 | 72.9% | 35% | 0% |
| Chaitanyaprasad | 117 | 506 | 67.7% | 2% | 0% |
| Manikayapur | 111 | 479 | 63.2% | 23% | 10% |
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 Jakar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,222
- 2,129 male · 2,093 female
- Households
- 932
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.6%
- above Digapahandi block's villages (62.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 983
- below Digapahandi block's villages (993)
- Children aged 0–6
- 546
- 12.9% of residents
- Workers
- 2,225
- 52.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 802 (19.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 59 (1.4%)
What the 2,225 workers did
- Cultivators465 (20.9%)
- Agricultural labourers606 (27.2%)
- Household industry21 (0.9%)
- Other work535 (24.0%)
- Marginal workers598 (26.9%)
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 Jakar
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 8 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Pulses (4).
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 Digapahandi block
- Ankorada
- Bada-dumula
- Basudebapur
- Bhamarpur
- Bhismagitri
- Bijaya Laxminarayanpur
- Bomakai
- Chasa Nimakhandi
- Choudhry Tikarapada
- Gada Gobindapur
- Gaudagam
- Gokharanapur
- Kaithada
- Kaithakhandi
- Karapada
- Khamarigam
- Kotinada
- Kusapada
- Nimakhandipentha
- Padmanavapur
- Phasiguda
- Sahadeva Tikarapada
- Sidheswar
- Turubudi
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