Gram panchayat · Polosara block · Ganjam
Jakar gram panchayat
Jakar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Polosara block of Ganjam district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 4,002 people in 841 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Polasara assembly constituency and the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 4,002
- Literacy
- 72.6%
- Area
- 6.8 km²
- LGD code
- 117910
Villages of Jakar
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
- 4,002
- 1,922 male · 2,080 female
- Households
- 841
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.6%
- above Polosara block's villages (69.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,082
- above Polosara block's villages (999)
- Children aged 0–6
- 530
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,866
- 46.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 421 (10.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 1,866 workers did
- Cultivators227 (12.2%)
- Agricultural labourers108 (5.8%)
- Household industry35 (1.9%)
- Other work308 (16.5%)
- Marginal workers1,188 (63.7%)
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 Jakar
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 7 km², 14% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus0 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Vegetable (2), Pulses (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 Polosara block
- Badapankalabadi
- Balichai
- Banthapalli
- Bartani
- Bellagam
- Bhabarada
- Budhaisuni
- Chirikipada Sasan
- Dhumkapada
- Ghodapalana
- Gochabadi
- Hatiota
- J.dengapadar
- Kalamba
- Kanachai
- Kendubadi
- Khanduru
- Madhupalli
- Mala-tentulia
- Mandar
- Mathura
- Nimina
- Pandiripada
- Rumagada
- Sodaka
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Jakar? Share it with us.