Gram panchayat · Erasama block · Jagatsinghpur
Japa gram panchayat
Japa is a gram panchayat (village council) in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 7,275 people in 1,743 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 7,275
- Literacy
- 88.2%
- Area
- 32.8 km²
- LGD code
- 118105
Villages of Japa
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhobeijangal | 354 | 1,473 | 86.0% | 2% | 0% |
| Japabhuan | 335 | 1,358 | 92.6% | 32% | 0% |
| Iribina | 250 | 958 | 91.8% | 17% | 0% |
| Dhobei | 124 | 599 | 83.9% | 17% | 0% |
| Bartol | 112 | 567 | 91.1% | 26% | 0% |
| Achhutadaspur | 141 | 555 | 86.1% | 30% | 0% |
| Deika | 105 | 469 | 93.0% | 24% | 0% |
| Sunadiakandha | 90 | 342 | 83.9% | 10% | 0% |
| Botigan | 84 | 329 | 89.9% | 21% | 0% |
| Kochilabedi | 71 | 311 | 71.3% | 20% | 0% |
| Kaliakana | 59 | 235 | 86.6% | 29% | 0% |
| Pandiakana | 14 | 61 | 89.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Chadheikuda | 4 | 18 | 50.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Jatadhar | 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 Japa
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,275
- 3,750 male · 3,525 female
- Households
- 1,743
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 88.2%
- above Erasama block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 940
- below Erasama block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 817
- 11.2% of residents
- Workers
- 2,858
- 39.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,405 (19.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.0%)
What the 2,858 workers did
- Cultivators1,599 (55.9%)
- Agricultural labourers281 (9.8%)
- Household industry27 (0.9%)
- Other work193 (6.8%)
- Marginal workers758 (26.5%)
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 Japa
How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 33 km², 61% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school9 of 13
- Middle school6 of 13
- Secondary school1 of 13
- Senior secondary school0 of 13
- Degree college0 of 13
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 13
- Health sub-centre2 of 13
- Anganwadi centre10 of 13
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 13
- Hand pump13 of 13
- Electricity for homes12 of 13
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 13
- Public bus0 of 13
- Mobile phone coverage12 of 13
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 13
- Commercial bank0 of 13
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 13
- Weekly haat1 of 13
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12).
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 Erasama block
- Ambiki
- Baleipur
- Balitutha
- Bamadeipur
- Bhitarandhari
- Chatua
- Dhinkia
- Erasama
- Gada
- Gadabishunupur
- Gadaharishpur
- Gadakujanga
- Janakadeipur
- Krushnachandrapur
- Kunjakothi
- Naradia
- Nuadihi
- Nuagaon
- Padmapur
- Paeda
- Pallikanta
- Pokhiriapada
- Somapur
- Ziralio
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