Gram panchayat · Bari block · Jajpur
Gamu gram panchayat
Gamu is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bari block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 1 village, home to 3,423 people in 820 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bari assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 1
- Population (2011)
- 3,423
- Literacy
- 82.9%
- Area
- 6.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118286
Villages of Gamu
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamu | 820 | 3,423 | 82.9% | 40% | 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 Gamu
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,423
- 1,745 male · 1,678 female
- Households
- 820
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 82.9%
- above Bari block's villages (80.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 962
- below Bari block's villages (1,003)
- Children aged 0–6
- 374
- 10.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,033
- 30.2% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,369 (40.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.1%)
What the 1,033 workers did
- Cultivators190 (18.4%)
- Agricultural labourers162 (15.7%)
- Household industry25 (2.4%)
- Other work209 (20.2%)
- Marginal workers447 (43.3%)
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 Gamu
How many of the 1 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 1 villages cover 6 km², 53% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school1 of 1
- Middle school1 of 1
- Secondary school1 of 1
- Senior secondary school0 of 1
- Degree college0 of 1
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 1
- Health sub-centre1 of 1
- Anganwadi centre1 of 1
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 1
- Hand pump1 of 1
- Electricity for homes1 of 1
Roads & transport
- All-weather road1 of 1
- Public bus0 of 1
- Mobile phone coverage1 of 1
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 1
- Commercial bank0 of 1
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 1
- Weekly haat0 of 1
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (1), Ground Nuts (1), Black Gram (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 Bari block
- Allipur
- Amathpur
- Angalo
- Anyasipur
- Arangabad
- Atira
- Bainsiria
- Balia
- Balibilli
- Bari
- Bhanra
- Bodua
- Chandanpur
- Dharapur
- Golakund
- Ishanpur
- Kalamatia
- Kimbhiriapal
- Madhusudanpur
- Mandari
- Mohakalpada
- Rampa
- Ratalanga
- Ratnagiri
- Sahupada
- Serapur
- Swainkhanda
- Udayanathpur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Gamu? Share it with us.