Gram panchayat · Dahrmasala block · Jajpur
Chourmuha gram panchayat
Chourmuha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dahrmasala block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,748 people in 1,268 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmasala assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,748
- Literacy
- 86.7%
- Area
- 4 km²
- LGD code
- 118335
Villages of Chourmuha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bada Mangalpur | 509 | 2,372 | 85.1% | 15% | 0% |
| Chora Muhan | 522 | 2,370 | 86.6% | 25% | 0% |
| Narasinghapur | 91 | 423 | 92.8% | 0% | 0% |
| Baligari-II | 87 | 341 | 84.3% | 0% | 0% |
| BadachanaBari | 37 | 149 | 92.4% | 37% | 0% |
| Sana Mangalpur | 15 | 66 | 100.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Baligari-I | 7 | 27 | 90.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Kapileswarpur | 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 Chourmuha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,748
- 2,910 male · 2,838 female
- Households
- 1,268
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 86.7%
- above Dahrmasala block's villages (79.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 975
- about the same as Dahrmasala block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 643
- 11.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,670
- 29.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,015 (17.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 5 (0.1%)
What the 1,670 workers did
- Cultivators323 (19.3%)
- Agricultural labourers130 (7.8%)
- Household industry79 (4.7%)
- Other work591 (35.4%)
- Marginal workers547 (32.8%)
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 Chourmuha
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 4 km², 86% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school0 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre5 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump6 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (1), Biri (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 Dahrmasala block
- Abhayapur
- Anjira
- Antia
- Arabal
- Areikana
- Aruha
- Badakanichi
- Bhawanipur(Bhuban)
- Brundadeipur
- Chahata
- Chakradharpur
- Deoda
- Endalba
- Gangadharpur
- Haridaspur
- Jaraka
- Jenapur
- Kabatabandha
- Kadampal
- Kamagarh
- Kantigadia
- Khetrapal
- Kottapur
- Kumari
- Madhapurgarh
- Madhusudanpur
- Mahisara
- Mangalpur
- Marjitapur
- Mirjapur
- Neulapur
- Pakhara
- Patapur
- Patunia
- Puranaboulamal
- Raichanda
- Rekhhideipur
- Sahanidiha
- Samparu
- Sundaria
- Talajanga
- Taranjia
- Thanual
- Uttarpratap
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