Gram panchayat · Dahrmasala block · Jajpur
Jaraka gram panchayat
Jaraka is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dahrmasala block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 3,703 people in 776 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmasala assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 3,703
- Literacy
- 81.3%
- Area
- 3.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118340
Villages of Jaraka
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utarsasan | 211 | 1,095 | 83.6% | 13% | 0% |
| Jaraka | 199 | 895 | 87.3% | 8% | 24% |
| Sankaridiha | 173 | 820 | 67.8% | 0% | 49% |
| Dubagadia | 109 | 487 | 83.8% | 14% | 0% |
| DakhinSasan | 84 | 406 | 85.9% | 10% | 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 Jaraka
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,703
- 1,933 male · 1,770 female
- Households
- 776
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.3%
- above Dahrmasala block's villages (79.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 916
- below Dahrmasala block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 385
- 10.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,127
- 30.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 324 (8.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 612 (16.5%)
What the 1,127 workers did
- Cultivators121 (10.7%)
- Agricultural labourers98 (8.7%)
- Household industry18 (1.6%)
- Other work679 (60.2%)
- Marginal workers211 (18.7%)
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 Jaraka
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 3 km², 72% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school5 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college1 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus3 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Vegetables (2), Black What Nut (2), Black Walnut (1), Vegitable (1), Pulses (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
- Chourmuha
- Deoda
- Endalba
- Gangadharpur
- Haridaspur
- 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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