Gram panchayat · Dahrmasala block · Jajpur
Mirjapur gram panchayat
Mirjapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dahrmasala block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 6,834 people in 1,607 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmasala assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 6,834
- Literacy
- 84.0%
- Area
- 8.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118352
Villages of Mirjapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arangabad | 673 | 2,863 | 84.4% | 15% | 0% |
| Mirjapur | 603 | 2,514 | 86.0% | 15% | 0% |
| Salepur | 283 | 1,248 | 79.4% | 53% | 0% |
| Sarangatiran | 48 | 209 | 81.9% | 73% | 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 Mirjapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,834
- 3,473 male · 3,361 female
- Households
- 1,607
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.0%
- above Dahrmasala block's villages (79.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 968
- about the same as Dahrmasala block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 736
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,111
- 30.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,628 (23.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 0 (0.0%)
What the 2,111 workers did
- Cultivators302 (14.3%)
- Agricultural labourers417 (19.8%)
- Household industry60 (2.8%)
- Other work739 (35.0%)
- Marginal workers593 (28.1%)
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 Mirjapur
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 8 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 4
- Middle school2 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre1 of 4
- Anganwadi centre3 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat1 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Jute (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
- Jaraka
- Jenapur
- Kabatabandha
- Kadampal
- Kamagarh
- Kantigadia
- Khetrapal
- Kottapur
- Kumari
- Madhapurgarh
- Madhusudanpur
- Mahisara
- Mangalpur
- Marjitapur
- Neulapur
- Pakhara
- Patapur
- Patunia
- Puranaboulamal
- Raichanda
- Rekhhideipur
- Sahanidiha
- Samparu
- Sundaria
- Talajanga
- Taranjia
- Thanual
- Uttarpratap
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