Gram panchayat · Dahrmasala block · Jajpur
Taranjia gram panchayat
Taranjia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dahrmasala block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 1,795 people in 382 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Dharmasala assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 1,795
- Literacy
- 84.0%
- Area
- 3.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118363
Villages of Taranjia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarangia | 209 | 878 | 78.2% | 10% | 1% |
| Pobala | 129 | 689 | 92.5% | 11% | 0% |
| Solai | 44 | 228 | 80.8% | 0% | 88% |
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 Taranjia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 1,795
- 922 male · 873 female
- Households
- 382
- about 4.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.0%
- above Dahrmasala block's villages (79.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 947
- below Dahrmasala block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 184
- 10.3% of residents
- Workers
- 484
- 27.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 170 (9.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 213 (11.9%)
What the 484 workers did
- Cultivators171 (35.3%)
- Agricultural labourers4 (0.8%)
- Household industry5 (1.0%)
- Other work153 (31.6%)
- Marginal workers151 (31.2%)
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 Taranjia
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 3 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school2 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre0 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Pulses (2).
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
- Mirjapur
- Neulapur
- Pakhara
- Patapur
- Patunia
- Puranaboulamal
- Raichanda
- Rekhhideipur
- Sahanidiha
- Samparu
- Sundaria
- Talajanga
- Thanual
- Uttarpratap
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