Gram panchayat · Jajpur block · Jajpur
Erbank gram panchayat
Erbank is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jajpur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 5,880 people in 1,225 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Bari assembly constituency and the Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 5,880
- Literacy
- 81.3%
- Area
- 8.1 km²
- LGD code
- 118424
Villages of Erbank
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erbank | 449 | 2,143 | 75.8% | 33% | 0% |
| Indaroi | 242 | 1,233 | 84.8% | 9% | 0% |
| Bankasahi | 163 | 790 | 75.7% | 60% | 0% |
| Raghunathpur | 97 | 546 | 86.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Nuapada | 118 | 484 | 91.7% | 28% | 0% |
| Barhampur | 77 | 336 | 89.1% | 62% | 0% |
| Hemantasingpur | 60 | 253 | 84.5% | 43% | 0% |
| Kanhupur | 19 | 95 | 84.1% | 3% | 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 Erbank
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,880
- 3,013 male · 2,867 female
- Households
- 1,225
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.3%
- below Jajpur block's villages (82.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 952
- about the same as Jajpur block's villages (954)
- Children aged 0–6
- 715
- 12.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,828
- 31.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,826 (31.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 82 (1.4%)
What the 1,828 workers did
- Cultivators444 (24.3%)
- Agricultural labourers424 (23.2%)
- Household industry37 (2.0%)
- Other work461 (25.2%)
- Marginal workers462 (25.3%)
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 Erbank
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 8 km², 69% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 8
- Middle school2 of 8
- Secondary school0 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus2 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Ground Nuts (3), Pulses (1), Cabege (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 Jajpur block
- Badasuar
- Basudevpur
- Beruda
- Bhubaneswarpur
- Bhuinpur
- Bichitrapur
- Chainipur
- Chhatisdevil
- Jafarpur
- Jahanpur
- Jamdhar
- Jhalpada
- Khairabad
- Maheswarpur
- Malandapur
- Markandapur
- Nathasahi
- Panasa
- Rudrapur
- Sahaspur
- Sanasuar
- Shyamadaspur
- Similia
- Sujanpur
- Uparbaruhan
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