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Jamdhar gram panchayat
Jamdhar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jajpur block of Jajpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,411 people in 1,277 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,411
- Literacy
- 81.8%
- Area
- 4.9 km²
- LGD code
- 275197
Villages of Jamdhar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamdhar | 428 | 2,241 | 80.3% | 19% | 0% |
| Rekabibazar | 333 | 1,755 | 80.8% | 15% | 0% |
| Pandiagopinathpur | 233 | 1,124 | 86.9% | 23% | 0% |
| Mahapura | 179 | 824 | 80.6% | 30% | 0% |
| Swapneswarpur | 104 | 467 | 82.4% | 26% | 6% |
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 Jamdhar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,411
- 3,283 male · 3,128 female
- Households
- 1,277
- about 5.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 81.8%
- below Jajpur block's villages (82.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 953
- about the same as Jajpur block's villages (954)
- Children aged 0–6
- 719
- 11.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,832
- 28.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,324 (20.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 29 (0.5%)
What the 1,832 workers did
- Cultivators212 (11.6%)
- Agricultural labourers302 (16.5%)
- Household industry24 (1.3%)
- Other work733 (40.0%)
- Marginal workers561 (30.6%)
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 Jamdhar
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 5 km², 55% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 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 road4 of 5
- Public bus1 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Ground Nuts (4).
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
- Erbank
- Jafarpur
- Jahanpur
- Jhalpada
- Khairabad
- Maheswarpur
- Malandapur
- Markandapur
- Nathasahi
- Panasa
- Rudrapur
- Sahaspur
- Sanasuar
- Shyamadaspur
- Similia
- Sujanpur
- Uparbaruhan
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Jamdhar? Share it with us.