Gram panchayat · Jharsuguda block · Jharsuguda
Gourmal gram panchayat
Gourmal is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jharsuguda block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 2,715 people in 650 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Brajarajnagar assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 2,715
- Literacy
- 67.4%
- Area
- 19.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118519
Villages of Gourmal
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badjob | 200 | 821 | 68.6% | 0% | 69% |
| Gourmal | 160 | 675 | 51.1% | 9% | 70% |
| Madhupur | 111 | 434 | 86.0% | 9% | 69% |
| Rankata | 80 | 358 | 75.5% | 9% | 43% |
| Chelkuthi | 57 | 258 | 65.6% | 0% | 33% |
| Naikdihi | 21 | 91 | 50.0% | 19% | 75% |
| Nuamunda | 21 | 78 | 78.9% | 0% | 100% |
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 Gourmal
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,715
- 1,382 male · 1,333 female
- Households
- 650
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 67.4%
- below Jharsuguda block's villages (76.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 965
- above Jharsuguda block's villages (938)
- Children aged 0–6
- 338
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,217
- 44.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 150 (5.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,724 (63.5%)
What the 1,217 workers did
- Cultivators159 (13.1%)
- Agricultural labourers17 (1.4%)
- Household industry24 (2.0%)
- Other work819 (67.3%)
- Marginal workers198 (16.3%)
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 Gourmal
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 19 km², 3% of it sown with crops and 16% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre0 of 7
- Anganwadi centre5 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 7
- Public bus0 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
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 Jharsuguda block
- Badmal
- Chandinimal
- Dalki
- Durlaga
- H.katapalli
- Hirma
- Jamera
- Katikela
- Kudopali
- Loisingh
- Malda
- Marakuta
- Patrapali
- Rajpur
- Sripura
- Talapatia
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