Gram panchayat · Jharsuguda block · Jharsuguda
Hirma gram panchayat
Hirma is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jharsuguda block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 6 villages, home to 7,519 people in 1,787 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jharsuguda assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 6
- Population (2011)
- 7,519
- Literacy
- 72.2%
- Area
- 22.4 km²
- LGD code
- 118521
Villages of Hirma
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirma | 1,033 | 4,369 | 70.6% | 25% | 41% |
| Kukurjangha | 310 | 1,329 | 76.4% | 19% | 25% |
| Tarekela | 160 | 682 | 81.7% | 20% | 33% |
| Kumbhari | 141 | 604 | 68.5% | 16% | 37% |
| Tumbekela | 116 | 453 | 75.3% | 35% | 27% |
| Luhurenkachhar | 27 | 82 | 14.1% | 24% | 66% |
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 Hirma
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,519
- 3,842 male · 3,677 female
- Households
- 1,787
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 72.2%
- below Jharsuguda block's villages (76.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 957
- above Jharsuguda block's villages (938)
- Children aged 0–6
- 912
- 12.1% of residents
- Workers
- 3,000
- 39.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,748 (23.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,752 (36.6%)
What the 3,000 workers did
- Cultivators327 (10.9%)
- Agricultural labourers39 (1.3%)
- Household industry242 (8.1%)
- Other work1,698 (56.6%)
- Marginal workers694 (23.1%)
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 Hirma
How many of the 6 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 6 villages cover 22 km², 1% of it sown with crops and 17% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 6
- Middle school4 of 6
- Secondary school2 of 6
- Senior secondary school0 of 6
- Degree college0 of 6
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 6
- Health sub-centre1 of 6
- Anganwadi centre5 of 6
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 6
- Hand pump6 of 6
- Electricity for homes6 of 6
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 6
- Public bus0 of 6
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 6
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 6
- Commercial bank0 of 6
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 6
- Weekly haat2 of 6
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 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 Jharsuguda block
- Badmal
- Chandinimal
- Dalki
- Durlaga
- Gourmal
- H.katapalli
- Jamera
- Katikela
- Kudopali
- Loisingh
- Malda
- Marakuta
- Patrapali
- Rajpur
- Sripura
- Talapatia
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