Gram panchayat · Kirmira block · Jharsuguda
Jharmunda gram panchayat
Jharmunda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kirmira block of Jharsuguda district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 7,643 people in 1,873 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jharsuguda assembly constituency and the Bargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 7,643
- Literacy
- 75.2%
- Area
- 34.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118536
Villages of Jharmunda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jharmunda | 620 | 2,605 | 80.3% | 11% | 34% |
| Barpan | 310 | 1,323 | 68.1% | 4% | 77% |
| Chamardihi | 241 | 998 | 79.2% | 15% | 23% |
| Kuluthmal | 205 | 890 | 69.5% | 3% | 69% |
| Telidihi | 210 | 683 | 84.4% | 23% | 32% |
| Baijapali | 163 | 657 | 66.1% | 14% | 82% |
| Gurlabahal | 94 | 384 | 69.0% | 5% | 65% |
| Khadangadihi | 30 | 103 | 71.7% | 0% | 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 Jharmunda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,643
- 3,910 male · 3,733 female
- Households
- 1,873
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 75.2%
- about the same as Kirmira block's villages (75.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 955
- below Kirmira block's villages (980)
- Children aged 0–6
- 767
- 10.0% of residents
- Workers
- 3,522
- 46.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 796 (10.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,738 (48.9%)
What the 3,522 workers did
- Cultivators307 (8.7%)
- Agricultural labourers769 (21.8%)
- Household industry103 (2.9%)
- Other work983 (27.9%)
- Marginal workers1,360 (38.6%)
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 Jharmunda
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 34 km², 47% of it sown with crops and 4% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school5 of 8
- Secondary school2 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre0 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes7 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 8
- Weekly haat2 of 8
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Wheat (4), Mustaired (1), Chilli (1), Mustard (1), Spices (1), Vegetables (1), Vegetable (1). Handicrafts: Bidi (1), Sweep (1), Broomstick (1), Broom (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 Kirmira block
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