Gram panchayat · K.nuagan block · Kandhamal
Jiridikia gram panchayat
Jiridikia is a gram panchayat (village council) in K.nuagan block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 2,187 people in 502 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 2,187
- Literacy
- 65.0%
- Area
- 11.5 km²
- LGD code
- 275200
Villages of Jiridikia
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gindapanga | 167 | 745 | 68.0% | 61% | 26% |
| Jiridikia | 117 | 484 | 62.5% | 8% | 91% |
| Gunjigam | 55 | 244 | 58.4% | 8% | 59% |
| Jiridikia jangala | 47 | 182 | 73.5% | 1% | 98% |
| Uparkangerikia | 40 | 173 | 72.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Talakangerikia | 26 | 121 | 70.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Dalabali | 21 | 93 | 58.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Nahudumaha | 14 | 72 | 44.1% | 0% | 100% |
| Talasasimaha | 9 | 47 | 57.9% | 0% | 100% |
| Besingisahi | 6 | 26 | 45.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Kangerikia Jangal | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Shasimala | 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 Jiridikia
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,187
- 1,077 male · 1,110 female
- Households
- 502
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.0%
- about the same as K.nuagan block's villages (65.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,031
- below K.nuagan block's villages (1,057)
- Children aged 0–6
- 325
- 14.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,263
- 57.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 511 (23.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,492 (68.2%)
What the 1,263 workers did
- Cultivators102 (8.1%)
- Agricultural labourers218 (17.3%)
- Household industry175 (13.9%)
- Other work44 (3.5%)
- Marginal workers724 (57.3%)
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 Jiridikia
How many of the 10 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 12 km², 23% of it sown with crops and 50% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 10
- Middle school1 of 10
- Secondary school1 of 10
- Senior secondary school0 of 10
- Degree college1 of 10
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 10
- Health sub-centre0 of 10
- Anganwadi centre2 of 10
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 10
- Hand pump9 of 10
- Electricity for homes4 of 10
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 10
- Public bus0 of 10
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 10
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 10
- Commercial bank0 of 10
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 10
- Weekly haat0 of 10
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (9), Turmeric (9).
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 K.nuagan block
- Adimaha
- Balligada
- Bondaguda
- Chanchedi
- Gandrigaon
- Gunjibadi
- Kanjamendi
- Kudutuli
- Letingia
- Mahasinghi
- Sainpada
- Sarangada
- Sirtiguda
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