Gram panchayat · Harichadanpur block · Kendujhar
Jirang gram panchayat
Jirang is a gram panchayat (village council) in Harichadanpur block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,165 people in 1,005 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Telkoi assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,165
- Literacy
- 68.2%
- Area
- 19.4 km²
- LGD code
- 119370
Villages of Jirang
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalapata | 228 | 979 | 73.7% | 8% | 70% |
| Khuntapasi | 150 | 647 | 61.8% | 0% | 53% |
| Kundalpani | 162 | 605 | 69.4% | 15% | 6% |
| Karanjia | 149 | 578 | 70.4% | 24% | 11% |
| Jiranga | 98 | 421 | 63.1% | 6% | 64% |
| Santoshapur | 75 | 333 | 55.9% | 0% | 48% |
| Tangarpada | 73 | 311 | 76.0% | 25% | 16% |
| Penthadihi | 70 | 291 | 69.3% | 2% | 26% |
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 Jirang
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,165
- 2,066 male · 2,099 female
- Households
- 1,005
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.2%
- above Harichadanpur block's villages (61.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,016
- above Harichadanpur block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 529
- 12.7% of residents
- Workers
- 2,358
- 56.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 421 (10.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,690 (40.6%)
What the 2,358 workers did
- Cultivators678 (28.8%)
- Agricultural labourers203 (8.6%)
- Household industry35 (1.5%)
- Other work225 (9.5%)
- Marginal workers1,217 (51.6%)
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 Jirang
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 19 km², and 26% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school6 of 8
- Secondary school5 of 8
- Senior secondary school1 of 8
- Degree college1 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes0 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road6 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat2 of 8
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8), Vegetable (3), Wheat (2).
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 Harichadanpur block
- Badapalaspal
- Bareigoda
- Baxibarigaon
- Bhagamunda
- Bhanrpur
- Budhakhaman
- Daitari
- Dhurudiamba
- Gaunighasa
- Harichandanpur
- Hunda
- Jamujodi
- Janghira
- Junga
- Manoharpur
- Pitapiti
- Pithagola
- Rasol
- Revanapalaspal
- Sagadapata
- Sunapentha
- Tangiriapal
- Tentalaposi
- Thakurapada
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