Gram panchayat · Harichadanpur block · Kendujhar
Junga gram panchayat
Junga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Harichadanpur block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 5,596 people in 1,330 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Telkoi assembly constituency and the Keonjhar Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 13
- Population (2011)
- 5,596
- Literacy
- 65.5%
- Area
- 18.5 km²
- LGD code
- 119371
Villages of Junga
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanipasi | 290 | 1,241 | 60.2% | 0% | 72% |
| Junga | 264 | 1,103 | 63.1% | 5% | 80% |
| Kalimati | 138 | 632 | 82.8% | 0% | 100% |
| Dandasenaposi | 132 | 573 | 61.4% | 7% | 41% |
| Bhagamunda | 118 | 492 | 65.9% | 47% | 19% |
| Dumurinali | 92 | 374 | 68.5% | 0% | 20% |
| Naigoda | 86 | 340 | 66.1% | 7% | 11% |
| Sannuagaon | 60 | 261 | 59.4% | 0% | 58% |
| Nityanandapur | 52 | 222 | 73.9% | 0% | 1% |
| Suakati | 38 | 153 | 61.2% | 7% | 50% |
| Kaberiposi | 47 | 149 | 68.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Tota | 13 | 56 | 38.3% | 0% | 100% |
| Khediadihi | 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 Junga
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,596
- 2,800 male · 2,796 female
- Households
- 1,330
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.5%
- above Harichadanpur block's villages (61.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 999
- about the same as Harichadanpur block's villages (994)
- Children aged 0–6
- 738
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 3,332
- 59.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 359 (6.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,132 (56.0%)
What the 3,332 workers did
- Cultivators989 (29.7%)
- Agricultural labourers237 (7.1%)
- Household industry15 (0.5%)
- Other work379 (11.4%)
- Marginal workers1,712 (51.4%)
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 Junga
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 19 km², 12% of it sown with crops and 25% forest.
Education
- Primary school11 of 12
- Middle school7 of 12
- Secondary school7 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre3 of 12
- Anganwadi centre12 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump11 of 12
- Electricity for homes5 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road12 of 12
- Public bus4 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 12
- Weekly haat1 of 12
- Primary schools
- 11
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 7
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Vegetables (9), Oilseed (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 Harichadanpur block
- Badapalaspal
- Bareigoda
- Baxibarigaon
- Bhagamunda
- Bhanrpur
- Budhakhaman
- Daitari
- Dhurudiamba
- Gaunighasa
- Harichandanpur
- Hunda
- Jamujodi
- Janghira
- Jirang
- Manoharpur
- Pitapiti
- Pithagola
- Rasol
- Revanapalaspal
- Sagadapata
- Sunapentha
- Tangiriapal
- Tentalaposi
- Thakurapada
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