Gram panchayat · Jhumpura block · Kendujhar
Gumura gram panchayat
Gumura is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jhumpura block of Kendujhar district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 3,709 people in 846 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 3,709
- Literacy
- 56.4%
- Area
- 11.3 km²
- LGD code
- 119421
Villages of Gumura
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gumura | 224 | 957 | 60.3% | 5% | 58% |
| Jamujodi | 147 | 684 | 36.7% | 0% | 76% |
| Sarupatala | 135 | 542 | 60.5% | 39% | 54% |
| Jamudapal | 108 | 520 | 57.0% | 1% | 64% |
| Tolakabahal | 110 | 505 | 63.3% | 0% | 45% |
| Sarasposi | 82 | 348 | 57.8% | 4% | 45% |
| Hirapur | 40 | 153 | 66.7% | 0% | 11% |
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 Gumura
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,709
- 1,840 male · 1,869 female
- Households
- 846
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 56.4%
- below Jhumpura block's villages (61.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,016
- about the same as Jhumpura block's villages (1,011)
- Children aged 0–6
- 572
- 15.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,008
- 54.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 283 (7.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,100 (56.6%)
What the 2,008 workers did
- Cultivators269 (13.4%)
- Agricultural labourers197 (9.8%)
- Household industry15 (0.7%)
- Other work175 (8.7%)
- Marginal workers1,352 (67.3%)
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 Gumura
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 11 km², 27% of it sown with crops and 30% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 7
- Middle school2 of 7
- Secondary school1 of 7
- Senior secondary school0 of 7
- Degree college0 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 7
- Health sub-centre1 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road7 of 7
- Public bus3 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 7
- Weekly haat0 of 7
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Pulses (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 Jhumpura block
- Arsala
- Asanpat
- Badadumuria
- Badaneuli
- Balibandha
- Baria
- Basantapur
- Chauthia
- Dhanurjayapur
- Gundunia
- Jhumpura
- Khendra
- Khuntapada
- Kutugaon
- Malda
- Nahabeda
- Naradpur
- Nayagarh
- Nischintpur
- Tukudiha
- Ukhunda
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