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Jankia gram panchayat

Jankia is a gram panchayat (village council) in Khordha block of Khordha district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 3,498 people in 717 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Khurda assembly constituency and the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
2
Population (2011)
3,498
Literacy
87.0%
Area
7.3 km²
LGD code
119670

Villages of Jankia

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Mundaamba4482,23291.0%1%13%
Jankia2691,26679.8%2%16%

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 Jankia

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
3,498
1,766 male · 1,732 female
Households
717
about 4.9 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
87.0%
above Khordha block's villages (83.9%)
Females per 1,000 males
981
above Khordha block's villages (956)
Children aged 0–6
419
12.0% of residents
Workers
1,260
36.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
55 (1.6%)
Scheduled Tribes
484 (13.8%)

What the 1,260 workers did

  • Cultivators217 (17.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers162 (12.9%)
  • Household industry37 (2.9%)
  • Other work551 (43.7%)
  • Marginal workers293 (23.3%)

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 Jankia

How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 7 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.

Education

  • Primary school2 of 2
  • Middle school2 of 2
  • Secondary school2 of 2
  • Senior secondary school0 of 2
  • Degree college0 of 2

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 2
  • Health sub-centre1 of 2
  • Anganwadi centre2 of 2

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 2
  • Hand pump2 of 2
  • Electricity for homes2 of 2

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 2
  • Public bus2 of 2
  • Mobile phone coverage2 of 2

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 2
  • Commercial bank0 of 2
  • Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
  • Weekly haat0 of 2
Primary schools
3
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Brinjal (2), Cashew Nut (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 Khordha block

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