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Gram panchayat · Jeypore block · Koraput

Umuri gram panchayat

Umuri is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jeypore block of Koraput district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 5,491 people in 1,200 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jeypore assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
3
Population (2011)
5,491
Literacy
57.3%
Area
9.1 km²
LGD code
119798

Villages of Umuri

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Umuri6853,14160.3%31%45%
Souraguda2811,29163.1%16%52%
Mokaput2341,05940.9%25%53%

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 Umuri

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
5,491
2,676 male · 2,815 female
Households
1,200
about 4.6 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
57.3%
above Jeypore block's villages (49.3%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,052
above Jeypore block's villages (1,042)
Children aged 0–6
875
15.9% of residents
Workers
2,378
43.3% of residents
Scheduled Castes
1,444 (26.3%)
Scheduled Tribes
2,652 (48.3%)

What the 2,378 workers did

  • Cultivators164 (6.9%)
  • Agricultural labourers505 (21.2%)
  • Household industry71 (3.0%)
  • Other work1,140 (47.9%)
  • Marginal workers498 (20.9%)

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 Umuri

How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 9 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.

Education

  • Primary school3 of 3
  • Middle school1 of 3
  • Secondary school0 of 3
  • Senior secondary school0 of 3
  • Degree college0 of 3

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 3
  • Health sub-centre1 of 3
  • Anganwadi centre3 of 3

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 3
  • Hand pump3 of 3
  • Electricity for homes3 of 3

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road0 of 3
  • Public bus2 of 3
  • Mobile phone coverage3 of 3

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 3
  • Commercial bank0 of 3
  • Ration (PDS) shop3 of 3
  • Weekly haat0 of 3
Primary schools
3
Middle schools
1
Secondary schools
0
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Ragi (2), Maize (2), Vegetables (1), Vegitable (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 Jeypore block

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