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Gram panchayat · Chitrakonda block · Malkangiri

Jodamba gram panchayat

Jodamba is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri district, Odisha, covering 31 villages, home to 4,104 people in 950 households at the 2011 census.

Villages
31
Population (2011)
4,104
Literacy
32.9%
Area
58.8 km²
LGD code
119986

Villages of Jodamba

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Doraguda17478840.7%3%97%
Darlabeda9639151.2%8%68%
Khajuriguda6830825.0%0%90%
Jodamba7530624.0%0%96%
Tarabeda5424533.0%0%100%
Kunturpader5624444.0%1%98%
Bihanagudi5423264.4%0%100%
Janturai5220326.5%0%97%
Similipader4420210.8%0%100%
Jajpalama331420.0%0%80%
Kumbhipatiaguda3112847.6%2%87%
Gopinathguda251113.5%0%100%
Tikarpada251073.5%0%100%
Matikhala209520.0%0%94%
Kutunipadar219252.6%3%92%
Jampurulu229011.1%0%100%
Panapader199038.2%23%77%
Panaspadar147255.6%0%100%
Ladiguda176610.4%0%100%
Nilaram17663.7%0%100%
Bhitardarlabeda94227.8%0%100%
Nuaguda10364.0%0%100%
Kusumput9270.0%0%100%
Badtalpadar5215.3%100%0%
Badatalpadar–––––
Gajalgumi–––––
Goudaput–––––
Karanjaguda–––––
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Podkhal–––––
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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 Jodamba

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
4,104
1,948 male · 2,156 female
Households
950
about 4.3 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
32.9%
below Chitrakonda block's villages (34.6%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,107
above Chitrakonda block's villages (1,056)
Children aged 0–6
778
19.0% of residents
Workers
2,422
59.0% of residents
Scheduled Castes
103 (2.5%)
Scheduled Tribes
3,800 (92.6%)

What the 2,422 workers did

  • Cultivators1,299 (53.6%)
  • Agricultural labourers125 (5.2%)
  • Household industry4 (0.2%)
  • Other work34 (1.4%)
  • Marginal workers960 (39.6%)

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 Jodamba

How many of the 24 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 24 villages cover 59 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 44% forest.

Education

  • Primary school12 of 24
  • Middle school2 of 24
  • Secondary school0 of 24
  • Senior secondary school0 of 24
  • Degree college0 of 24

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 24
  • Health sub-centre2 of 24
  • Anganwadi centre7 of 24

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 24
  • Hand pump24 of 24
  • Electricity for homes0 of 24

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road2 of 24
  • Public bus0 of 24
  • Mobile phone coverage4 of 24

Services

  • Post office or sub post office2 of 24
  • Commercial bank0 of 24
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 24
  • Weekly haat0 of 24
Primary schools
12
Middle schools
2
Secondary schools
0
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
2

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (14), Tamarind (7), Ragi (5), Maize (2), Corn (1), Turmeric (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 Chitrakonda block

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