Gram panchayat · Bahalda block · Mayurbhanj
Jharadihi gram panchayat
Jharadihi is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bahalda block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 7,274 people in 1,832 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rairangpur assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 7,274
- Literacy
- 66.8%
- Area
- 17.7 km²
- LGD code
- 120076
Villages of Jharadihi
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badkedam | 498 | 2,012 | 61.0% | 7% | 54% |
| Malikedam | 295 | 1,246 | 70.0% | 15% | 70% |
| Pokharia | 329 | 1,120 | 60.9% | 18% | 31% |
| Majhigan | 235 | 959 | 72.9% | 3% | 38% |
| Jharadihi | 183 | 807 | 78.6% | 7% | 58% |
| Kano | 146 | 524 | 74.8% | 0% | 3% |
| Kuldiha | 111 | 415 | 57.8% | 2% | 80% |
| Gopinathghutu | 35 | 191 | 55.6% | 0% | 100% |
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 Jharadihi
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,274
- 3,591 male · 3,683 female
- Households
- 1,832
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 66.8%
- above Bahalda block's villages (63.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,026
- about the same as Bahalda block's villages (1,019)
- Children aged 0–6
- 916
- 12.6% of residents
- Workers
- 3,320
- 45.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 640 (8.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,694 (50.8%)
What the 3,320 workers did
- Cultivators205 (6.2%)
- Agricultural labourers457 (13.8%)
- Household industry36 (1.1%)
- Other work581 (17.5%)
- Marginal workers2,041 (61.5%)
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 Jharadihi
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 18 km², 21% of it sown with crops and 16% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 8
- Health sub-centre2 of 8
- Anganwadi centre7 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes6 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 8
- Weekly haat4 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Sugarcane (1), Black Gram (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 Bahalda block
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