Gram panchayat · Gopabandhunagar block · Mayurbhanj
Jaypur gram panchayat
Jaypur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gopabandhunagar block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 7,367 people in 1,886 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Udala assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 7,367
- Literacy
- 68.4%
- Area
- 17.7 km²
- LGD code
- 120153
Villages of Jaypur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaipur | 374 | 1,382 | 64.1% | 9% | 51% |
| Dighi | 198 | 815 | 60.8% | 2% | 95% |
| Dambarudiha | 185 | 735 | 64.2% | 1% | 83% |
| Marsigan | 141 | 686 | 71.5% | 5% | 80% |
| Jaida | 163 | 683 | 79.4% | 11% | 25% |
| Astia | 174 | 646 | 73.2% | 75% | 24% |
| Puradihi | 144 | 573 | 66.4% | 63% | 14% |
| Raidiha | 122 | 461 | 73.7% | 1% | 77% |
| Nuagan | 123 | 434 | 72.4% | 32% | 18% |
| Keshpur | 89 | 316 | 76.9% | 61% | 26% |
| Kalimeghi | 87 | 314 | 52.1% | 0% | 99% |
| Srinathapur | 35 | 125 | 88.5% | 0% | 1% |
| Sartikpur | 28 | 110 | 64.2% | 0% | 89% |
| Chheliabeda | 23 | 87 | 62.3% | 5% | 87% |
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 Jaypur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 7,367
- 3,681 male · 3,686 female
- Households
- 1,886
- about 3.9 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 68.4%
- above Gopabandhunagar block's villages (65.1%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,001
- about the same as Gopabandhunagar block's villages (1,007)
- Children aged 0–6
- 943
- 12.8% of residents
- Workers
- 3,207
- 43.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,439 (19.5%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,047 (54.9%)
What the 3,207 workers did
- Cultivators307 (9.6%)
- Agricultural labourers478 (14.9%)
- Household industry34 (1.1%)
- Other work471 (14.7%)
- Marginal workers1,917 (59.8%)
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 Jaypur
How many of the 14 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 18 km², 80% of it sown with crops and 5% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 14
- Middle school7 of 14
- Secondary school3 of 14
- Senior secondary school0 of 14
- Degree college0 of 14
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 14
- Health sub-centre2 of 14
- Anganwadi centre13 of 14
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 14
- Hand pump14 of 14
- Electricity for homes14 of 14
Roads & transport
- All-weather road13 of 14
- Public bus8 of 14
- Mobile phone coverage14 of 14
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 14
- Commercial bank0 of 14
- Ration (PDS) shop10 of 14
- Weekly haat3 of 14
- Primary schools
- 15
- Middle schools
- 10
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (14).
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 Gopabandhunagar block
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