Gram panchayat · Jamda block · Mayurbhanj
Jamda gram panchayat
Jamda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Jamda block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 6,550 people in 1,480 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Rairangpur assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 6,550
- Literacy
- 64.7%
- Area
- 17.1 km²
- LGD code
- 120165
Villages of Jamda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamda | 540 | 2,356 | 59.6% | 1% | 62% |
| Belposi | 389 | 1,952 | 78.1% | 14% | 57% |
| Kainpur | 265 | 1,067 | 58.8% | 10% | 55% |
| Rumapahadi | 188 | 811 | 55.6% | 11% | 73% |
| Baghia | 98 | 364 | 59.4% | 0% | 97% |
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 Jamda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,550
- 3,261 male · 3,289 female
- Households
- 1,480
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.7%
- above Jamda block's villages (60.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,009
- below Jamda block's villages (1,060)
- Children aged 0–6
- 872
- 13.3% of residents
- Workers
- 2,948
- 45.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 505 (7.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 4,103 (62.6%)
What the 2,948 workers did
- Cultivators365 (12.4%)
- Agricultural labourers168 (5.7%)
- Household industry20 (0.7%)
- Other work394 (13.4%)
- Marginal workers2,001 (67.9%)
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 Jamda
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 17 km², 89% of it sown with crops and 2% forest.
Education
- Primary school5 of 5
- Middle school3 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school1 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 5
- Health sub-centre2 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 5
- Weekly haat2 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 2
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Maize (3), Millet (3), Sugarcane (2), Black Gram (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 Jamda block
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