Gram panchayat · Joshipur block · Mayurbhanj
Jamukeswar gram panchayat
Jamukeswar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Joshipur block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 15 villages, home to 5,441 people in 1,428 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Jashipur assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 15
- Population (2011)
- 5,441
- Literacy
- 61.5%
- Area
- 53.1 km²
- LGD code
- 120181
Villages of Jamukeswar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumbharpandugandi | 220 | 803 | 53.8% | 6% | 70% |
| Jamukeswar | 194 | 685 | 72.7% | 0% | 30% |
| Digposi | 163 | 664 | 68.1% | 1% | 77% |
| Rahanda | 170 | 600 | 77.5% | 2% | 27% |
| Bhanda | 152 | 593 | 54.0% | 5% | 80% |
| Balijodi | 146 | 591 | 58.8% | 0% | 88% |
| Champabalda | 134 | 558 | 53.4% | 0% | 86% |
| Dhulia | 100 | 363 | 55.7% | 0% | 82% |
| Sanmaranda | 44 | 184 | 44.7% | 0% | 88% |
| Kalasbandha | 43 | 168 | 72.7% | 0% | 18% |
| Jodidiha | 24 | 85 | 78.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Laxmiposi | 15 | 57 | 36.2% | 0% | 100% |
| Ambadiha | 14 | 51 | 38.5% | 0% | 100% |
| Maharajpur | 7 | 34 | 21.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Hill BlockNo-II | 2 | 5 | 20.0% | 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 Jamukeswar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,441
- 2,658 male · 2,783 female
- Households
- 1,428
- about 3.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 61.5%
- above Joshipur block's villages (56.0%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,047
- above Joshipur block's villages (1,030)
- Children aged 0–6
- 706
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 3,217
- 59.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 99 (1.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,546 (65.2%)
What the 3,217 workers did
- Cultivators346 (10.8%)
- Agricultural labourers711 (22.1%)
- Household industry13 (0.4%)
- Other work511 (15.9%)
- Marginal workers1,636 (50.9%)
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 Jamukeswar
How many of the 15 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 15 villages cover 53 km², 19% of it sown with crops and 77% forest.
Education
- Primary school12 of 15
- Middle school4 of 15
- Secondary school1 of 15
- Senior secondary school0 of 15
- Degree college0 of 15
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 15
- Health sub-centre1 of 15
- Anganwadi centre11 of 15
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 15
- Hand pump13 of 15
- Electricity for homes13 of 15
Roads & transport
- All-weather road14 of 15
- Public bus0 of 15
- Mobile phone coverage14 of 15
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 15
- Commercial bank0 of 15
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 15
- Weekly haat0 of 15
- Primary schools
- 13
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
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 Joshipur block
- Astakuanr
- Barehipani
- Baunsanali
- Begunia
- Chakidi
- Dhalabani
- Durdura
- Ektali
- Gudugudia
- Jamdasahi
- Jashipur
- Mahardapalsa
- Manada
- Matiagarh
- Maudi
- Pantho
- Podagarh
- Rugudi
- Tangabila
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