Gram panchayat · Saraskana block · Mayurbhanj
Jalda gram panchayat
Jalda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Saraskana block of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 1,284 people in 310 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Saraskana assembly constituency and the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 1,284
- Literacy
- 70.4%
- Area
- 2.5 km²
- LGD code
- 120346
Villages of Jalda
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 Jalda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 1,284
- 647 male · 637 female
- Households
- 310
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 70.4%
- above Saraskana block's villages (63.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 985
- about the same as Saraskana block's villages (981)
- Children aged 0–6
- 149
- 11.6% of residents
- Workers
- 595
- 46.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 273 (21.3%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 568 (44.2%)
What the 595 workers did
- Cultivators97 (16.3%)
- Agricultural labourers132 (22.2%)
- Household industry9 (1.5%)
- Other work74 (12.4%)
- Marginal workers283 (47.6%)
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 Jalda
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 3 km², 65% of it sown with crops and 12% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school1 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat0 of 2
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Vegetables (2). Handicrafts: Grass Mats (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 Saraskana block
- Bagbuda
- Bhursani
- Dhangidisole
- Jharpokharia
- Joka
- Murunia
- Paktia
- Pandra
- Pokharia
- Pokharidiha
- Rajaloka
- Sankhabhanga
- Saraskana
- Silphodi
- Sirsa
- Umadeipur
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Jalda? Share it with us.