Census town · Mayurbhanj district
Jashipur
Jashipur is a census town: a place the census counts as urban (5,000+ people, at least three-quarters of male main workers outside farming, 400+ people per km²) but which has no municipal body and is governed as part of a gram panchayat, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 5,101 people in 1,265 households.
- Population (2011)
- 5,101
- Literacy
- 74.5%
- Area
- 10.2 km²
- Sub-district
- Jashipur
- Census town code
- 388645
People and work in Jashipur
- Population
- 5,101
- 2,581 male · 2,520 female
- Households
- 1,265
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 74.5%
- men 82.7% · women 66.1%below urban Mayurbhanj (85.9%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 976
- above urban Mayurbhanj (956)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 1,065
- People per km²
- 500
- Scheduled Castes
- 914 (17.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,060 (40.4%)
What the 1,897 workers did
- Cultivators80 (4.2%)
- Agricultural labourers82 (4.3%)
- Household industry46 (2.4%)
- Other work1,085 (57.2%)
- Marginal workers604 (31.8%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Place and climate
- Area
- 10.2 km²
- Population class
- Class V
- Community development block
- Jashipur
- Annual rainfall
- 1,509 mm
- Temperature range
- 7°C to 43°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 305 km by road
- District headquarters
- Baripada, 125 km
- Nearest railway station
- Badampahar (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Baripada, 125 km
- Roads
- 3 km pucca, 1 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 658
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 4 (4 government, 0 private)
- Middle schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 1 (1 government, 0 private)
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 10 beds
- Hospitals (other systems)
- 5
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 4
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 2
- Private banks
- 1
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Paddy, Wheat, Makka
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.
Other towns in Mayurbhanj
See also: Jashipur sub-district · People of Mayurbhanj district
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