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Gram panchayat · Raighar block · Nabarangpur

Jodenga gram panchayat

Jodenga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Raighar block of Nabarangpur district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,430 people in 1,228 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Umerkote assembly constituency and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
7
Population (2011)
6,430
Literacy
52.9%
Area
27.2 km²
LGD code
120539

Villages of Jodenga

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Khadenga2841,48244.0%10%77%
Borogam2811,33238.3%1%91%
Nuagam1971,25064.1%10%85%
Jodenga2401,20768.2%9%65%
Kukurkuan11461158.0%1%97%
Hirapara6131637.6%0%72%
Maruadihi5123254.0%1%54%

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 Jodenga

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
6,430
2,980 male · 3,450 female
Households
1,228
about 5.2 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
52.9%
above Raighar block's villages (49.9%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,158
above Raighar block's villages (998)
Children aged 0–6
1,014
15.8% of residents
Workers
3,313
51.5% of residents
Scheduled Castes
395 (6.1%)
Scheduled Tribes
5,160 (80.2%)

What the 3,313 workers did

  • Cultivators1,032 (31.2%)
  • Agricultural labourers198 (6.0%)
  • Household industry48 (1.4%)
  • Other work188 (5.7%)
  • Marginal workers1,847 (55.8%)

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 Jodenga

How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 27 km², 14% of it sown with crops and 47% forest.

Education

  • Primary school7 of 7
  • Middle school4 of 7
  • Secondary school2 of 7
  • Senior secondary school0 of 7
  • Degree college0 of 7

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 7
  • Health sub-centre1 of 7
  • Anganwadi centre7 of 7

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 7
  • Hand pump7 of 7
  • Electricity for homes3 of 7

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road5 of 7
  • Public bus1 of 7
  • Mobile phone coverage6 of 7

Services

  • Post office or sub post office1 of 7
  • Commercial bank0 of 7
  • Ration (PDS) shop0 of 7
  • Weekly haat2 of 7
Primary schools
10
Middle schools
5
Secondary schools
2
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
1

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7), Maize (7), Biri (4).

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 Raighar block

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