Gram panchayat · Gunupur block · Rayagada
Jaltar gram panchayat
Jaltar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Gunupur block of Rayagada district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 4,204 people in 944 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Gunupur assembly constituency and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 4,204
- Literacy
- 45.6%
- Area
- 70.8 km²
- LGD code
- 121151
Villages of Jaltar
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalatar | 531 | 2,256 | 52.4% | 0% | 54% |
| Jamuguda | 148 | 674 | 31.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Nuagam | 91 | 390 | 43.3% | 0% | 94% |
| Taragisingi | 73 | 389 | 29.4% | 0% | 99% |
| Basing Garjang | 41 | 198 | 55.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Panasa | 20 | 106 | 36.3% | 0% | 96% |
| Garamul | 18 | 100 | 40.0% | 0% | 100% |
| Jamuguda | 22 | 91 | 49.2% | 81% | 0% |
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 Jaltar
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,204
- 2,102 male · 2,102 female
- Households
- 944
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 45.6%
- below Gunupur block's villages (46.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,000
- below Gunupur block's villages (1,043)
- Children aged 0–6
- 647
- 15.4% of residents
- Workers
- 2,303
- 54.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 81 (1.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 3,029 (72.1%)
What the 2,303 workers did
- Cultivators378 (16.4%)
- Agricultural labourers151 (6.6%)
- Household industry2 (0.1%)
- Other work167 (7.3%)
- Marginal workers1,605 (69.7%)
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 Jaltar
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 71 km², 3% of it sown with crops and 8% forest.
Education
- Primary school7 of 8
- Middle school1 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre6 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes6 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 8
- Public bus3 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage6 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office4 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Ragi (1), Red Grams (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 Gunupur block
- Abada
- Bagasala
- Bhimpur
- Chalakamba
- Chinasari
- Dombosora
- Gadiakholla
- Ghanantri
- Gothalapadar
- Jagannathpur
- Kulusingh
- Morama
- Puttasing
- Regeda
- Sagada
- Sirijholli
- Titimiri
- Tolana
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