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Gram panchayat · Bamra block · Sambalpur

Jarabaga gram panchayat

Jarabaga is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bamra block of Sambalpur district, Odisha, covering 13 villages, home to 7,383 people in 1,790 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Kuchinda assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages
13
Population (2011)
7,383
Literacy
72.1%
Area
59.7 km²
LGD code
121281

Villages of Jarabaga

VillageHouseholdsPopulationLiteracySCST
Jarabaga3411,70079.9%12%71%
Bilung20674172.5%23%37%
Kuntarabahal15470464.8%8%75%
Lapada16563665.0%21%61%
Uttargaon16661278.0%8%64%
Sargidihi14952674.0%2%81%
Dumku12252366.7%0%89%
Dangakhunti9840260.5%1%96%
Betjharan10438356.8%2%79%
Kandhakulei9037782.4%7%57%
Kinabaga8634382.3%8%63%
Karliadihi8032263.3%0%93%
Salpakudar2911471.4%0%52%

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 Jarabaga

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population
7,383
3,655 male · 3,728 female
Households
1,790
about 4.1 people each
Literacy (age 7+)
72.1%
above Bamra block's villages (69.7%)
Females per 1,000 males
1,020
about the same as Bamra block's villages (1,012)
Children aged 0–6
839
11.4% of residents
Workers
4,571
61.9% of residents
Scheduled Castes
691 (9.4%)
Scheduled Tribes
5,166 (70.0%)

What the 4,571 workers did

  • Cultivators1,102 (24.1%)
  • Agricultural labourers1,018 (22.3%)
  • Household industry45 (1.0%)
  • Other work399 (8.7%)
  • Marginal workers2,007 (43.9%)

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 Jarabaga

How many of the 13 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 13 villages cover 60 km², and 34% forest.

Education

  • Primary school13 of 13
  • Middle school5 of 13
  • Secondary school1 of 13
  • Senior secondary school1 of 13
  • Degree college0 of 13

Health

  • Primary health centre0 of 13
  • Health sub-centre3 of 13
  • Anganwadi centre13 of 13

Water & power

  • Treated tap water0 of 13
  • Hand pump13 of 13
  • Electricity for homes13 of 13

Roads & transport

  • All-weather road12 of 13
  • Public bus0 of 13
  • Mobile phone coverage13 of 13

Services

  • Post office or sub post office5 of 13
  • Commercial bank0 of 13
  • Ration (PDS) shop1 of 13
  • Weekly haat1 of 13
Primary schools
18
Middle schools
6
Secondary schools
3
Degree colleges
0
Primary health centres
0
Health sub-centres
3

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (13), Spices (11), Til (11), Mustard (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 Bamra block

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