Village · Dharuadihi, Sundargarh
# Gailjhumpa

Gailjhumpa is a village in Dharuadihi sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code 770022. The 2011 Census counted 437 people in 107 households, the 31st largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.
- 437 people (2011)
- 107 households
- 68.5% literacy
- 770022 PIN code

## Gailjhumpa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gailjhumpa is 770022. Gailjhumpa falls in Dharuadihi sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha.
- PIN code 770022
- Gram panchayat Kulta
- Community development block Sundargarh
- Census village code 383811

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gailjhumpa from nearby towns?
- Dharuadihi (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Sundargarh (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Sundargarh (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gailjhumpa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gailjhumpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhawanipur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sundargarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kerai
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gailjhumpa known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 40% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gailjhumpa

Of every 100 households in Gailjhumpa in 2011, 21 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gailjhumpa · ■ Dharuadihi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 21% 28%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 0% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 19% 97%
- Use banking services 62% 42%
- Television 10% 17%
- Mobile phone 19% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 18%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gailjhumpa?

■ Gailjhumpa · ■ Dharuadihi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.5% 71.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1014 1003
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 893 1003
- Working population 46.9% 53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 64.6% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (7%) · ■ Other work 43 (21%) · ■ Marginal 132 (64%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dharuadihi
- Kendamal 536 people
- Rabanadihi 520 people
- Kheriakani 506 people
- Lamti 488 people
- Bhalubud 405 people
- Siamal 397 people
- Baghenipani 382 people
- Bauridehi 368 people

All 45 villages in Dharuadihi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gailjhumpa? 770022
- How far is Gailjhumpa from Sundargarh? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Gailjhumpa? 437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gailjhumpa in? Sundargarh district (Dharuadihi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gailjhumpa? 68.5% (Census 2011)

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