Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda district: statistical profile
Jharsuguda is one of the districts covered by PACS in Orissa. The district (area: 2,081 sq km) came into existence on April 1, 1994, through an amalgamation of the erstwhile jamindars of Rampur, Kolabira, Padampur and Kudabaga. Today, it comprises five blocks: Lakhanpur, Kolabira, Laikera, Kirmira and Jharsuguda. Jharsuguda town is the district headquarters.
The region is rich in coal and other mineral reserves.
Around 31% of the population belongs to the scheduled tribes; 17% belongs to scheduled castes.
| No | Indicator | Data |
| 1 | Population | |
| Persons | 509,716 | |
| Male | 261,941 | |
| Female | 247,775 | |
| Children (0 to 4 years) | 44,550 | |
| Decadal growth (1991-2001) | 15.13% | |
| Rural | 323,831 (63.53%) | |
| Urban | 185,885 (36.47%) | |
| Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) | 946 | |
| Household size (per household) | 5 | |
| SC population | 87,011 (17.07%) | |
| ST population | 159,757 (31.34%) | |
| 2 | Literacy rate | |
| Persons | 70.65 | |
| Male | 82.16 | |
| Female | 58.48 | |
| 3 | Religious groups (largest three) | |
| Hindus | 490,127 | |
| Muslims | 9,498 | |
| Christians | 8,485 | |
| 4 | Important towns (largest three) | |
| Brajarajnagar | 76,959 | |
| Jharsuguda | 76,100 | |
| Belpahar | 32,826 | |
| 5 | Amenities in villages | |
| Total inhabited villages | 346 | |
| Villages with: | ||
| Safe drinking water | 346 | |
| Electricity (domestic) | 158 | |
| Primary schools | 321 | |
| Medical facility | 65 | |
| Paved approach road | 163 | |
| 6 | Health | |
| Pregnant women* who received at least three or more antenatal checkups | 57.9% | |
| Pregnant women* who received at least one TT injection | 87.3% | |
| Women* who had institutional delivery | 64.9% | |
| Children aged 12-23 months who were fully immunised** | 83.3% | |
| Children aged 12-23 months who received at least one dose of Vitamin A | 78.3% | |
| 7 | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme | |
| Households issued job cards# | 69,474 | |
| Cumulative person days employment generated# | 473,121 | |
| Households completed 100 days employment# | 518 | |
Sources:
*Women aged 15-49 who had their last live/still birth after December 31, 2003
** BCG, three injections of DPT, three doses of polio (excluding Polio 0) and measles
# As on September 3, 2010
Indicator groups 1-5: Census of India 2001 http://censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-2102.pdf
Indicator group 6: Tables 4.6, 4.9 and 5.7 in District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS-3), 2007-08: India. Orissa. International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, 2010; funded by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Indicator group 7: State-wise NREGA Implementation Status Report in http://nrega.nic.in viewed September 3, 2010
