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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 389772
- Pincode
- 757105
- Post office
- Kuchei
- Population
- 798
- Households
- 198
- Literacy rate
- 45.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1041 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 278
Census 2011 · in context
How Jiani compares
By population, Jiani ranks #17 of 77 villages in Chandua mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.5%
−8.4% vs mandal average
Jiani45.5%
Chandua mandal53.9%
Mayurbhanj district54.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,041
+82 vs mandal average
Jiani1,041
Chandua mandal959
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
Jiani4.0
Chandua mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jiani at a glance
Jiani is a village of 798 people in 198 households (Census 2011) in Chandua block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 17th-largest of 77 villages in Chandua block. Literacy is 46%, 8 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,041 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757105, served by Kuchei post office; the LGD village code is 389772. The population is estimated at 941 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Marangtandi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiani · this village | 798 | 46% | — |
| Jhinei · Chandua | 1,381 | 55% | — |
| Bhuyangoda · Koliana | 1,239 | 48% | — |
| Marangtandi · Koliana | 1,002 | 42% | — |
| Mankadkenda · Koliana | 934 | 32% | — |
| Palasbani · Koliana | 807 | 44% | — |
| Jhanjdapal · Chandua | 570 | 39% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jiani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BARIPADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Marangtandi
- Total area (ha)
- 371
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 18.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 21.91
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jiani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jiani
- LGD code
- 389772
- Pincode
- 757105
- Post office
- Kuchei
- Population (Census 2011)
- 798
- Population (projected 2026)
- 941
- Households
- 198
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1041
- Literacy rate
- 45.5%
- Block / Mandal
- Chandua
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 757105
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Jiani
Other villages in Chandua mandal
View all 60+ →- Chandua
- Kothabilla
- Jhinei
- Kalajhinei
- Baunsabani
- Jamjarki
- Bangriposi
- Khadiasul
- Nuagan
- Keutunimari
- Dudhakundi
- Sansarasposi
- Hatimada
- Podugirisole
- Dudhiasul
- Rangibeda
- Sunaria
- Masinakathi
- Belerisol
- Sindurgoura
- Chhelikani
- Jhaliamara
- Nadigan
- Jhanjdapal
- Badtilau
- Gadubhanga
- Dublabeda
- Sannuagan
- Bedhi
- Tadaki
- Rangamatia
- Adiamara
- Bhurungasol
- Tangasole
- Pandasole
- Balichaturi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)