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Table 2.32: Comparative village-wise school enrolment data and primary data , Joda block, Keonjha
District Block Village Total enrolment SC ST OBC Others Primary data
Keonjhar Joda Dabuna 366 88 179 99 21 300
Badkalimati 234 51 143 40 2 250
Thakurani 112 0 108 14 30 70
Bolani 480 26 397 0 11 350
Tanto 78 0 78 0 2 100
Khasia 143 22 99 22 2 600*
Joda
Others=Repeaters, CWSN and Muslim
Note: Discrepencies in totals exist but the data is as given in the DISE report card
*There are two hamlets in Khasia. Primary data was taken from both hamlets together, but it is not clear whether the same
was followed for DISE data.
Source: DISE report card 2008; primary data based on the opinion of the villagers and may be approximate figures.
Primary Level Information on Child
Labour and School Drop-out in the
Region
In every village, as given in Table 2.33 not less than 50 children
are involved in daily wage labour activities. Although there
are gaps between number of school drop-outs and number of
child labourers, this could be because it also includes children
below 6 years of age and some of the children may be staying
at home, and not working on a regular basis. Table 2.33 gives
information on child labour and school drop-outs in villages
visited in Keonjhar.
Table 2.33: Data on child labour and school
drop-out, Keonjhar
Name of Child labour in mining/ School dropthe
village other sectors outs
Male
Female
Bolani 150 100 150–200
Khasia 100 50 250–300
Tanto 50–100 50 Data not available
Thakurani 50 30 100
Dobuna 150–100 100 200
BadaKalamati 100 50 250
Joda 150 50 Data not available
Source: Interview with community leaders; primary data based on the opinion of
the villagers are approximate figures.
Therefore, statistics clearly show that after mining activities
have begun in the region, many children have dropped out
of school and have been forced by economic compulsions, to
work in the mines or as agricultural labour. Especially, as the
mines are all around their villages, the access to daily wage
labour, however low, creates a situation of compulsion for the
children to work in the mines.
Children working at roadside dabha near Khasia mining site, Keonjhar
(Photo July 2009)
Tikarapada village has a primary school but there are atleast
40–50 children here who do not attend school. In some
of the villages like Tanto, Bodokalimati, Kasia people said
that although the primary school exists, it does not function