Gram panchayat · Athmallik block · Angul

Tusar gram panchayat

Tusar is a gram panchayat (village council) in Athmallik block of Angul district, Odisha, covering 20 villages, home to 4,770 people in 1,162 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Athmallik assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages: 20
Population (2011): 4,770
Literacy: 72.5%
Area: 38.2 km²
LGD code: 115605

Villages of Tusar

Village	Households	Population	Literacy	SC	ST
Orada	159	664	81.4%	5%	0%
Bajapur	146	609	75.3%	0%	2%
Tushar	147	563	69.1%	9%	6%
Bhandarimunda	88	389	72.5%	60%	2%
Polamahul	79	325	62.8%	33%	0%
Bahalabeda	69	274	74.7%	0%	11%
Guapada	50	215	65.4%	0%	0%
Jhudungamal	60	210	76.6%	0%	0%
Bhejidihi	45	208	75.3%	0%	0%
Bhangamaliha	49	204	61.7%	50%	0%
Jagannathpur	52	195	48.8%	2%	0%
Belataila	49	190	78.8%	0%	74%
Bhujapur	43	175	67.7%	3%	51%
Tasarabeda	38	151	92.4%	55%	0%
Khajurijharan	34	150	81.3%	0%	49%
Banapur	24	124	68.0%	0%	67%
Kishoripur	13	66	66.1%	0%	100%
Bijamaliha	11	31	54.5%	0%	81%
Sidheswarpur	5	22	76.5%	0%	95%
Mundigotha	1	5	100.0%	0%	100%

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 Tusar

The panchayat's villages added together.

Population: 4,770; 2,331 male · 2,439 female
Households: 1,162; about 4.1 people each
Literacy (age 7+): 72.5%; below Athmallik block's villages (75.7%)
Females per 1,000 males: 1,046; above Athmallik block's villages (1,001)
Children aged 0–6: 665; 13.9% of residents
Workers: 2,370; 49.7% of residents

Scheduled Castes: 617 (12.9%)
Scheduled Tribes: 588 (12.3%)

What the 2,370 workers did

Cultivators405 (17.1%)
Agricultural labourers71 (3.0%)
Household industry28 (1.2%)
Other work117 (4.9%)
Marginal workers1,749 (73.8%)

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 Tusar

How many of the 20 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 20 villages cover 38 km², 35% of it sown with crops and 43% forest.

Education

Primary school13 of 20
Middle school4 of 20
Secondary school2 of 20
Senior secondary school0 of 20
Degree college0 of 20

Health

Primary health centre0 of 20
Health sub-centre2 of 20
Anganwadi centre10 of 20

Water & power

Treated tap water0 of 20
Hand pump18 of 20
Electricity for homes16 of 20

Roads & transport

All-weather road16 of 20
Public bus5 of 20
Mobile phone coverage17 of 20

Services

Post office or sub post office0 of 20
Commercial bank0 of 20
Ration (PDS) shop4 of 20
Weekly haat0 of 20

Primary schools: 17
Middle schools: 4
Secondary schools: 2
Degree colleges: 0
Primary health centres: 0
Health sub-centres: 2

Main crops named by villages: Paddy (20), Black Gram (20), Regi (13).

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 Athmallik block

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