Gram panchayat · Chhendipada block · Angul
Para gram panchayat
Para is a gram panchayat (village council) in Chhendipada block of Angul district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 3,914 people in 914 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Chhendipada assembly constituency and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 3,914
- Literacy
- 64.9%
- Area
- 16.2 km²
- LGD code
- 115656
Villages of Para
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Para | 859 | 3,696 | 65.4% | 21% | 4% |
| Parajungle | 55 | 218 | 56.7% | 23% | 4% |
| Para Forest Beat | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
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 Para
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,914
- 1,962 male · 1,952 female
- Households
- 914
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 64.9%
- below Chhendipada block's villages (73.5%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 995
- above Chhendipada block's villages (955)
- Children aged 0–6
- 508
- 13.0% of residents
- Workers
- 1,870
- 47.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 825 (21.1%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 156 (4.0%)
What the 1,870 workers did
- Cultivators619 (33.1%)
- Agricultural labourers498 (26.6%)
- Household industry38 (2.0%)
- Other work96 (5.1%)
- Marginal workers619 (33.1%)
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 Para
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 16 km², 15% of it sown with crops and 15% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school2 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college1 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 2
- Health sub-centre0 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road2 of 2
- Public bus1 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 1
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Black Gram (2).
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 Chhendipada block
- Bagadia
- Bahalasahi
- Balipata
- Barapada
- Barasahi
- Basantapur
- Brahmanbil
- Chandipada
- Chengudia
- Durgapur
- Jarapada
- Jerenga Dehurisahi
- Kampasala
- Kanalai
- Kankerei
- Katada
- Korada
- Kosala
- Kukurupeta
- Kusakila
- Machhakuta
- Natada
- Nisa
- Nuagaon
- Ogi
- Paranga
- Patakamunda
- Patapada
- Raijharan
- Similipal
- Tangiri
- Tentuli Kodasahi
- Tukuda
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