Gram panchayat · Palalahada block · Angul
Parachhat gram panchayat
Parachhat is a gram panchayat (village council) in Palalahada block of Angul district, Odisha, covering 14 villages, home to 4,703 people in 1,134 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 14
- Population (2011)
- 4,703
- Literacy
- 73.9%
- Area
- 30.5 km²
- LGD code
- 115731
Villages of Parachhat
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parachhat | 292 | 1,217 | 74.8% | 8% | 19% |
| Kalanda | 181 | 812 | 73.0% | 21% | 43% |
| Kantiapasi | 161 | 608 | 81.7% | 31% | 2% |
| Purunapani | 112 | 432 | 62.7% | 0% | 67% |
| Godaramunda | 93 | 387 | 82.4% | 3% | 3% |
| Bhaluki | 86 | 359 | 82.8% | 26% | 38% |
| Barkalapal | 72 | 322 | 69.5% | 17% | 15% |
| Karada Khaman | 87 | 322 | 74.8% | 61% | 0% |
| Dangamanga | 38 | 196 | 43.3% | 0% | 97% |
| Dimirinali | 7 | 31 | 92.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Ekanatal | 5 | 17 | 0.0% | 100% | 0% |
| Bankamunda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Hansamunda | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Naktimunda | 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 Parachhat
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,703
- 2,407 male · 2,296 female
- Households
- 1,134
- about 4.1 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 73.9%
- above Palalahada block's villages (67.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- below Palalahada block's villages (968)
- Children aged 0–6
- 589
- 12.5% of residents
- Workers
- 1,969
- 41.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 834 (17.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,264 (26.9%)
What the 1,969 workers did
- Cultivators278 (14.1%)
- Agricultural labourers259 (13.2%)
- Household industry104 (5.3%)
- Other work471 (23.9%)
- Marginal workers857 (43.5%)
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 Parachhat
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 14 villages cover 31 km², 51% of it sown with crops and 25% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 11
- Middle school4 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre9 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump10 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road11 of 11
- Public bus4 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage9 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop8 of 11
- Weekly haat0 of 11
- Primary schools
- 8
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11), Black Gram (11), Biri (6), Til (3), Muga (1), Wheat (1).
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 Palalahada block
- Alllori
- Baandhabhuin
- Badasada
- Balipasi
- Baradiha
- Batisuan
- Chasagurujanga
- Dimiria
- Injidi
- Iswar Nagar
- Jharbeda
- Kamapasi
- Karadapal
- Khamar
- Khemala
- Kunjam
- Munderibeda
- Nagtra
- Nizigarh
- Pabitrapur
- Pechamundi
- Rajadanga
- Rohila
- Saida
- Sankhamur
- Seegarh
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