Gram panchayat · Patnagarh block · Balangir
Gerda gram panchayat
Gerda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Patnagarh block of Balangir district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 2,853 people in 777 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Patnagarh assembly constituency and the Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 2,853
- Literacy
- 65.1%
- Area
- 13.8 km²
- LGD code
- 115943
Villages of Gerda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerda | 333 | 1,244 | 70.1% | 16% | 20% |
| Rengali | 319 | 1,180 | 56.9% | 25% | 13% |
| Gaelpita | 125 | 429 | 73.1% | 5% | 52% |
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 Gerda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,853
- 1,444 male · 1,409 female
- Households
- 777
- about 3.7 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 65.1%
- about the same as Patnagarh block's villages (64.8%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 976
- below Patnagarh block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 351
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,100
- 38.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 526 (18.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 630 (22.1%)
What the 1,100 workers did
- Cultivators225 (20.5%)
- Agricultural labourers116 (10.5%)
- Household industry62 (5.6%)
- Other work97 (8.8%)
- Marginal workers600 (54.5%)
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 Gerda
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 14 km², 48% of it sown with crops and 13% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school2 of 3
- Secondary school0 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes3 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Ground Nuts (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 Patnagarh block
- Balipata
- Baneimunda
- Barpadar
- Batharla
- Bhainsa
- Bharatbahal
- Dangbahal
- Deulgaon
- Dhatuk
- Dubhalapada
- Fatamunda
- Gangasagar
- Ghasian
- Ghuchepali
- Jogimunda
- Kendumundi
- Kerbeda
- Khuntsamalai
- Khursel
- Larambha
- Maruan
- Mundomahul
- Pandamunda
- Salepali
- Solebandh
- Sunamudi
- Tamian
- Tendapadar
- Ulba
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