Gram panchayat · Bahanaga block · Balasore
Anju gram panchayat
Anju is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bahanaga block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 3,662 people in 865 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 3,662
- Literacy
- 87.5%
- Area
- 6.1 km²
- LGD code
- 116044
Villages of Anju
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anji | 521 | 2,176 | 89.3% | 7% | 0% |
| Kharida | 175 | 753 | 84.5% | 28% | 3% |
| Jainagar | 128 | 545 | 82.6% | 8% | 0% |
| Kabirpur | 41 | 188 | 93.1% | 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 Anju
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,662
- 1,884 male · 1,778 female
- Households
- 865
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 87.5%
- above Bahanaga block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 944
- about the same as Bahanaga block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 394
- 10.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,205
- 32.9% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 400 (10.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 21 (0.6%)
What the 1,205 workers did
- Cultivators617 (51.2%)
- Agricultural labourers189 (15.7%)
- Household industry5 (0.4%)
- Other work295 (24.5%)
- Marginal workers99 (8.2%)
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 Anju
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 6 km², 79% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school3 of 4
- Secondary school1 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump0 of 4
- Electricity for homes4 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 5
- Middle schools
- 4
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4).
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 Bahanaga block
- Aruhabad
- Avana
- Bahanaga
- Baripada
- Bishnupur
- Chakjagannath
- Dandaharipur
- Gopalpur
- Kalyani
- Kasabajayapur
- Khantapada
- Kharasahapur
- Kochiakoili
- Kuruda
- Latharpentha
- Nuapur
- Odasala
- Ohittol
- Pandasuni
- Ranapana
- Sahaspur
- Saud
- Talakurunia
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