Gram panchayat · Bahanaga block · Balasore
Aruhabad gram panchayat
Aruhabad is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bahanaga block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,384 people in 1,208 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,384
- Literacy
- 84.8%
- Area
- 9.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116045
Villages of Aruhabad
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruhabad | 385 | 1,926 | 78.3% | 60% | 0% |
| Rupakhanda | 424 | 1,749 | 87.9% | 28% | 0% |
| Dolapur | 278 | 1,190 | 87.2% | 5% | 0% |
| Patripur | 104 | 438 | 93.5% | 14% | 0% |
| Damodarchak | 17 | 81 | 86.8% | 15% | 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 Aruhabad
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,384
- 2,777 male · 2,607 female
- Households
- 1,208
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.8%
- about the same as Bahanaga block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 939
- about the same as Bahanaga block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 662
- 12.3% of residents
- Workers
- 1,674
- 31.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 1,770 (32.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,674 workers did
- Cultivators569 (34.0%)
- Agricultural labourers241 (14.4%)
- Household industry19 (1.1%)
- Other work397 (23.7%)
- Marginal workers448 (26.8%)
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 Aruhabad
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 9 km², 58% of it sown with crops and 0% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school4 of 5
- Secondary school2 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre4 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump3 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 5
- Public bus0 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5).
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
- Anju
- 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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