Gram panchayat · Bahanaga block · Balasore
Gopalpur gram panchayat
Gopalpur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bahanaga block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 7 villages, home to 6,356 people in 1,439 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 7
- Population (2011)
- 6,356
- Literacy
- 89.6%
- Area
- 10.3 km²
- LGD code
- 116052
Villages of Gopalpur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paikasta | 305 | 1,465 | 92.3% | 10% | 1% |
| Bajipur | 265 | 1,103 | 90.2% | 23% | 3% |
| Gopalpur | 190 | 894 | 91.1% | 35% | 2% |
| Sarangapur | 178 | 817 | 82.7% | 65% | 0% |
| Malanga | 216 | 810 | 88.6% | 33% | 0% |
| Fatepur | 166 | 719 | 86.0% | 52% | 0% |
| Apitira | 119 | 548 | 94.8% | 26% | 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 Gopalpur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 6,356
- 3,226 male · 3,130 female
- Households
- 1,439
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 89.6%
- above Bahanaga block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 970
- above Bahanaga block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 699
- 11.0% of residents
- Workers
- 2,050
- 32.3% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,037 (32.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 68 (1.1%)
What the 2,050 workers did
- Cultivators864 (42.1%)
- Agricultural labourers521 (25.4%)
- Household industry14 (0.7%)
- Other work520 (25.4%)
- Marginal workers131 (6.4%)
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 Gopalpur
How many of the 7 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 7 villages cover 10 km², 74% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school7 of 7
- Middle school6 of 7
- Secondary school3 of 7
- Senior secondary school2 of 7
- Degree college2 of 7
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 7
- Health sub-centre3 of 7
- Anganwadi centre7 of 7
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 7
- Hand pump7 of 7
- Electricity for homes7 of 7
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 7
- Public bus1 of 7
- Mobile phone coverage7 of 7
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 7
- Commercial bank0 of 7
- Ration (PDS) shop6 of 7
- Weekly haat1 of 7
- Primary schools
- 7
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Degree colleges
- 2
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 3
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (7).
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
- Aruhabad
- Avana
- Bahanaga
- Baripada
- Bishnupur
- Chakjagannath
- Dandaharipur
- Kalyani
- Kasabajayapur
- Khantapada
- Kharasahapur
- Kochiakoili
- Kuruda
- Latharpentha
- Nuapur
- Odasala
- Ohittol
- Pandasuni
- Ranapana
- Sahaspur
- Saud
- Talakurunia
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