Gram panchayat · Bahanaga block · Balasore
Kharasahapur gram panchayat
Kharasahapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bahanaga block of Balasore district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 8,914 people in 2,207 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Soro assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 8,914
- Literacy
- 85.1%
- Area
- 17.8 km²
- LGD code
- 116056
Villages of Kharasahapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kharasahapur | 1,758 | 7,051 | 84.8% | 41% | 1% |
| Ramadha | 245 | 1,039 | 87.0% | 6% | 0% |
| Barahampur | 204 | 824 | 85.4% | 3% | 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 Kharasahapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,914
- 4,616 male · 4,298 female
- Households
- 2,207
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.1%
- about the same as Bahanaga block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 931
- below Bahanaga block's villages (942)
- Children aged 0–6
- 991
- 11.1% of residents
- Workers
- 2,588
- 29.0% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,973 (33.4%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 76 (0.9%)
What the 2,588 workers did
- Cultivators493 (19.0%)
- Agricultural labourers436 (16.8%)
- Household industry27 (1.0%)
- Other work330 (12.8%)
- Marginal workers1,302 (50.3%)
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 Kharasahapur
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 18 km², 74% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school3 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 pump0 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 office1 of 3
- Commercial bank1 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 3
- Weekly haat1 of 3
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 6
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
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
- Gopalpur
- Kalyani
- Kasabajayapur
- Khantapada
- Kochiakoili
- Kuruda
- Latharpentha
- Nuapur
- Odasala
- Ohittol
- Pandasuni
- Ranapana
- Sahaspur
- Saud
- Talakurunia
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